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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! 

Wow, in today’s super visual digital world, engagement photography offers so much more than a pre-wedding tradition! It’s actually a fantastic marketing tool for photographers like us looking to expand our businesses. With couples spending noticeably more on photography services recently compared to previous years, now is an excellent time to refine how we market […]

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Have you ever browsed through Instagram or a photography website and felt you recognized a photographer’s work instantly, even without seeing their name? That’s the effect of a signature editing style! In a photography world full of talented people, your unique editing approach can become your most recognizable feature and the core of your brand […]

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June 28, 2025

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Have you ever noticed how some engagement photos really seem to capture a couple’s connection beautifully? Often, the secret lies not only in the photographer’s skill but also in the quality of the lens used! Experience from countless engagement sessions in diverse settings shows that choosing the right lens can elevate a photoshoot into a […]

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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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I cannot wait to chat soon!