chris & sarah
As the sun made its way to the horizon and covered Chris and Sarah in warm, golden light… it also covered them in an overwhelming assurance of grace. That peaceful, oh-so-beautiful moment served as a reminder of all they’d walked through in the last year: more trusting, more challenges, more determination to grow a deep,
Three years of marriage. Building a history together begins in these first years, and somehow the building up begins with the simplifying down. With taking away the fluff and the stuff that life throws at you and bringing it all back to the core – to your simple, heart-melting, gut-squeezing love for each other. This
Chris and Sarah have had us photograph them for their anniversary every January since we documented their wedding two years ago. (See their seriously sweet Anniversary Session last year, when Chris surprised her at their First Look spot! #allthefeels) These two don’t have us photograph them just because they love getting dressed up. It’s not just
Jeff and I photographed Chris and Sarah’s wedding in downtown San Diego one year ago, and their First Look at the Horton Grand Hotel was one of those amazing First Looks where all of us burst into tears together! In fact, it still sticks in our hearts as a First Look that we’ll never forget! These two felt so lucky to have
The sweetness of Chris and Sarah is simply unstoppable, and their gorgeous album is proof! I’m in love with the options that Chris and Sarah chose for this book – they fell in love with our Artisan style album, which is printed on Fuji’s fine art Deep Matte paper on the inside. It’s so been so exciting seeing
Are you ready for this unbelievably cute reception? The layers of lace, the textures of lovely, and the mounds and mounds of personal details? Well, heat up some tea, push your booty back in your chair, stretch out those scrolling muscles, and prepare yourselves for a large helping of adorable-sauce topped with a sprinkle of
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ABOUT THE YOUNGRENS
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).