Melted cheese wrapped in a pastry filled with brown sugar and candied walnuts - now THAT'S what I call an appetizer. Creamy, warm cheese with crispy crackers, a hint of sugar, and a glass of zin - what else do you need on a breezy summer afternoon? Maybe a few more...
Happy Father's Day everybody! I have the BEST Dad's Day recipe ever for you guys - a Black Bean Chili with a summer twist. Your entire clan is going to flip over this yummy summer chili that's so healthy, it's part of Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30 meal plan! In...
It's bikini season. Ugh. I feel like I'm still trying to lose my holiday weight and suddenly I'm strapping on bikini bottoms. The whole 'summer body' thang hit Jeff and I hard when we were in Hawaii a month ago. We GORGED ourselves on nachos, Oreos, macadamia...
Jeff asked me over an afternoon of Kona Brewing and happy hour nachos what everyday luxury item I would buy if money was no option. It couldn't be anything crazy - no cars or vacation homes in the French countryside. Just an everyday item that I wanted to splurge...
What could ever make a slow cooked beef stew taste any better than it already does? Deliciously rich, warm, and hearty, this winter staple makes countless cameos in my farm kid vignetted memories of my mother's kitchen. Example: Winter nights watching Chuck Norris...
Jeff and I are doing something right now that we've never attempted because it quite honestly hasn't crossed our minds. We're heading up to Santa Barbara for an engagement shoot today on the train. It's like... so cool. For all of you east coasters out there that...
Gah. This happens to me every year. I let a week slip by without posting anything on the blog. It doesn't mean we're being lazy and ignoring the blog while holed up in Hawaii or anything... Oh wait. It actually does. And it's totally messed me up. Jeff and I were...
Happy Friday dear bloggy-blog! We're sending you off into the weekend with a sneak peek that will melt your heart from Chris and Nicole's board game themed engagement session at Balboa Park. Just wait until you see the full session next week - these two are huge...
After my awesome finger slice in the kitchen last week, my dearest hubby surprised me with a gift from Amazon. I feel soooooo legit. The back of the tag has a big caution warning: "This glove is cut resistant and not cut proof." So basically it's just...
(I’m writing a short series on the blog about a week in the life of The Youngrens. This is the fourth installment – read the entire series here.) Because we specialize in weddings, our weekends are reserved for those special events, so we don’t schedule any other...
I'm in the process of learning how to cook. Like how to really cook with technique and stuff, because I'm a five-foot-nine gangly klutz with a brain full of hot air when I'm in the kitchen. I've dropped, burned, cut, dried out, over cooked, undercooked, and over...
This next part of our love story has only come up in conversation one time. Not because it’s embarrassing or private, but because I’m at the point in our story where the saga of how we met ends and the tale of how we fell in love begins. The version of how we met...
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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!