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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 the perfect shot meets a smooth editing process, fantastic results follow! Having the right tools is key to bringing those images to life. For photographers who spend countless hours editing, the laptop chosen can truly shape the creative experience, making the difference between an efficient workflow and frustrating technical hurdles. Looking ahead to 2025, […]

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May 19, 2025

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With over 2 million couples getting engaged each year in the US, and a large majority (77%) opting for engagement photos, how can we make our engagement photography truly shine in a vibrant sea of images? The wedding photography market is valued at an impressive $23.36 billion in 2024 and continues to grow! This makes […]

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May 17, 2025

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Table of ContentsIntroduction to an Engagement Photography WorkflowPre-Session PreparationThe Engagement ShootPost-Session ManagementPhoto Selection and EditingFinal Delivery to ClientsMarketing and Portfolio BuildingStreamlining Your Workflow with TechnologyCustomizing Your Workflow Over TimeConclusion: Your Workflow Evolution Introduction to an Engagement Photography Workflow Experience definitely shows that the difference between chaos and consistency in engagement photography involves more than talent […]

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May 12, 2025

I never, ever planned on sharing a post like this, but over the past few weeks and months, God has been making it abundantly clear to Luke and I that sharing our story was exactly what He wanted us to do. I tried to run away from it and pretend that maybe we hadn’t heard […]

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February 21, 2020

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Hi friends!! Typically, the blog is packed with pretty pictures of our sweet couples on their best day ever and in the exciting seasons of life that we have the honor of getting to document for them, and we love that w get to share so much of that with you all! Today, though, we’re […]

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June 18, 2019

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Buying Your First Home

Happy Wednesday, friends!! We are so overwhelmed by the super sweet response we received from so many of you after we shared that we bought our first home on Friday morning! WOW!! Can I just say for a second just how much it means to us that we get to share our little life with […]

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August 20, 2018

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Arizona Wedding Photographers, Grand Canyon Vlog

Ahh, you guys… when Luke and I realized we’d NEVER posted the vlog we made from our trip to Phoenix earlier in the month, I immediately put it into our blogging schedule for this week! We had the BEST time on our trip to Arizona, and we are so excited to get to share just […]

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February 26, 2018

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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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A Day in The Life of a Photographer

Happy Wednesday friends! It’s high time we sat down and wrote a post on this, because SO many people have asked us what our day-to-day normal routine looks like during the weeks. “So… what do you do all day?!” is a question we get more often than you might think- ha! Spoiler alert, weddings only […]

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November 29, 2017

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I cannot wait to chat soon!