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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.

Hello, friend! I'm Caitlin.

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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! 

Bloomington Illinois Wedding Photographer, Champaign Illinois Wedding Photographer, Allerton Park Wedding Photos

Ever felt that shooting pain in your shoulders halfway through a wedding? Or maybe you’ve experienced that moment of panic when your camera strap decides to twist up right as the couple starts their first dance? Yeah, we need to talk about camera straps – because they’re either making your life easier or slowly destroying […]

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January 20, 2025

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As wedding photographers, we know a camera bag needs to handle everything a wedding day throws at you. From rain showers during outdoor ceremonies to quick gear swaps at receptions, the right bag makes a real difference in how smoothly your day runs. While the Pelican 1510 has been our trusted companion through countless weddings, […]

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January 18, 2025

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As a wedding photographer, your clients trust you with their most precious memories. Behind every portrait and candid moment lies something often overlooked but absolutely crucial – your memory cards. While most photographers obsess over camera bodies and lenses, we’ve learned through both success and failure that these small pieces of technology can be the […]

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January 17, 2025

Happy Monday, friends! Nothing like kicking off a week with a beautiful engagement shoot here on the blog! Today we are so excited to get to share Brandie and Andy’s adorable wild grass engagement photos with you… and guys, it might just become a new favorite of yours- we’re just saying! 😉 Brandie and I […]

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August 28, 2017

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You might think we are completely crazy for trying to pull off a full styled shoot in the middle of wedding season – and a few weeks ago, I would’ve probably agreed with you! – but friends, we did it. Yet it’s only because we partnered with an absolutely incredible team of vendors that we were able […]

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August 25, 2017

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We have been so incredibly excited to share this post with you guys!! Kayla and Phil’s wedding day absolutely snuck up on us, and we literally cannot believe that their wedding day has already come and gone. It’s so crazy to us!! It literally just feels like yesterday that we were photographing their darling engagement […]

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August 9, 2017

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Get ready, friends, because not one but TWO gorgeous wedding days are heading to the blog this week!! Ahh! We shot our very first double header of the year this past weekend, and we started things off with Kim and Josh’s stunner of a wedding day in Fontana, Wisconsin at The Abbey Resort! The main […]

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August 8, 2017

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Ohh my goodness, guys… if only you all know how EXCITED we were to be sharing this little blog post with you guys today! 😉 We photographed Baylor and Lauren’s wedding back in July of 2016, and their day was actually the first wedding we photographed as a married couple! We have such sweet memories […]

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August 1, 2017

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Happy Tuesday, friends! We are SO EXCITED to be blogging Lauren and Jordan’s stunner of a wedding day today and getting to share it with you all today! Lauren and Jordan actually went to school with Luke growing up, so it’s been so fun for me to get to know the two of them over […]

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July 18, 2017

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I cannot wait to chat soon!