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 2, 2020

FILED IN: Portraits

small family of four at sunset in Indy family photos

The leaves of the trees had started to change color. They were transitioning from a verdant green to brown, but were caught in few shades of yellow and orange on the way. Standing in front of a brown field of grain, the Carrera family stood together. They came for the shoot prepared with footballs and […]

July 24, 2020

FILED IN: Weddings

Garment Factory Wedding Photography bride and groom dance in front of window

Hannah & Quinton had a beautiful and emotional wedding that is something we never want to forget. Between her sister getting emotional seeing her come down the aisle and the exciting dance floor, it was apparent people were there to celebrate this amazing couple! It was also apparent they would not have missed this wedding […]

October 31, 2019

FILED IN: Styled shoot

clown holds beer and stands in front of scarlet lane logo for this Indianapolis brewery photography

My friend, and one of the brewers at Scarlet Lane, approached me with an idea this fall. He wanted to do a parody mash up of the horror genre and of social media influencers. The idea being to take horror figures out of their spooky and creepy vibe and make them look like regular people. […]

September 2, 2019

FILED IN: Events

bride and groom seated at table laugh at speeches during rehearsal dinner at Conrad Indianapolis Event Photography

The night before Molly and Matt’s wedding we met them at the Conrad to capture their dinner rehearsal! They had a lovely meal with a lot of toasts in the Long-Sharp Gallery. At the time of their event, the works of Amy Kirchner’s “Amy Kirchner: Letting Go.” So a lot of the speeches were given […]

July 29, 2019

FILED IN: Weddings

bride rests head on groom's shoulder under white, wooden, lattice archway at their IMA wedding at Newfields

The setting sun backlit the white, lattice archway. Green leaves from the surrounding plants grew up and wove through the wood. Standing underneath the archway, Danielle rested her head on Alex’s shoulder. Alex turned his head toward her, smiling. This was just one of the many amazing moments we were lucky enough to capture at […]

December 25, 2017

FILED IN: Events

ghostbusters and santa fight krampus together at this herst with scarlet lane brewing company logo on back at this Indianapolis Brewery Event Photography

Krampus, angels, Santa, Mrs. Claus, alien Santa and even a few Ghostbusters turned up at Scarlet Lane for their Krampus event this year! This year I got to shoot Scarlet Lane Brewing Company’s holiday event! It is a Krampus themed party that they do every December. They had a bunch of people that showed up […]

February 19, 2017

FILED IN: Events

woman in green tank top with curly blonde hair does yoga pose during this indianapolis yoga photography shoot

A new yoga studio opened up in Broad Ripple recently! I was so excited when they reached out to me about doing photos of their instructors and also photos of their open house event! I just love working with local businesses to help them grow and succeed! I’m so excited to share these photos of […]

April 7, 2015

FILED IN: Engagements

I had the privilege to capture Abbi and Josh this fall. I’m so thrilled with how the pictures turned out, and I have this amazing couple to thank. They had confidence in our work, which allowed us to create unique and fun images! I love capturing at Holcomb Garden. The park has so many hidden […]

March 29, 2015

FILED IN: Events

wide shot of the inside of crowne plaza during the yelp paint the town red event indy event photography

The Yelp Paint the Town Red event was jam packed with people! There were so many people who showed up to sample the goods and wares of all the different businesses in attendance. It was amazing! I had so much fun with this Indy event photography for Yelp’s Paint the Town Red party! Did you […]

October 2, 2014

FILED IN: Events

empty room ready for an indy wedding networking event

Wedding Wire put on a fantastic party the other week! It was so great to go and see so many of my friends in the industry and get to hang out with them! Plus there was great food and drinks at the event! I had a blast at this Indy wedding networking event put on […]