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I'm a luxury family photographer serving mothers 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! 

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November 14, 2025

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Have you noticed how much families appreciate those multi-generational photos that capture everyone together! Getting three generations, twenty-plus cheerful faces, and not one person blinking in a single frame can feel like a big accomplishment in photography! Having photographed many extended families over several years, we’ve put together a dependable approach that consistently creates wonderful […]

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November 9, 2025

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Your baby’s first weeks truly are a whirlwind of gentle sighs, tiny yawns, and cozy snuggles! These special times deserve to be held onto with the thoughtfulness and care that only professional newborn photography Peoria IL can provide. Families everywhere understand the irreplaceable value of preserving these first memories through thoughtful photography, with the global […]

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November 1, 2025

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Hey friends, and Happy Monday! We are Caitlin & Luke, Bloomington IL Wedding Photographers! What better way to start out the week than with a gorgeous engagement session right here on the blog, right?! Today, we’re so thrilled to be sharing our sweet couple Megan and Tyler’s adorable at-home engagement photo session with you all! […]

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August 5, 2019

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Hey friends, and happy Tuesday! We hope you have all had the best week so far! Today, we’re super excited to be sharing our very favorite images from the sweetest couple’s engagement session!! Becca and Sean have truly been nothing but the biggest joy for Luke and I to get to work with since the […]

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July 30, 2019

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Hey friends, and happy Wednesday!! We’re so excited to get to share the most darling engagement session with you guys today… prepare yourselves, because you are about to absolutely fall in LOVE with Emily and Kyle!! We first heard from Emily and Kyle back in May about their 2020 wedding, and immediately, we know we […]

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July 10, 2019

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Hey friends, and happy Tuesday!! We are literally so excited to be sharing this precious engagement session with you all today! We have connected with Liz and Nash from the very moment they first met up with us over coffee to chat about the possibility of us becoming their wedding photographers, and we truly feel […]

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July 2, 2019

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Hi everyone!! We hope you all have had such a wonderful week so far! 🙂 Today, we’re so thrilled to get to share another engagement session that our fantastic team members photographed recently… and you guys are going to just LOVE this one!! Although Hayley & Hank are the ones who will get to shoot […]

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June 25, 2019

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Hi everyone, and happy Wednesday! We hope you all have had such a wonderful week so far! 🙂 Get ready, because the blog is going to be pretty darn packed with gorgeousness this week! Wow!! Today, we’re so thrilled to get to share another late spring engagement session that our fantastic team members photographed recently… […]

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