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 28, 2010

FILED IN: Engagements

                  Sabrina is a dear friend of mine and I was absolutely thrilled when she asked me to shoot her engagement and wedding.  I will have to say that I’m going to be the busiest girl at her wedding. Along with shooting her wedding, I’ll be six months […]

September 28, 2010

FILED IN: Weddings

                   Heidi and Kyle got hitched on June 19th.  It was very hot but it didn’t keep anyone from having a blast.  The wedding was held in a Mennonite church near Shipshewana, IN.  Heidi’s family attended the church for years and it became a very sentimental place […]

September 22, 2010

FILED IN: Engagements

            I love taking photos in historic towns like Farmland. April was raised just down the street from where we were shooting, so it was nice to put a sentimental touch to the photos.             They both are very creative people. April is always dressed very fashionable and has great taste in accessories. Ryan designed both engagement […]

September 21, 2010

FILED IN: Engagements

I don’t believe I have ever met someone as caring as Angie. She is the type of person that will go completely out of her way to make sure everyone is happy, or at least have a shoulder to cry on. Angie and Michael met each other while Angie was studying for her masters at […]

September 21, 2010

FILED IN: Portraits

I was contacted by an old friend to shoot portraits of her baby, Cooper.  It had been a while since we had seen each other and it was the first time I had met her son.  I have never seen red hair like that on a baby!  I was overwhelmed with cuteness.  While catching up […]

July 28, 2010

FILED IN: Other

After much rest caused by a pretty tough first trimester, I’m back on my feet ready to work! My blog has fallen pretty far behind but I have frequently updated my facebook page. To see recent work please visit: Link to Facebook Thanks for visiting!

June 4, 2010

FILED IN: Engagements

Sarah and Bob are extremely friendly people.  It felt less like a shoot and more like we were just hanging out.  Both were very loving to one another, but the shoot was more goofy than romantic, which I love.  I was told that the majority of pictures they have of each other, at least one […]

May 25, 2010

FILED IN: Weddings

I had the privilege to shoot with Joel Cookston, who is an amazing wedding photographer.  Here are a few I shot from Morgan and Chad’s special day! To see some of Joel’s work visit www.JoelCookston.com

April 14, 2010

FILED IN: Weddings

Who could take a love for the Beatles, mix it with love for another, and make it into a beautiful wedding? Meet Josh and Theresa. If any wedding was transformed to look like a couple this would be it. Theresa’s idea for the entire wedding was to take their favorite band, the Beatles, and make […]

October 19, 2009

FILED IN: Engagements