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.

July 24, 2012

FILED IN: Engagements

I clicked right away with Mitch and Augusta. Their story of awkward dating situations and things not always being perfect reminded me a lot of my dating relationship with Steven. Honestly, we wouldn’t have it any other way, it makes things more interesting and great stories come from it. They have such fun personalities, and […]

July 24, 2012

FILED IN: Weddings

Ashley and Ben had a gorgeous wedding in the Baker Street Train Station, in Ft Wayne, IN.  The ceremony started off with a ring warming ceremony, where the wedding guests pass around the wedding bands, each person saying a silent prayer/blessing for their marriage as the rings are passed to them.  Beautiful vows were exchanged […]

July 18, 2012

FILED IN: Portraits

I shot Erin and Jeff’s wedding May 2011. We decided to do a couple shoot after the wedding, and after months of planning and switching dates, we finally found a date that worked for the both of us… on a day when it was 100 degrees Fahrenheit. We joked about the heat. Eventually it started to […]

July 18, 2012

FILED IN: Engagements

Rachel and Jared are absolute sweethearts! When I’m meeting my clients for the first time at the engagement session, I wonder what type of personalities they have and just HOPE they are sweet (and they always are), but Rachel and Jared stand out. Their genuine kindness makes it so wonderful to spend time with them. […]

July 13, 2012

FILED IN: Portraits

We feel so blessed that we are busy with real work, but because we are so busy, we have little room left for just for fun shoots.  I appreciate those times because they help me to learn and prepare for future sessions. I decided to set aside some time and experiment with lighting outdoors at […]

July 10, 2012

FILED IN: Weddings

                                                                                                           

July 10, 2012

FILED IN: Engagements

Katie and Beau met in college, but it was post-graduation flights that brought them close together.  After college, Katie and Beau ran into each other while waiting for two separate flights.  As they caught up with current life small talk, they decided to continue their conversation over dinner.  They knew right away that the new […]

July 10, 2012

FILED IN: Weddings

Rachael & Matt are the type of people you always want to be around. Their wedding day flew by, because we were having so much fun with them. Rachael is the type of person that you feel like you’ve known for years after spending just a couple of hours with her. She makes people feel […]

July 9, 2012

The Night BeforeSteve and I headed toward Columbus, later than we had wanted. We had to wait till 6:30 for my mother-in-law to arrive to watch our son. She had a three hour drive after work, so we were really thankful she was willing to come watch him no matter what time she could arrive. […]

July 6, 2012

FILED IN: Other

I hate complaining.  I really like to be positive and uplifting, but after the way I’ve been treated by Image Canvas, I find myself unable to be positive and uplifting.  Every company messes up orders from time to time. I can understand messing up an order, but I can’t understand why a company would ever […]