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Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify Creative Rising Episode 102 [TRAINING EPISODE] Does your social media look less like a strategy and more like throwing a wet paper towel against a wall and seeing what sticks? Do you feel like no matter what you do, you never seem to get the right followers
Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify Creative Rising Episode #101 [TRAINING EPISODE] Are you a wedding photographer that’s ready to finally start shooting the clients you want? Are you wondering how to actually find them and book them? Before the world travels, the dream weddings, and the commercial studio that brings in over
I’m reading Start with Why by Simon Sinek. If you haven’t read this book yet, I don’t even want you to finish reading this post. Just go read the book. Now. As soon as you start reading this classic, you’ll know why I love it. I have PAGES of quotes from the book just like
Remember that seriously cute children’s book, Are You My Mother? The one where the lost baby bird wanders around asking everybody – and EVERYTHING – if they’re his mama? “Are you my mother???” he asks on every illustrated page. He asks a kitten, a hen, a dog, a boat, and a giant scary back-hoe construction
Does anyone remember JNCO jeans? Growing up in small town Idaho in the late 90’s, super baggy, wide leg skater punk jeans were the COOLEST. The wider your jeans (like 32″ or MORE), the cooler you were. And a pair of JNCOs were the most sought after item in my eighth grade year. Everybody
Jeff and I had to make a hard decision recently with one of our associate wedding brands. (In case you didn’t know, we own three different wedding photography studios in San Diego.) Wedding bookings kept going down and down and down for this brand, which meant that our revenue numbers were also going down and
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Our Formula for the Perfect Engagement Outfit
Picking the perfect outfit for a photo session can be one of the most difficult experiences BUT it doesn’t have to be. I’ve seen enough outfits that work and don’t work that I’ve cracked the ultimate code for our couples...
Our Stress-Free Wedding Day Timeline
There’s nothing better than a stress-free wedding day when everything runs smoothly, your guests have the time of their lives, and you soak in the day with your sweetie. Though it sounds too good to be true, you can...
10 Foolproof Tips to Get Gorgeous Wedding Photos
It’s the #1 question brides ask: What can I do to get the most amazing photos on my wedding day?
Having been through the in’s and out’s of countless weddings, I have loads of tips to share, so let's...
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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).