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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!
In a world filled with vibrant colors and super clear images, black and white photography stands out! It is such a timeless nod to the wonderful power of simplicity. When you gently remove those colors, what is left is the true spirit of your subject, raw feelings, striking contrasts, and heartwarming stories that might otherwise […]
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July 12, 2025
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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
I told you guys it was going to be one FUN week on the blog! I’ve been excited for this week of posts for the longest time, simply because we had so much fun work to share with y’all from 2016! In cased you missed yesterday’s post on the blog, we shared our favorite engagement session images from 2016 with y’all, and TODAY, we are sharing our very favorite ring shots from this past year…
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December 29, 2016
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If you’re considering getting married at Christmastime, please let me help you OFFICIALLY decide to do so! Oh my goodness, you guys… when we first heard from Heather and Shea a few months ago and Heather started describing their plans for this wedding, we got SO incredibly excited. I mean, a wedding two days away from Christmas?! It just does not get much better than that…
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December 27, 2016
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Hi y’all! We don’t have a huge blog post planned today as we are taking the day (mostly!) off to spend time with family and each other… BUT, I did want to share a little about our very first married Christmas with you guys today! Between shooting a wedding and traveling to see both sides of our family, we were definitely a little tired come Sunday night! At the same time, though, we…
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December 26, 2016
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Merry Christmas sweet friends! We wanted to pop in really quickly and wish you guys the merriest Christmas this year before this weekend gets underway! Today, we’re shooting the most GORGEOUS wedding for our sweet friends Heather and Shea up at Starved Rock Lodge (follow along in Instagram HERE to see the very first sneak peeks from that!), we’re spending Christmas Eve with Luke’s…
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December 23, 2016
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Since this time of year is so full of proposals, we wanted to share our 5 best tips for photographing a proposal with you photographers today! Shooting a proposal can be one of the most nerve-wracking things to do as a photographer, simply because you don’t want to ruin the moment…
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December 22, 2016
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The fact that I am sitting down to write a blog post on the year of 2016 is absolutely CRAZINESS to me! Luke and I say all the time that we can’t even believe how quickly this entire year has just FLOWN by for us. Of course, with planning a wedding for June, we wanted the first half of the year to go by as fast as it could! But we definitely assumed it would all slow down once we got to June 18th, and it totally DID NOT…
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December 21, 2016
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Get in Touch
Cue the confetti! I've officially received your inquiry, and we couldn't be more excited to start this journey with you.
I'm now a full-time mama and a part-time photographer, but all messages will be responded to as soon as I'm able. Thank you for your patience! My average email response time is currently 3-5 days.
I cannot wait to chat soon!
