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.

June 9, 2014

FILED IN: Published, Weddings

We are so excited to see Falisha & Daron’s Destination wedding on Intimate Weddings today! See the article at: http://www.intimateweddings.com/blog/real-weddings-falisha-darons-illinois-bahai-elopement/ See their wedding story on our blog here! Don’t forget to leave lots of lovely comments & best wishes for them in the comment box!

June 4, 2014

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There are some weddings we shoot that make a positive lasting impression on us, and this is one of them. Emily and Michael are an amazing couple. Although they have gone through quite a bit of hardship between their engagement shoot and their wedding, their sweet personalities did not change one bit. There were three […]

May 28, 2014

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Kate & Gustavo’s wedding was beautiful. Gustavo is originally from Brazil, so it was important that they incorporated some of the Brazilian wedding traditions into the ceremony. Bridesmaids and groomsmen stood beside them, as well as madrinhas & padrinhos. Married couples stood by them as a reflection of how they wanted their own marriage to […]

May 22, 2014

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May 20, 2014

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I met Lydia and Evan through some mutual friends from college. They have been such an encouragement to us, so when they asked us to capture their wedding, we were ecstatic. I wanted nothing more than to give them the best wedding pictures humanely possible. I’m so excited to have their beautiful faces on my […]

May 15, 2014

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Abby & Keaton’s wedding was unique, right down to the details. This couple is very talented, and it really shined through their entire wedding. Abby is not only a very talented knitter, she also teaches others how to be awesome at knitting as well. It was only appropriate that she walked down the aisle with […]

May 1, 2014

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2013 was a wonderful year to get married! Congratulations to all our beautiful couples!

April 23, 2014

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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

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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 15, 2014

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JVE Published on Love & Lavender See the rest of their wedding here!