Katie & Art were a pleasure to capture. I’m so excited to have them featured on the blog today! Their joyful faces are the real deal. Katie is the type of girl that you can’t help but smile around because she is smiling all the time. You aren’t going to find serious-stoic faces in these […]
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.
April 29, 2014
FILED IN: Engagements
April 23, 2014
FILED IN: Weddings
There was something about this wedding. Maybe it was the unique venue. Maybe it was the choice of cheerful colors. Maybe it’s that they are the cutest, sweetest couple on this planet. I think it was many things, but this was such a wonderful wedding to start off the wedding season. Experiencing this wedding was […]
April 21, 2014
Lara, from Buzzfeed, contacted us after viewing Autumn & Paul’s wedding (featured on Love & Lavender). She loved the pictures and wanted to feature a few of the details in an article she was writing. “24 Ways to Throw A Spectacular Barn Wedding” was launched today and could be more excited to see our images […]
April 18, 2014
FILED IN: Engagements
A California girl meets a Midwest boy. A town of 3,845 people brought them together and helped them fall in love. Emily & Chad met while playing sand volleyball at their small Christian college. Their friendship grew as their feelings for one another developed into love. After years of dating, Chad popped the question, the […]
April 16, 2014
FILED IN: Engagements
Since it’s snowing in April, I thought I’d launch an old engagement session… when it was warm in December. North Carolina native, Shelby, contacted me this past fall to do an engagement shoot while she was traveling with her fiancé, David, to visit his family for the holidays. They wanted to do a unique shoot. […]
April 15, 2014
JVE Published on Love & Lavender See the rest of their wedding here!
April 3, 2014
We are so fortunate to have Kat & Joe’s wedding featured in Wedding Day Magazine for their winter issue. Not only was their wedding gorgeous, it was also a lot of fun and I think Wedding Day did a fabulous job highlighting both. Read the whole article online, http://weddingday-online.com/indianapolis/wedding_stories/katie-and-joe-thatcher-wedding It’s always nice to see our […]
April 2, 2014
FILED IN: Senior Pictures
Marissa loves photography, so when we have a chance to meet, our passion for photography tends to be the topic of conversation. Marissa was an intern for me, at the beginning of this year. She currently has her own photography business, which started off as an idea last year, and has grown to really benefit […]
April 2, 2014
FILED IN: Behind the Scenes, The Van Elks
3 WONDERFUL YEARS! We are so excited to announce JVE turned 3 today! Since we get the gift of celebrating so many happy memories with you guys, we want to give back. All portrait sessions are 50% off. Contact us this week-next Wednesday (because it’s obviously our birthday week), and schedule your spring, summer, or […]
