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With over a decade of experience, I’ll gently guide you through a relaxed, meaningful photography experience — allowing real connection, emotion, and in-between moments to unfold naturally. So when you look back, you’ll remember how it felt, not just how it looked.

Timeless photography for couples and families who want to remember how it felt.

@stephaniemessickphoto

Stories of love, connection, and the moments in between

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Black Horse Manor, Warrenton Virginia Wedding

I don’t think EJ and Eliana could have asked for a more perfect wedding day at Black Horse Manor in Warrenton, Virginia. From start to finish, it was a true fairytale! Eliana’s parents joked in their speech that their daughter’s 85-page wedding spreadsheet might have had something to do with it—organization pays off. 🙂 I […]

Nick & Julianne | Bears Den Bluemont, Virginia Engagement

When I spoke to Nick and Julianne about a meaningful location for their portraits, the Reston Towncenter came up. After all, they live in Reston, and Nick proposed there. 🙂 So we planned to take photos around the town and their home with their pup! But about a month before their portraits, Julianne reached out […]

Ryan & Brittany | The Manor House, Colorado Wedding Photographer

As I was driving to Ryan and Brittany’s wedding, I had all the excited butterflies in my stomach. Even though it was right in the middle of wedding season, this Colorado wedding at The Manor House felt extra special. It was my first wedding in Colorado since moving here! Their big day exceeded all my […]

Mike & Lauren | Shenandoah Mountains, Virginia Wedding Photographer

When I look through these photos below (especially the ones at sunset), it looked like a DREAM! Fortunately, it wasn’t a dream … Mike and Lauren are MARRIED!!!! And while their Virginia wedding didn’t happen in the Shenandoah Mountains, they celebrated with their immediate family back in May at the Athenaeum. 🙂 …Yes. During the lockdown!!! […]

There are couples you meet and you cannot help but think, “They were MEANT to be together.” That was exactly what I thought when I met Danny and Andreea in person! Even over the phone, I knew there was something special about their story. Now they are planning to get married next year, they wanted […]

With over a decade of experience, I’ll gently guide you through a relaxed, meaningful photography experience — allowing real connection, emotion, and in-between moments to unfold naturally. So when you look back, you’ll remember how it felt, not just how it looked.

Timeless photography for couples and families who want to remember how it felt.

@stephaniemessickphoto

Stories of love, connection, and the moments in between

Gallery images