Date Night
Laughing over a picnic. Connecting over coffee. Capturing our couples on their favorite date nights.
David and Lisa have no shortage of adventure in their love story. They first met in the mountains of Mammoth, fell in love on the beaches in San Diego, and after shark diving off the shores of Fiji, David asked Lisa to adventure with him forever. But for David and Lisa, they could be flying
She usually never did this. Heather is a traditional type of girl, one who usually waits for the guy to make the first move… But when she came across Doug’s profile on a dating app, she thought maybe she’d make an exception. Just this once. So she did – she left him a message, leaving
It wasn’t until the second time he moved to Washington D.C. that he walked into a restaurant and saw Elena. Jeff had no expectations this time around, because the first time he had moved to Washington D.C. years earlier, he thought his life would become everything he had ever hoped. But it wasn’t until he
Vali and Lauren walk this route together all the time. They stick their toes in the sand, wrap their arms around each other, and watch the water come in and out. Their worlds are crazy busy. Between demanding jobs and full schedules, their time together is spent unwinding in their favorite places along the walking
Zlatka is a gorgeous girl that likes to research her options. When making a decision, she will look into every possibility and exhaust the research in order to make her final choice. But there are a couple of things that didn’t take much research. Her ring and her man. Because Zlatka is also a gorgeous
He lives in London. She lives in Portland. And in this whole wide crazy world, they found each other in Dubai when Andrew looked across the hotel restaurant and saw a beautiful girl. It was a girl named Jessica that happened to be a part of the work trip that he was on as well.
Oh it’s a good day on the bloggy-blog when we get to share some seriously gorgeous medium format film! The oh-so-sweet Nick and Cathy wanted us to capture their date night themed engagement session with some classic film, which if I didn’t love these two already, this sealed the deal! This film makes their already swoon-worthy story
Watching Nick and Cathy together is like wearing your favorite pair of jeans – it just fits. These two have a connection that is so obviously built on such deep friendship, that it feels like they’ve already been together for DECADES. Like they’ve never been apart… Their favorite Saturday morning is hiking then brunch. Their
The most beautiful woman in the world deserves the most beautiful place in the world, so Zach chose Italy as the place that he would ask Betsey to marry him. Having spent a year teaching in Paris, Betsey had traveled Europe and Italy many many times while Italy was completely new to Zach when he
Brian and Stephanie used to live in Crown Point, just a few blocks from this beach. They would walk down to the water, and spend hours on their stand up paddle boards, wandering the bay and exploring all of the coves, inlets, and shorelines. They’ve seen stingrays, dolphins, and seals, and they’ve seen the sunrise
The fun fun FUN continues today with Edric and Julia’s engagement session at Belmont Park – the cute carnival area that’s located at San Diego’s most loved shoreline, Mission Beach. Julia and Edric were looking for a lighthearted engagement session that would feature their less-than-serious side and make them smile for years to come, so there’s
Love should be happy. I mean, why do we take it so seriously all the time? It’s always joyful and fulfilling and challenging, but sometimes I feel like we lose the happy in the midst of all of the thinking and serving and pursuing of each other. Edric and Julia are two silly souls with a dash of
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We’re Jeff and Erin Youngren, a hubby and wifey team that photographs amazing couples and their incredible weddings. Hopeless romantics, BFF's, and mama + daddy to James, we’re obsessed with traveling, podcasts, Oreos (Erin) and whiskey (Jeff).