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With over 2 million couples getting engaged each year in the US, and a large majority (77%) opting for engagement photos, how can we make our engagement photography truly shine in a vibrant sea of images? The wedding photography market is valued at an impressive $23.36 billion in 2024 and continues to grow! This makes […]
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Table of ContentsIntroduction to an Engagement Photography WorkflowPre-Session PreparationThe Engagement ShootPost-Session ManagementPhoto Selection and EditingFinal Delivery to ClientsMarketing and Portfolio BuildingStreamlining Your Workflow with TechnologyCustomizing Your Workflow Over TimeConclusion: Your Workflow Evolution Introduction to an Engagement Photography Workflow Experience definitely shows that the difference between chaos and consistency in engagement photography involves more than talent […]
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Have you ever noticed how some engagement photos possess a wonderfully romantic quality while others seem to miss that spark? The explanation might be wonderfully straightforward! Natural light—that amazing, freely available resource for every photographer—often marks the distinction between standard engagement photos and truly captivating ones. Learning to work with natural light develops beyond a […]
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May 9, 2025
Hey friends, and happy weekend! Goodness gracious are we so excited to be sharing one of our very favorite posts of the ENTIRE YEAR with you all!! Hey friends, and happy weekend! Goodness gracious are we so excited to be sharing one of our very favorite posts of the ENTIRE YEAR with you all!! Every […]
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December 20, 2019
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Hey friends, and happy Friday! We’re Caitlin and Luke, Bloomington IL Wedding Photographers! Goodness, gracious are we so excited to be sharing our very last engagement session of 2019 with you all! Woohoo! We are overjoyed to be sharing our very favorite images from Jess and Aaron’s Ewing Manor engagement session with you all today! […]
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December 19, 2019
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Happy Wednesday, friends! Luke and I are so excited to be sharing our precious couple Justine and Dwaine’s Ewing Manor engagement photos with you all today! Luke and I had the total pleasure of photographing this sweet session just a few day ago, and we could not have had a better time with our sweet […]
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November 20, 2019
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Hey friends, and Happy Monday! We are Caitlin & Luke, Geneva IL Wedding Photographers! We are so incredibly excited to be sharing one heck of a precious engagement session with you all on this chilly Monday! Meet our sweet 2020 couple Michaela & Blake, guys- you all are going to just LOVE these two!! If […]
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November 18, 2019
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Hey friends, and Happy Monday! We are so excited to share this darling engagement session with you all on this snowy day! Illinois is getting a whole bunch of snow today, which is so fun… and it’s so funny that we’re blogging this session today, because just a day or two before Krysten and Ryan’s […]
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November 11, 2019
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Hi sweet friends!! We hope you all have had such a wonderful week so far and that you’re staying warm! It got COLD here in Illinois all of a sudden, my goodness! Today, we’re so thrilled to get to share another beautiful fall engagement session at Allerton Park and Retreat Center that our fantastic team members […]
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November 8, 2019
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