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.

September 14, 2016

FILED IN: Engagements

The setting sun shimmered through the patchwork sheet of cirrostratus clouds draped across the sky. Behind the blue-gray clouds the sky was transitioning from navy blue to midnight blue, like the color of the ocean water far from shore. Cody and Jaclyn stood holding each other, backlit by the beautiful sky. Smiling, they gazed deep […]

September 13, 2016

FILED IN: Weddings

Lights were strung up on the balcony of the River Glen Country Club overlooking the golf course. The warm glow of their tungsten bulbs looked beautiful under the shadow of the overhang. Wendy stepped out of her reception and onto the long wood planks of the balcony. As she stood looking out at the rain soaked […]

September 8, 2016

FILED IN: Weddings

Light was filtering through the  skylight of on of Indiana State House’s atriums. Outside the sky was overcast and the clouds provided a slight drizzle. This gave the skylight a muted, soft glow instead of a brilliant dazzle like it would typically have midday. On the fourth story of the Indiana State House, standing on a […]

August 19, 2016

FILED IN: Other

Every picture you shoot tells a story. At a wedding I was shooting with my wife, I headed outside of the reception venue to capture some exterior shots of the venue. While I was shooting, one of the videographers working the wedding approached me and he said, “Sometimes I wish I did photography instead of […]

August 18, 2016

FILED IN: Weddings

The reflection of the billowing white clouds against the backdrop of the dark blue sky as they floated over the Fountain Square Library was captured and reflected by the dark windows of the Pioneer restaurant. Meredith and Jake were holding hands as they walked through the Fountain Square Plaza next to the restaurant. As they walked […]

August 11, 2016

FILED IN: Engagements

As the sun descended toward the horizon, it refused to abate in intensity. The air felt thick with humidity, yet somehow Jamie and Cody were able to keep cool. Under the scraggly branches of a small tree, they gently held hands as the sun’s light worked its way through the trees branches to warm their backs. […]

August 4, 2016

FILED IN: Weddings

The branches of a deciduous tree in Matter Park were reaching upward toward the heavens, drinking in the light from the sun with their green leaves. While the tree yearned for the warmth of the sun on this hot day in July, Caleb and Matlin took shelter from the light in the shade provided by the […]

July 11, 2016

FILED IN: Engagements

On top of the bridge in the middle of Coxhall Gardens, Wendy and Deson paused on their walk. They looked out over the water, Deson holding Wendy with one arm around her waist. A gentle breeze tousled Wendy’s long hair as she moved her head till it was touching Deson’s head. She looked over her […]

July 8, 2016

FILED IN: Engagements

On the sidewalk in front their house, the house they looked at together the day they got engaged, the house they live in now, with the sun’s golden rays beating a path to down to the earth through the leaves of the trees, they embraced. It was a gentle embrace, but powerful. Holding their love, […]

July 7, 2016

FILED IN: Weddings

He found her on the balcony, looking out at the city. It was half way through their reception, and Lauren had stepped out on the balcony to get some fresh air. Allen walked up behind his bride and put an arm around her shoulders. She looked up at him and smiled. They were able to […]