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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! 

Portrait photography really shines with the right glass you pick. Your lens becomes the connection between your creative ideas and the picture that captures attention. When it comes to taking those captivating pictures where feeling meets art, Tamron lenses for portraits have certainly found a place in photographers’ bags all over the world! Good things […]

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July 31, 2025

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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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July 20, 2025

In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s officially wedding season. 😉 If you’re a bride, this means you’re now in the FINAL stages of wedding planning and it’s all starting to feel very real. Yay!! We remember this stage of wedding planning so well… all of the big things are crossed off your to-do list, and […]

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June 22, 2017

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Engagement Session Beauty Tips

We would argue that if there are ANY one day a girl really wants to look her best, it might just be her wedding day. 😉 We would also argue that a close second is her engagement session day! There’s something about a big camera in your face that makes you want to look your […]

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May 12, 2017

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What To Include In Your Detail Box

Anyone who has lived through a wedding morning knows that any way you can save time on that important morning is a chance you should take! 😉 As photographers, we can’t stress enough how vital it is to prepare as much as possible before your wedding day so that your wedding morning is a total […]

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May 8, 2017

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The Importance of Client Experience

We believe that client experience is of utmost importance in business, and that’s why we’ve been consistently working on bettering our client experience over the past several years. We’re constantly reassessing our client experience to find new ways to improve it, because as wedding photographers, we have begun to realize more and more that we […]

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May 4, 2017

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Where to Get Ready On Your Wedding Morning

As a bride, it’s no secret that you have an absolute ton of decisions to make over the months you are engaged! From saying yes to that perfect dress to deciding what shoes your bridesmaids will wear, to specifying what your programs will say and booking your honeymoon location, the list is endless. Among those […]

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April 25, 2017

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Should You Send Your Wedding Photographers A Shot List

Alright, I’ll admit it. Before the first wedding I ever shot, I typed out and printed at least three copies of a shot list for myself for that wedding day. (Ahh, 18-year-old Caitlin!) I was simply terrified that I would forget to capture something important at my first wedding, and I wanted to be sure […]

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April 13, 2017

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