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.

March 5, 2019

FILED IN: Portraits

A man and woman squat with their dog in front of the water at their Morse Lake Family Shoot

Sunlight reflected off the placid surface of Morse Lake. The late autumn light was silvery and beautiful. On the shore of the lake, backlit by the sun, Loryn and Lucas bent down to pet their dogs. It was such a beautiful moment! I had so much fun capturing this Morse Lake family shoot with Lucas […]

March 1, 2019

FILED IN: Portraits

A large family sits on the steps of their home for their culver indiana family photography session

This last year around Thanksgiving I was privileged to be able to capture some family photos for the extended family of one of our couples! We traveled back to Culver, Indiana to the shores of Lake Maxinkuckee for the shoot! It was so great to see this loving family again and have the opportunity to […]

February 26, 2019

a man and a woman stand in a vineyard drinking glasses of wine in this vineyard publication shoot

I’m so lucky that I was able to reconnect with Jentry, Casey, Stephanie, Grace, and Jordan to shoot these photos last year! I did a small styled shoot for a publication. They wanted to highlight Belgian Horse Winery in Middletown, IN. I asked if any of my past clients and friends wanted to be a […]