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 18, 2015

FILED IN: Engagements

Collan held Caroline, their foreheads touching, in front of the venerable Sanctuary on Penn. The light reflecting off the the building’s aged profile was folded back on itself in my prism, reflecting the arch at the back entrance on itself, creating a diamond held askew in a never-ending sky, free from the shackles of this […]

June 22, 2015

FILED IN: Engagements

I am standing in an alleyway, next to a parking garage, with Jodie and Todd. I am laughing, again. Jodie and Todd keep making me laugh. I don’t know if I’m just self-conscious, or if my laughter really is being channelled down the alleyway, like a megaphone, and blasting out onto the street behind them. I’m […]

June 1, 2015

You just had the best night of your life. Your significant other took you out on a magical date and at the end of it, they proposed. This is the moment you’ve been waiting for since you were five. Since you saw your aunt and uncle get married in your grandparent’s church, that rigid, conservative building […]

May 21, 2015

FILED IN: Weddings

Evan waited patiently at the top of the stairs. He made pleasant conversation with Steve, as he waited to see his bride, Erin for the first time. Evan didn’t seem nervous. He just looked like he was ready to see his soon-to-be wife. Erin walked up the stairs slowly, passing through the muted light filtering through the […]

April 6, 2015

FILED IN: Engagements

I just love Erin & Evan! They are incredibly sweet. So, it is hard to describe how excited I was to capture their engagement, and how excited I am to be a part of their wedding, capturing beautiful images of their love story! The downtown canal walk was the perfect location to get a mix […]