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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! 

Those first wonderful days with your newborn pass in a lovely blend of snuggles, tiny yawns, and quiet times that feel like they’ll last forever, but change quickly. Professional newborn photography captures these small features and transforms them into lasting family treasures that share your family’s unique tale for generations to come. Newborn photography accounts […]

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October 10, 2025

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Choosing the right family photographer in Peoria, IL can transform quick occasions into cherished memories your family will hold dear for generations. Professional family photography is about safeguarding the real connections, happy laughter, and true love that shapes your unique story. We think that’s pretty special! Table of ContentsWhy Choose a Skilled Family Photographer in […]

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October 4, 2025

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Choosing the right family photographer in Champaign, IL can feel a little overwhelming when you’re hoping to capture cherished memories that will last a lifetime. Your family deserves portraits that show genuine connections, honest feelings, and the unique story you’re building together. The right photographer becomes someone who truly helps keep your most treasured memories […]

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September 25, 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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Back in November, we shot what we THOUGHT had been our coldest engagement session to date… but oh my goodness, were we wrong! Our engagement shoot this past Friday with Kim and Josh beat that engagement session by a mile! Oh my word, y’all… I can’t even describe the kind of cold this was. Later in the weekend, we actually heard that people were getting frostbitten from being outside on that day, so I promise you I’m not exaggerating…

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December 20, 2016

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About halfway through Kerstin and Kyle’s engagement session with us on Sunday morning, Kyle asked us what the COLDEST shoot we’ve ever done was. Luke and I looked at each other and just started laughing, because Kerstin and Kyle’s shoot definitely wins that category! 😉 It was about 22 degrees on Sunday morning during Kerstin and Kyle’s engagement session…

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November 23, 2016

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Not only did we get to photograph Sam and Brandon’s vineyard wedding on Saturday and Kerstin and Kyle on Sunday morning, on Sunday night we got to finish up our LAST scheduled engagement session of 2016 by meeting up with Kristen and Taylor for their engagement session! What a weekend… I think we finally warmed up sometime Monday morning from being out in the cold literally ALL weekend…

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November 23, 2016

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On Sunday night, we had the amazing privilege of getting to photograph THESE two’s engagement session, and ohh my goodness, you guys… was it a joy or what! A few months ago, we met up with Brittany and Danny for the first time at my absolute favorite coffee shop in Morton, Eli’s Coffee! (I’m serious… you guys need to go check this place out! Their coffee and smoothies are to die for.) Right…

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November 15, 2016

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I have always just LOVED the University of Illinois’ campus… their quad is just gorgeous and of course, enormous; everything about the University of Illinois is BIG! So, when Lauren emailed me about scheduling her and her fiancé Jordan’s engagement shoot at the University of Illinois…

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November 11, 2016

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I cannot wait to chat soon!