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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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July 20, 2025
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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
Hey friends and happy Tuesday! We’re incredibly excited to be blogging our very first wedding of 2019 with you all today! How on EARTH is it already the end of April?! It feels like we just stared our off season, and here we are, with our first wedding of the year under our belts. So, […]
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April 30, 2019
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Hey friends and happy Friday! We hope you guys have all had the best week so far! We’ve been gearing up for the start of our 2019 wedding season on Saturday, and we’re so darn excited! But we’re also excited because today is FINALLY the day that we get to share our styled shoot images […]
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April 26, 2019
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Ah, here it is, guys!! This, along with our Best of 2018 Engagement Sessions blog post, is one of our very favorite posts all year long, and we are so darn pumped to get to share it with y’all today! Yay!! Every year, we go through every single finished client gallery and gather all of […]
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January 7, 2019
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We are Caitlin & Luke, Bloomington IL wedding photographers! Alright, where on EARTH do we begin with this day?! Oh my sweet goodness, y’all. Get ready, because THIS day is one for the books!! Back in October of 2017, we got the sweetest inquiry from Lauren, just a day after they got engaged! I hope […]
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January 3, 2019
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Ohhhh my goodness, friends… prepare yourselves for the gorgeousness we’re about to share with you today!! We could not be more excited to be sharing Mallory & Eric’s stunner of a wedding day at The Celebration Farm in Iowa City, Iowa. By now, these two should be familiar faces around here, seeing as this is […]
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November 21, 2018
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Wow wow wow… are you guys ready for the gorgeousness that is this wedding day?! We sure hope so, because we are just OBSESSED with Kassadie and Mitch’s wedding day! These two were married at the beautiful Funks Grove Chapel in the Trees and celebrated with their friends and family afterwards at their reception at […]
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November 7, 2018
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Get in Touch
Cue the confetti! I've officially received your inquiry, and we couldn't be more excited to start this journey with you.
I'm now a full-time mama and a part-time photographer, but all messages will be responded to as soon as I'm able. Thank you for your patience! My average email response time is currently 3-5 days.
I cannot wait to chat soon!
