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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! 

Capturing the unique connection of an engagement session really benefits from having the right tools for the job! We know from experience that what’s in our camera bag can make a big difference between good photos and truly memorable images that couples will treasure. Having the appropriate gear helps solve technical challenges and opens up […]

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May 2, 2025

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The difference between ordinary and extraordinary engagement photos often lies in the smallest details. As a photographer who’s captured hundreds of couples in love, we’ve learned that these pre-wedding sessions create some of the most treasured images in a couple’s journey together—and they can be the secret ingredient that sets your photography business apart from […]

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April 28, 2025

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With over a decade of specialized experience in engagement and wedding photography across the Midwest, our team at Caitlin & Luke Photography has handled hundreds of engagement sessions in diverse settings—from urban cityscapes to remote wilderness backdrops. Our work has been featured in multiple wedding publications, and we’ve developed signature editing techniques that have become […]

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April 26, 2025

Winter Mini Sessions Bloomington Normal Illinois

Hey friends, and happy Tuesday! We have some fun news to share with you guys today! Are you ready?! You told us you wanted it, so we’re making it happen… we are hosting our first ever Winter Mini Sessions in Januray! ❤️❄️ Ahh! We are so excited to be offering these to y’all this year! […]

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November 21, 2017

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Hey guys, and happy Thursday! Gosh, Luke and I have been SO darn excited to get these two cuties up on the blog this week, guys! Jennifer and Kyle have been so incredibly sweet and so fun to work with, literally from day one. 🙂 We love it when that very FIRST email we receive […]

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November 9, 2017

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Illinois Wedding Photographer, Bloomington Wedding Photographer, Lake Bloomington Engagement Photos

Hey friends, and Happy Monday! Illinois finally got the memo, and it FINALLY looks like fall around here! It’s about darn time, I’ll tell you what! 🙂 We go to meet up with Maddie and Adam at the end of last week to photograph their engagement session, and from the moment we pulled in to […]

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November 6, 2017

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Whew… do you believe how many engagement shoots we’ve been sharing lately?! I can’t even believe we’ve met this many of our amazing 2018 couples in such a short span of time!! 🙂 If you follow us on Instagram, you know we’ve been photographing a ton of engagements lately, and it’s been so much fun […]

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November 3, 2017

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Happy Thursday friends! We are so excited to be sharing Kristen and Anthony’s blog post with you all today! We actually just barely met Kristen and Anthony in August when we shot our sweet friends’ Kim and Josh’s wedding up in Wisconsin at The Abbey Resort! Kristen and Anthony were both in Kim and Josh’s […]

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November 2, 2017

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Happy Monday y’all! Nothing like starting off your week with a beautiful fall engagement, right? 🙂 Last week, Luke and I had the total joy of getting to meet up with our sweet new friends Lauren and Ryan for their sunrise engagement session at Comlara Park here in Bloomington! We’ve been chatting with Lauren and […]

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October 30, 2017

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I cannot wait to chat soon!