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The Caitlin & Luke Blog has been retired for now! Feel free to browse the blog's archives to view lovely weddings, sweet families, and personal posts dating all the way back to 2011. Xoxo!
Taking on your first wedding as a photographer is equal parts exciting and intimidating. That rush of adrenaline as you pack your gear, double-check your batteries, and prepare to capture one of the most important days in a couple’s life – we’ve been there, and we know exactly how you’re feeling. While it’s natural to […]
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December 4, 2024
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A diptych of wedding photos during golden hour. On the left, a bride in a white lace dress smiles brightly while standing close to her groom in a black suit. On the right, a close-up portrait shows the same bride holding her bouquet of white and pink roses with eucalyptus greenery. Both photos are backlit by warm sunset light, creating a romantic glow.
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December 1, 2024
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After shooting hundreds of weddings since 2014, we’ve learned that mastering light isn’t about having the fanciest gear – it’s about understanding how to work with what you have. While many photographers get caught up chasing the latest equipment, we shoot about 70-75% of our wedding day using natural light. Here are our tried-and-true lighting […]
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November 29, 2024
Hey friends, and happy Wednesday! I’m so excited to pop in here really quickly and share some fun news with you all!! We are so honored to be featured in the newest volume of Delight & Be Magazine! We absolutely love the heart and the mission of this ministry as a whole, and their magazines […]
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June 25, 2019
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Hey friends, and Happy Thursday! We hope you guys have had a wonderful week so far! We are REALLY excited because today, we get to share our BEST of 2017 Engagements post with you guys! Ahh!! This is, hands down, one of my favorite blog posts of the entire year. We get to look back […]
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January 4, 2018
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Happy Monday friends!! We got to photograph Heather & Jared’s engagement session back on Wednesday evening, and we’ve been DYING to share it with you all ever since then!! We had the best time getting to hang out with these two and are so excited to share their sweet little session with you all today. […]
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December 5, 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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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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When I say we are about to share one of our new all-time favorite engagement sessions with you all, we mean it… goodness did we LOVE this shoot with Claire and Brock! J We got to meet up with these two on Thursday night for their engagement shoot at Washington Park Botanical Garden in Springfield, and […]
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October 9, 2017
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I'm now a full-time mama and a part-time photographer, but all messages will be responded to as soon as I'm able. Thank you for your patience! My average email response time is currently 3-5 days.
I cannot wait to chat soon!
Get in Touch
Cue the confetti! I've officially received your inquiry, and we couldn't be more excited to start this journey with you.
I'm now a full-time mama and a part-time photographer, but all messages will be responded to as soon as I'm able. Thank you for your patience! My average email response time is currently 3-5 days.
I cannot wait to chat soon!
