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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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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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We’re Caitlin & Luke, Bloomington IL wedding photographers! Oh friends, get ready… because this is going to be one packed blog post for you guys!! We absolutely adore Nichole and Brent and we have been filled with anticipation for this sweet day for quite some time now!! From the start, Nicole and Brent have been […]

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July 30, 2019

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Happy Tuesday, friends! Boy do we have a treat to share with you all today right here on the blog… we sure hope you’re ready for the gorgeousness you’re about to see!! Today, we get to share a stunner of a wedding that our sweet team members photographed on Saturday for their amazing couple Jillian […]

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July 23, 2019

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Hey friends and happy Thursday! Hasn’t it been a fun week on the blog around here?! Oh my goodness gracious! Today, we get to share Sabin and Tyler’s stunner of a wedding day with you all, and gosh are we excited about it! Sabin and Tyler have been nothing but incredible to work with from […]

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July 18, 2019

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Happy Wednesday, everyone! We’re Caitlin & Luke, Naperville IL Wedding Photographers, and we’re so excited to be sharing the second of our three weddings from this past weekend, and today it’s Erica and Ronnie’s turn on the blog! Get ready, because this was one heck of a fun day! We have been so excited for […]

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July 17, 2019

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Hey friends! We sure hope you’re ready, because we’re about to share a whole bunch of gorgeousness on the blog this week!! We just wrapped up a TRIPLE wedding weekend as a team, and we’re thrilled to be sharing the very first of those three weddings with you all today! Just wait until you see […]

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July 16, 2019

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Hey friends and happy Tuesday!! We are Caitlin & Luke, Milwaukee Wedding Photographers, and today, we are incredibly excited because we get to share the most gorgeous wedding with you all- are you ready?! Ahh!! There are SO many Milwaukee wedding venues to choose from and Megan & Johann did such a good job picking […]

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