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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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Hey friends, and happy Tuesday! We are back and get to share yet another beautiful October wedding with you all right here on the blog today! Laine and Matt have been such a complete joy to get to work with from the moment they inquired with us! We actually just photographed their engagement session a […]

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October 22, 2019

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Hey friends, and happy Tuesday! We are incredibly excited to be sharing this beautiful wedding day with you all today! You guys KNOW we love Tuesday’s, because these are the days where we get to share gorgeous weddings from the past weekend with you all- and today, we get to share Katie and Jason’s gorgeous […]

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October 15, 2019

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Hey friends, and Happy Tuesday! Get ready, because we’re about to share one heck of a gorgeous blog post with you all today!!! We had the absolute best time getting to spend Saturday with Taylor and Jared!! Just wait until you see their gorgeous Barn at Hornbaker Gardens wedding photos- these are some of our […]

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October 8, 2019

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Hey friends and happy Tuesday!! We are Caitlin & Luke, and we are Bloomington IL Wedding Photographers. As always, we are incredibly excited to be sharing this past weekend’s beautiful wedding day right here on the blog with you all!!! We have been awaiting this beautiful day for quite some time now, and we could […]

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October 1, 2019

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Hey friends and Happy Wednesday!! We are Caitlin & Luke, Chicago IL Wedding Photographers, and today, we get to share a stunner of a wedding that our sweet team members photographed on Saturday for their amazing couple Kelly and Ryne!! Kelly and Ryne were married on Saturday at the beautiful Chicago IL Wedding Venue, Wyndham […]

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September 25, 2019

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Hey friends and Happy Tuesday!! Get ready, because the blog is going to be just FULL of beautiful weddings for the rest of the fall! Our business has either one or two weddings every weekend through most of November, so it’s about to be an incredible, full and exciting fall!!! We’re kicking off this stretch […]

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