We are caitlin and luke, a husband and wife photography team serving illinois and destination couples since 2011. We love serving our couples by being

The c&L Photography timeline

Caitlin started our business in high school- at the age of 15, to be specific! 

2011

We're college sweethearts! Within just weeks of knowing each other, we knew we’d found our best friend & the one God had chosen for each of us. {This is our first photo together!}

2014

We started shooting weddings together & got engaged on 8.2.15!

2015

6.18.16  | Our Wedding Day! We've photographed hundreds of love stories, but ours is our favorite.

2016

We look forward to sharing your love story. You are so much more than just a bride to us, and we promise to be so much more than just photographers to you.

2022

Feel the joy as you exit your ceremony to confetti and cheers, finally a wife. Can you tell we’ve been in your shoes recently? You are where we were just 5 years ago. I remember the feeling of the dress that was made for me. The weight of my mom’s pearl bracelet on my hand. The veil resting on my shoulders as I smiled into Luke’s eyes while he promised forever to me. I remember every person we loved most in the world in one room, for the only time ever. And most of all, I remember it being over far too fast. It was like the blurriest, best dream I ever had. Friend, after your sparkler exit & you squeeze your mama goodbye before hopping into your getaway car ...

a personal note from caitlin and luke

Stare at that new sparkle on your left hand, and picture the moment the doors open and you walk down that aisle towards your teary fiancé.

... all you’re left with are your wedding photos. That’s it.

Your day one of forever deserves celebration. Take it from some newlyweds: your wedding day will fly by in a second. It’s just a fact. That’s why we’re here- to ensure you get to be present in your day, filled with peace knowing the tiniest moments won’t be forgotten. We got you. Because we’ve been where you are, we infuse our experience as a bride in groom into our effort to pour our entire hearts & souls into the day ahead. We vow to give you everything we have, from the moment you first inquire! When we leave wedding days, it’s to teary goodbyes with our couples-turned-friends. We fall into bed that night exhausted- empty of ourselves, but with full hearts after leaving nothing on the table. We’ll be here swooning over your proposal story, laughing together at your engagement session, giving you a massive hug on your wedding morning, ensuring you have nothing to stress about on your wedding day, and wiping away the tears as you dance with your daddy. (Yes, Caitlin still cries at each wedding day we shoot!!)

We craft joyful, authentic, and enduring images that fill the walls of your home, make you smile whenever you see your iPhone wallpaper, and bring tears to your eyes when you browse your heirloom album on each anniversary. No matter what it looks like, we’re here to make wedding photography the most joyful, simple part of your wedding experience. Because when the photography experience is peaceful, the entire wedding day is more joyful. By your wedding day, we're dear friends- and after over 100 weddings together, we can't imagine running our business any other way. Let’s get the journey started!!