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I'm a luxury family photographer serving mothers 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! 

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November 14, 2025

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Have you noticed how much families appreciate those multi-generational photos that capture everyone together! Getting three generations, twenty-plus cheerful faces, and not one person blinking in a single frame can feel like a big accomplishment in photography! Having photographed many extended families over several years, we’ve put together a dependable approach that consistently creates wonderful […]

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November 9, 2025

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Your baby’s first weeks truly are a whirlwind of gentle sighs, tiny yawns, and cozy snuggles! These special times deserve to be held onto with the thoughtfulness and care that only professional newborn photography Peoria IL can provide. Families everywhere understand the irreplaceable value of preserving these first memories through thoughtful photography, with the global […]

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November 1, 2025

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Hey friends and happy Tuesday! We are Caitlin & Luke and we are wedding photographers in Bloomington, IL! Get ready, because we are SO excited to share today’s post with you all… oh my goodness! Emily and Jacob had the most beautiful, sweet wedding day this past Saturday, and it was truly such an honor […]

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Hey friends, and happy Tuesday! You guys know that Tuesdays are the day we get to share Saturday’s beautiful wedding day with you all, and today we are so thrilled to get to share Jenny and Ryland’s gorgeous October wedding day with you all! We first met these two last fall when we shot their […]

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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!! 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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Hi friends! We’re Caitlin & Luke and we are Bloomington, IL wedding photographers! Get ready, because we are so incredibly excited to share something super special with you all right here on the blog today! A few weeks back, Logan reached out to Luke and I about documenting his Ewing Manor marriage proposal to his […]

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