Wedding Advice & Photography

Two things we are confident in: Wedding Planning & photography. Van Elk & Co is made up of a team of photographers who love to create portraits of love & happiness and share advice for wedding couples.

This isn't your typical photography blog. We share useful info for couples who are getting married and those who are heading that direction. Let us show you pretty things while you fill your head with all things wedding planning.

August 30, 2011

FILED IN: Engagements

New and soon to be teachers, Sam and Matt, were so adorable on their shoot. We decided to incorporate places of their engagement day into their session. I had a wonderful time hearing about the emotion and thoughts as we visited each location. Since they both teach, I thought it would be fun to do […]

August 1, 2011

FILED IN: Weddings

Steve and I loved shooting this wedding.  Meg has such wonderful style. She rocked her tea length dress like she just stepped out of Wedding Style Magazine and her veil fit her vintage-like reception theme very nicely. Meg and David were married at the Holy Spirit Chapel in Saint Mary’s College’s campus.  The chapel’s stain […]

August 1, 2011

FILED IN: Engagements

Rachel and CJ are from a cute little town called Shipshewana. It’s well known for their well-crafted Amish furniture and delicious home cooked food.  I always love traveling up there because the town is so cute. Cj and Rachel are such a sweet couple.  Rachel seems to be very down-to-earth and carefree.  CJ is just […]

August 1, 2011

FILED IN: Engagements

I met Katie and Dan a few weeks after their engagement and I knew that I would LOVE working with them. A meet and greet at Starbucks ended up being a couple hours of us chatting, discovering we had a lot of mutual friends.   I say this a lot (because I have the best clients) […]

August 1, 2011

FILED IN: Events

I love giveaways.  I don’t have much luck with winning them though, but that’s okay because I think the saying goes, “Those who can’t win – give.” No? I don’t think I’m important enough to have a giveaway, but I really want to give back to those who have helped support my growing business! Winner […]