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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! 

When you’re with loved ones, camera ready, imagine a grandparent laughing so much at a grandchild’s joke that tears well up. In that quick second, you capture not only their expression, but the pure happiness glowing between them. That’s the wonderful thing about candid portrait photography, freezing true happenings that show who people truly are! […]

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July 25, 2025

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Taking that leap from natural light photography to off-camera flash can feel like a big step, but you’re already closer than you think! Every time you’ve wanted more control over light or dreamed of creating those lovely, deep portraits you see, that’s what off-camera flash helps you with. The photography community has fully embraced this […]

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In a world filled with vibrant colors and super clear images, black and white photography stands out! It is such a timeless nod to the wonderful power of simplicity. When you gently remove those colors, what is left is the true spirit of your subject, raw feelings, striking contrasts, and heartwarming stories that might otherwise […]

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July 12, 2025

Should I do an engagement session

Any of our sweets Caitlin & Luke brides knows that with any of the Wedding Collections we offer, we include a complimentary engagement session. As a business owner, let me just tell y’all that we would NOT do that if we didn’t believe wholeheartedly in engagement sessions and believe that each of our couples should not have to decide to…

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March 23, 2018

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how to prepare for your engagement session

Engagement sessions… oh, are they fun! You already know we are huge fans of engagement sessions, and today we want to chat with you guys about how to make the most of your engagement session experience!

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March 7, 2018

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Why Wedding Photography Matters | Illinois Wedding Photographers | Husband and Wife Wedding Photographers

Do you know your WHY? Why do you have the joy you have? Why are you so good at it? Why do you LOVE your job so much? The answers to these questions may have more power than you think. Recently, Luke and I were talking about the reasons why we adore our job so much as we were driving around town for some errands and probably a Starbucks run (obviously). It got us thinking about…

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March 5, 2018

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How far in advance should you book your wedding photographer

One of the most heartbreaking things as a wedding photographer is having to turn away brides who desperately want to work with us but did not reach out to us soon enough. There’s honestly not much that breaks our hearts more as business-owners than to have to tell a bride who has been engaged for […]

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February 16, 2018

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Monat Distributor Bloomington Normal IL

Well this post is one even I’m surprised to be sharing on the blog today! 😉 I thought a lot about whether I wanted to share this post with our Caitlin & Luke Photography community, and here we are. As y’all hopefully know if you’ve been following us for any length of time, above all else, […]

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February 7, 2018

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Joyful vibrant authentic wedding photography

Hey friends!! We hope you’re having an amazing week so far! We wanted to pop in really fast today and share the answer to one of our MOST frequently asked questions of all time. Are you ready for it? “What’s your photography style?” This question can mean a lot of things, but we’ve found that […]

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January 25, 2018

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