Its just not home until we have Gracie snuggled between us. Until the layers of life come peeling off – the shoes and socks, the jewelry and makeup, our laptops and iPhones, our stresses and cares. Until we’ve slipped on our pajamas and crawled under the covers of...
What's the best thing to have around when you yourself are a klutz in the kitchen and can't cook anything worth beans? Friends that can cook! This week's Recipe Sunday is coming all the way from Chicago, IL, where the master of breakfast dishes is returning with...
I’m not gonna lie. Being a wedding photographer when I’m a naturally shy introvert can be pretty tough. I feel, probably like many of you that are reading this right now, that this job is much easier for outgoing extroverts. As if I’m at a disadvantage because of...
Roasted Tomatoes on Rustic Bread... that's what this recipe is SUPPOSED to be. But let's be honest - this recipe is really more along the lines of "Tomatoes I had in the fridge on leftover Rosemary Potato Bread." But that's the beauty of cooking in your own...
The next few weeks on Recipe Sunday are going to be all about simplicity. We're in full swing with our weddings this year, so the Casa de Youngren machine is running at full speed ahead, and everything we do around here has to be simple. No bottlenecks or...
My hubby is a genius. And no he didn't just tap into my Wordpress account and write that statement. I totally did it myself - no prompting, no promise of bubble baths and cupcakes, no Anthro shopping allowances. Nada. Because he totally is a certifiable genius. He...
I'm finally going for it... I'm gonna try to be like Martha. I'll admit that even though I love my Martha Stewart Living magazines like they are little messages sent from the everything-cute-and-stylish-and-yummy-gods, sometimes the folks behind the recipe section...
In my heart of hearts, I wish I was a chef. Not professionally, but I wish I was one of those people that could whip up a masterpiece dinner with nothing but a chicken breast, some olive oil, and a rusty stove. But I'm not. I'm not one of those people that have...
I had never eaten Thai food before I went to Thailand, and I had no idea what to expect. I didn't know if the flavors were spicy or cheesy or if they used noodles or rice or pasta or tortillas. Really, its completely sad how little I knew. I had heard about this...
Almost four months of travel, and we're finished. We made it home. I've already unpacked and worked through the mountain of smelly laundry we came back with. Well, this "laundry" was more like a pile of sweat and dirt that smelled like our hike through the cloud...
Welcome back to the kitchen and the second installment of Khmer cooking with The Youngrens. I hope you enjoyed the trip to the Cambodian market yesterday, smells and everything! Last week, we featured Jeff's appetizer of Khmer Spring Rolls, so this week its my turn...
Last week, I featured the spring rolls that Jeff and I made at our cooking class in Cambodia for Recipe Sunday, but that was only one of five dishes that we made during the whole afternoon class, and that doesn’t include the best part of the whole experience – 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!