You know how there's certain foods that feel and taste so good that it becomes one of those special, exotic treats that you wish your mother made everyday, but you also don't wish they it made everyday because then it wouldn't be special anymore? Growing up,...
I don't know what we're gonna do when we have kids. They're gonna have the worst abandonment issues... October. It's our busiest time of year with weddings, travel, and speaking, so life right now is chaos. Controlled, organized, systematized, non-stop chaos....
Three years ago, two months after Jeff and I moved from our first teeny apartment into our current home, we hosted Thanksgiving dinner for the first time. We had only been married a little over two years, and since we suddenly had a brand new dining room with a...
I know, I know. It's fall. Why the heck am I posting a lemon cupcake recipe instead of pumpkin spice muffins with a dollop of cinnamon buttercream frosting? Because these cupcakes are just too good to limit to summer. And so easy that I would make these for...
Awwwww - lasagna. I've made lasagna once. And I'll never make it again. The work, the expense, the calories - soooooo not worth it. I'll make the trek to a hole-in-the-wall Italian restaurant and pay for baked lasagna anytime over making a batch of my own. So when...
I know I left everyone on a cliffhanger in my last installment of Our Love Story, but this part of my first date with Jeff is just too deliciously awkward not to write it’s own post. After our romantic ferry ride across the San Diego harbor, Jeff took my...
Summer is over. Boo. But I'm one of those uber fans of Indian summers. The kind that stay warm until late into the season so that you can wear shorts and sandals with your favorite fall scarf, a pair of gloves, and a pumpkin spice latte. There's nothing like...
I got this thank you note from Bryan and Crystal (of last week's STUNNING maternity session), and I laughed out loud. All of our couples know that I have a certain set of stock phrases that I use while I shoot, and I get teased about it. A lot. "So cute!"...
I'm gonna be honest. My favorite part of doing Recipe Sundays here on the bloggy blog may be photographing the food. In between Recipe Sunday Madness Weekends where Jeff and I spend two days photographing recipes, I pore over my Martha Stewart, Food & Wine, and...
I’ve decided to write a short series here on the bloggy-blog called A Week in the Life of The Youngrens to give everyone a glimpse into our day-to-day world. And I’ve decided to start it with Tuesday. Why Tuesday? Well, Tuesdays are normally the day that our...
In March of 2010, Jeff and I were flying home from living in Southeast Asia for two months, and we got bumped from a flight in LA and received free round trip flights on United. I promptly used mine three months later to spend a week shopping in New York City with...
Summertime is coming to a close (tear), but there's still some sunshine to soak up this holiday weekend before the fall chill sets in. So what better way to cool off while barbecuing and boating than with some refreshing and tasty iced coffee. I have to write a...
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We're Jeff & Erin
It’s our job to help you slow down and experience every moment of your wedding day – because we believe that it should be savored from top to bottom.
We’re Jeff & Erin Youngren, a hubby & wifey wedding photography team that believes timeless trumps trendy, life is best done together, and tears, hugs, & high fives should never be held back. We consider our couples part of our family – and we cannot wait to meet you!