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 31, 2015

FILED IN: Weddings

It was the end of the night at the Philmore on Broadway in Fort Wayne. The DJ cued up the last song, and Chris and Jordan’s family and friends gathered around the couple on the dance floor. Soft piano notes gracefully leapt from the speakers and pirouetted across the dance floor, wrapping around the guests […]

August 30, 2015

FILED IN: Weddings

As the sun was setting over the verdant fields surrounding the Barn at Zionsville, Julia leaned back into Dave, looking up over her shoulders and into his eyes. Dave held her in his powerful arms as the enjoyed the last rays of sunlight on their wedding day, their only company a light chestnut horse standing […]

August 25, 2015

FILED IN: Engagements

The soft morning light filtered down through the trusses of a pedestrian bridge over the Central Canal in Broad Ripple. It was early in the morning, so the crowd of people that typically flood the streets of Broad Ripple and bring the area to life were still slumbering in their beds, blinds closed firmly sheltering […]

August 15, 2015

FILED IN: Engagements

The bricks had fallen off the building in several places and may of the windows on the lower story were had sheets of plywood covering the top half while the bottom half remained naked. There was a mural fading in the sunlight on the wall of the building, but the fade was unequal as if […]

August 11, 2015

FILED IN: Weddings

Juan held Laura’s hand, leading her across the lawn. The grass had been cut several days before, and the dried up clippings stood out as brown clumps against the vibrant green grass. Juan held Laura’s hand firmly, and he looked at her intently as they walked. Laura returned his gaze, looking endearingly into his eyes. […]

August 10, 2015

FILED IN: Engagements

On top of the Wood Street Parking Garage, across from the Ernest C. Young Hall, West Lafayette seems deserted. A crane towers over the campus, a sign of the ongoing construction next to the Purdue Bell Tower. It is here that Steve and I are photographing Ben and Courtenay. We walked around campus before this, […]