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I’m Stephanie, a wedding + lifestyle photographer based in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Warrenton, Virginia. Whether I’m by the mountains of Colorado or Virginia, my soul feels at home, surrounded by rural living and the raw beauty of nature. I genuinely love what I do, and feel so passionate to share the enthusiasm and joy of these celebrations with you!

DOCUMENTING LOVE'S UNSCRIPTED CHAPTERS FROM COUPLES & FAMILIES IN COLORADO + VIRGINIA

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November 22, 2013

First of all, I am going to be gone to Florida all next week spending some quality time with my family. 🙂 I hope everyone has a fabulous Thanksgiving!!! Also, please help me support my fellow James Madison University Marching Royal Dukes as they are the first lined up marching band in the Macy*s Thanksgiving […]

Meet the Lucas family! They are as sweet as can be and my goodness, such a gorgeous family! Quince, the oldest, is so adorable as he is SO well behaved and says the most precious things. Little Jack is a very cute baby and loves his apples and pretzels! Haha! We found that made him […]

Meet the Strickland Family! Kevin and Alyssa became complete a little less than a year ago when they welcomed their puppy into their lives. Now Timber is 11 months and is as SWEET as can be! Ohhh you better believe I was gushing over this pup! I love dogs (don’t tell Pixie) and when I […]

Meet the Gilbert Family! Goodness, such a stunning family all around! There were the darling and sweet parents who were given the gift of this session by their three lovely daughters and their two son-in-laws. And this session could not have come at a better time … well, minus the wind … they have a […]

November 18, 2013

Okay … all of that talk about going to the doc and I still have YET to do it and I am still sick. So I’m finally making the move this morning and going as I should have done last week. Over the weekend I was feeling so much better when all of the sudden […]

Kristen and I go back some years with the connection of her awesome family and my friends! Kristen is bubbly, super nice, down to earth and super cute as Justin compliments her so well by being chill, go with the flow and respectful. LOVED getting to know these two even more just by photographing their […]

The lighting from beginning to end was so dreamy and I guess a part of why I loved it so much was due to the fact that the fall colors were full blown! The coloring, lighting and the lovely spirit of Travis and Andrea just made this session so enjoyable! We may have jumped over […]

This is my FIRST weekend without a wedding to photograph in weeks! And honestly, it was soooooo good! Only because since I’m trying to get over this sickness, I was able to sleep 10+ hours a day to sleep it off. Not sure if it is bronchitis or walking pneumonia, but I’m trying to take […]

What a way to end the busiest season yet! Last month I had six weddings and a little over 10 sessions and then ended it with this wedding the first weekend of November! 🙂 This is my last wedding until mid-December where I have three more weddings to complete before the 2014 year comes. Fortunately […]

We met spring time at FSCC and I immediately noticed Jessica’s glow! She’s fun, enthusiastic and positive! Even though their wedding is far out (fall of next year), I knew when we started discussing wedding stuff that I was going to love this couple! When the engagement session came, I was thrilled knowing that we […]

I’m Stephanie, a wedding + lifestyle photographer based in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Warrenton, Virginia. Whether I’m by the mountains of Colorado or Virginia, my soul feels at home, surrounded by rural living and the raw beauty of nature. I genuinely love what I do, and feel so passionate to share the enthusiasm and joy of these celebrations with you!

DOCUMENTING LOVE'S UNSCRIPTED CHAPTERS FROM COUPLES & FAMILIES IN COLORADO + VIRGINIA

@stephaniemessickphoto

find inspiration

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