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.

January 26, 2016

We have a guest blogger! Melissa is sharing the exciting news of how you can give a photography gift or receive a photography gift through GiftStarter. We find a lot of value in photography for our own family, and Giftstarter is a great, new way to help you realize that value with help from your loved ones! […]

January 20, 2016

FILED IN: Weddings

Crowne Plaza lay silent on the second, cold day of 2016. Two large stained-glass windows loomed over the room, one on the north side of the building and one on the south side. The vast space, filled with tables and chairs and a wooden dance floor, was lit by some stray strands of sunlight sifting slowly […]

January 12, 2016

FILED IN: Weddings

The temperature was only 28 degrees Fahrenheit, but it felt much colder outside with the slight breeze blowing through Monument Circle. Jaclyn, Tyler and I left the Hilbert Circle Theater, somewhat timidly due to the cold weather in downtown Indianapolis a little while after the sun set for the last time on 2015. Tyler, who […]

January 7, 2016

FILED IN: Weddings

Courtenay’s footsteps fell on the padded carpet of the balcony of the Cook Theater like snowflakes on frosted glass. Ben stood with his back to her, looking out the window at the grounds around the Indiana Landmarks Center on this mellow winter day. To his left, on a table next to the vast window stood […]