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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! 

Have you ever wondered why some wedding photographs instantly capture your attention while others fall flat? The key often lies not in expensive gear or technical perfection, but in the thoughtful application of color. As wedding photographers, our ability to understand and work with color can transform ordinary scenes into memorable keepsakes that couples will […]

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July 8, 2025

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Wow, in today’s super visual digital world, engagement photography offers so much more than a pre-wedding tradition! It’s actually a fantastic marketing tool for photographers like us looking to expand our businesses. With couples spending noticeably more on photography services recently compared to previous years, now is an excellent time to refine how we market […]

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July 4, 2025

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Have you ever browsed through Instagram or a photography website and felt you recognized a photographer’s work instantly, even without seeing their name? That’s the effect of a signature editing style! In a photography world full of talented people, your unique editing approach can become your most recognizable feature and the core of your brand […]

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June 28, 2025

Ohhhh my goodness, friends… prepare yourselves for the gorgeousness we’re about to share with you today!! We could not be more excited to be sharing Mallory & Eric’s stunner of a wedding day at The Celebration Farm in Iowa City, Iowa. By now, these two should be familiar faces around here, seeing as this is […]

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November 21, 2018

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Happy Tuesday, friends! I can hardly believe we’re about to share our last few engagement sessions of 2018 with you all this month… how is that even possible?! We already cannot wait to share the Best of 2018 Engagement Session blog post with you all in December, and you can BET Taylor and Jared will […]

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November 20, 2018

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Are you guys ready to see some of our new favorite images of all time?! Let’s do this! We are so happy to be sharing Brooke & Jessee’s wintry engagement session at Soderstrom Castle in Peoria with you all today! 🙂 Yay! Where do we even begin with these guys?! Brooke was actually a bridesmaid […]

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November 20, 2018

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Happy Tuesday, sweet friends! Prepare yourselves, because you are all about to become as obsessed with these two and this session as we are!!! Get ready. 😉 Let’s start from the beginning of the story, shall we? Nick reached out to Luke and I a few weeks ago about working with us to surprise his […]

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November 13, 2018

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Do you guys remember these two cuties?! Jess and Jordan should be familiar faces around here by now!! We first met these two in 2016 when we photographed their engagement session, and we had the complete pleasure and honor of shooting their wedding (click here to see it!) at the ever beautiful Starline Factory last […]

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November 12, 2018

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Happy Wednesday, friends! WOW has the blog been just packed with the sweetest sessions lately, huh?! I’m obsessed, for sure!!! Today we get to share Emily and Jacob’s engagement session post with you all, and I’m sitting here with a peppermint mocha in hand and a Christmas candle burning in our office. It doesn’t get […]

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I cannot wait to chat soon!