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Ben had a huge smile on his face the morning of his wedding. When Jeff asked him what was making him smile so big, Ben’s joyย spread all over his body. His shoulders straightened, his eyes lit up, and he said, “Well, there’s just a lot to smile about today.” Because after many many years of
A magical seaside ceremony, the most perfect beach sunset portraits EVER, crazy emotional toasts, a hilarious father-daughter dance, and shave ice that blew my mind… That sums up the second half of Tony and Pamara’s destination wedding atย The Ritz-Carlton Kapaluaย in Maui. In one word: PERFECTION! The emotions were flowing the entire day, but the ceremony
Maui is a remote place. It sits in the middle of theย vast waters of the Pacific, separated from other continentsย by thousands of miles of ocean. It’s beautiful cliffs rise out of the ocean in dramatic, steep lava flows and the coastline stops your breath at every turn. Which is one reason why Tony and Pamara
Travis and Swathi’s Indian wedding atย LโAuberge Del Mar lived up to everything I love about traditional weddings! The significance, the history, the legacy – all of it came through with flying colors. And by that, I mean gorgeous, bright, Indian wedding colors!! Travis and Swathi’s friends and family from all over the world showed in
Travis and Swathi’s careers fly them all over the world. It’s not unusual to find them landing in the most remote and exotic and off-the-beaten-path places you can possibly imagine. (In fact, they choseย Hawaii for their honeymoon, because a vacation thatย seems so ‘normal’ is actually veryย abnormal for their crazy lives! Ha!) But their jet-setting to
The sweetness just doesn’t stop when it comes to Matt and Tracey!! Part One of their romantic wedding atย Rancho Valencia was over-the-top emotional as these two cried and laughed their way through the getting ready, theย First Look ANDย the ceremony! (Which of course, Jeff and I don’t mind at ALL – we cried with them!) The
The music dimmed low and Matt took the microphone. He stepped back to look at his beautiful bride – his gorgeous wife – their friends and family gathered in around them, and the freshly cut cake satย to the side. Mattย looked at the gorgeous girl standing before him, and said, “The moment I first laid eyes
I just can’t get enough of Zach and Betsey’s seriously classic wedding atย La Valencia!! The blush, the gold, the lace – oh my! Everything about this wedding made my photographer heart go pitter-patter in the best way possible! Not only did they have the most beautiful blush and gold decor designed byย Francine Ribeau andย Organic Elements
Betsey knew that her number wasย being passed along to the cute guy from the engagement party via a friend-of-a-friend-of-another-mutual-friend, but she didn’t know that somewhere along the exchange, herย number was written down wrong. So for the next few weeks, she wondered why it was taking so long for Zachย to call her… Little did she know
A beautiful day by the sea, a gorgeous couple in love, and a dream team of vendors – Christopher and Emily’s wedding at The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguelย checked all of the boxes for an epic event!! Jeff and I have not only photographed the weddings of Emily’s two brothers, but we also did an AMAZING two
She’s an energetic girl with a spitfire personality. He’s a calm and collected guy with a sideways smile. They’re the perfect match of opposites on the outside – and the perfect match of soulmates on the inside. Emily is one of those girls that smiles with her whole being, and Christopher is one of those
Dream couple. Dream team.ย Dream wedding! Scott and Susie’s emotional wedding at The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe was breathtakingly beautiful from top to bottom – from inside and out! This wedding was the perfect combination of style, heart, and talent! From the stunning open air tent by Classic Party Rentals to the sparkling chandeliersย to the
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ABOUT THE YOUNGRENS
Weโre 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, weโre obsessed with traveling, podcasts, Oreos (Erin) and whiskey (Jeff).
