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Hi you guys, and happy hump day! Last week, Luke and I had the incredible opportunity to travel to the mountains in Tennessee for a week with my family. We drove about half a day to get there (with multiple stops for sweet cream vanilla cold brew at Starbucks and Chick Fil A for lunch, of course!), and it was completely worth it. This cabin is so special to me and my family, and it was amazing to be able to bring Luke along this year!  

Ohh my goodness am I excited to share this wedding with you all today! Last Saturday we had the total pleasure of celebrating along with Lauren, Baylor + their friends and family on their WEDDING day! I’ve been so excited for this wedding since Lauren and Baylor’s snowy engagement session this past winter… I just knew their day would be adorable from how detail oriented Lauren is, and of course the way these two just adore each other. It’s adorable to witness!
 

This past week, we photographed my friend Emilee and her fiancé Cody! Emilee and I are each other’s maids of honor in our weddings this year, which are only 4 months apart. So, we’ve been really excited to photograph these guys’ engagement session!
 

Y’all… I have been SO excited to finally get to share a more in depth look into Luke and I’s wedding, and today I finally get to do so! It’s our one month anniversary today, so I figured it was the perfect day for it! 🙂

The other evening, Luke and I got to meet up with Amy and Zach for their engagement session! Amy had reached out quite a whole ago to us about shooting their wedding this September, and I’ve been excited to finally meet Zach, since I knew how sweet Amy was! 

As a shy high school student, the last thing Caitlin ever dreamed of was becoming a luxury Illinois family photographer. But she had an undeniable love for photography and celebrating life through images. When friends of hers adopted a little girl one summer and offered to pay her for a photoshoot, she started a Facebook […]