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I'm a luxury family photographer serving families who desire a stress-free & joyful photoshoot by providing an experience that allows my clients to enjoy each special season & receive jaw-dropping, joy-filled photos they'll pass down for generations to come.

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Welcome to The Caitlin & Luke Blog! Feel free to browse the blog's to view educational posts, lovely weddings, sweet families, and personal posts dating all the way back to 2011. Xoxo! 

The magic of engagement photography often happens when light and shadow dance together. For every sunset beach proposal or candlelit restaurant moment, photographers face technical challenges that only the right gear can solve. Industry data shows over 70% of engagement sessions happen during “golden hour” or in dimly lit indoor venues. Having the right equipment […]

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Engagement sessions capture the beginning of a couple’s forever story with images they’ll treasure for decades. As photographers, our gear isn’t only equipment—it’s the toolkit that brings these special moments to life. According to The Knot’s 2025 wedding industry report, 87% of couples hire a professional photographer, making it the third most important wedding vendor […]

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The difference between ordinary engagement photos and those that take your breath away often comes down to one thing: posing. While 87% of couples feel awkward in front of the camera, photographers who master advanced posing techniques can transform that discomfort into images that appear effortlessly intimate. With 76% of engaged couples now investing in […]

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Hi everyone!! We hope you all have had such a wonderful week so far! 🙂 Today, we’re so thrilled to get to share another engagement session that our fantastic team members photographed recently… and you guys are going to just LOVE this one!! Although Hayley & Hank are the ones who will get to shoot […]

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June 25, 2019

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Hey friends and happy Tuesday!! We are Caitlin & Luke, Milwaukee Wedding Photographers, and today, we are incredibly excited because we get to share the most gorgeous wedding with you all- are you ready?! Ahh!! There are SO many Milwaukee wedding venues to choose from and Megan & Johann did such a good job picking […]

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Hi friends!! Typically, the blog is packed with pretty pictures of our sweet couples on their best day ever and in the exciting seasons of life that we have the honor of getting to document for them, and we love that w get to share so much of that with you all! Today, though, we’re […]

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June 18, 2019

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Hey friends!! We hope you guys are having the best week and that you are as excited as we are to get to see this darling Illinois maternity session we get to share with you all today! You may recognize these sweet faces, because Heather and Shea are actually one of our 2016 Caitlin & […]

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June 15, 2019

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Hi friends!! We are so excited to be sharing some super fun images with you all today, because today is Jennifer and Joey’s day on the blog! Yay!!! We have just LOVED getting to photograph these two each of the last few times we’ve gotten to do so! This is actually the fourth time we’ve […]

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Hey friends, and Happy Tuesday!! 🙂 It’s another Tuesday, which means we get to share ANOTHER stunning wedding with you all today! We are so excited to be sharing our sweet couple Mikayla and Kyle’s wedding day with you guys, because this day was absolutely incredible! We have loved getting to know Mikayla and Kyle […]

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