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 6, 2021

FILED IN: Engagements

man and woman drinking beer in biergarten during their Rathskeller engagement

Condensation dripped off the outside of two glass beer mugs on a hot summer day. The beer mugs were in the hands of Meg and Kevin as they sat on a stage in the biergarten at the Rathskeller. The sound of their laughter as they talked echoed off the hard wood of the stage floor […]

September 10, 2020

FILED IN: Engagements

young couple dances in front of blue wall during their downtown indianapolis engagement photos

In downtown Indianapolis there’s a beautiful building across from the Indiana War Memorial that has brilliant blue, pink, and yellow walls. In front of the blue wall, I asked Kara and Nick to dance. Usually couples get together and slow dance when I give this prompt. But Kara and Nick took it up another notch. […]

October 6, 2016

FILED IN: Engagements

The door was open and the sunlight was pouring into the parking garage, just to be soaked up by the dark walls and ceiling. Mikey stood in the parking garage, looking out the door toward the beautiful Alexander Hotel. Taylor walked up behind Mikey and held him. Her delicate hands and beautiful engagement ring resting on […]

February 11, 2016

FILED IN: Engagements

By the fireplace in the lounge of the the Alexander, Jared leaned over and rested his forehead against the side of his fiancée’s head. Leaning in close to Emily’s ear, he whispered something through the fair strands of her hair. I couldn’t hear what he said, but a soft smile bloomed on Emily’s face, so […]

June 26, 2015

FILED IN: Engagements

Trisha gently rests her head on Karna’s chest. They fit together, like pieces of a puzzle. They hold each other tenderly in front of the Indianapolis skyline, hazy on this humid day in June. As she leans into Karna, a wonderful smile spreads across Trisha’s face, more beautiful than the magnificent arches of the Historic Old Washington Street Pedestrian […]

April 13, 2015

FILED IN: Engagements

Jordan & Chris were flexible, and they just trusted that we’d give them some fun images. I had some weird ideas, but the end result was unique engagement pictures of them both. I love the bold colors in downtown Indianapolis, which created a wonderful engagement session background. There were lots of laughs, which makes us thrilled to […]

October 26, 2011

FILED IN: Engagements

Colts fans, April and Ryan, had a movie-like beginning.  Picture a young girl planning a canoeing trip with her brother, last minute one of her brothers friends bails.  The female lead’s brother opens his phone in search for an adventurous friend.  A co-worker came to mind.  She is overwhelmed with happiness in the fact that […]