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.

February 13, 2020

FILED IN: Wedding Tip

On the 9th episode of Wedded, we talk about cheese (maybe a bit too much about cheese), how I wish I would have splurged a bit on a pair of designer shoes for the wedding, and the wedding guest list. Listen to the episode on your commute to work, or while you multitask. I’ve broken […]

January 9, 2020

Tanya Pushkine the Vow Whisperer

This week on our podcast, Wedded, we talk with Tanya Pushkine of the Vow Whisperer. We talk about why vows are so important and the ideal length for vows. We also talk about presentation and how to hold your self while speaking. If you’re struggling to think of what wedding vows you want to make […]

September 21, 2019

Boldly Chic with Lori Solomon and Megan Painter

Jenn and I are so excited to share this episode we recorded of Wedded! We had Lori Solomon and Megan Painter of Boldly Chic Events on our podcast to talk about planning a timeless wedding, linens, installations, and florals. We also talk a lot about ways to make your wedding have a bigger impact in […]

September 14, 2019

andi sherman with something blue stylists

We are so excited to share this podcast episode we recorded with Andi Sherman of Something Blue Stylists! We talked a lot about the importance of hiring a professional makeup artist. There are just so many things we didn’t think about, like the level of professionalism, the cleanliness of their brushes and products, and their […]

September 5, 2019

Josh Withers, Australian Wedding Celebrant and podcast guest, officiates a wedding in Australia in front of brown mountains

It has been a while since we shared anything about our wedding podcast, Wedded! We are still making episodes, but we just don’t want to clog up the blog with posts about it. We are making a special exception this week. Why? Because we are sharing a special guest episode. Australian wedding celebrant Josh Withers […]

August 4, 2019

beautiful woman in hat hugs son in sunflower pictures at tuttle orchard

Steve had to rope Jenn in for another episode of his podcast, which is the best photography podcast out there. This time Steve and Jenn get a bit experimental. They record an entire episode on the way home from a wedding that they just shot. Steve was the primary shooter at the wedding and Jenn […]

April 17, 2019

Lisa Mark Hines and Rebecca Lozer of the Secret Life of Weddings Podcast

So this is super cool! We were recently asked to do a guest spot on one of our favorite podcasts! The episode just came out, and we couldn’t be more excited to share it with all of you! Steve and I got to sit in and comment on wedding horror stories with Lisa Mark and […]

April 12, 2019

selfie of two people in san francisco for a bizarre wedding photography podcast

Jenn had the crazy experience of once again being a guest on the most bizarre wedding photography podcast (but also the best photography podcast), the Wedding Photo Hangover. This is a comedy podcast and basically everything said on it is intended to be a joke… Though in my case not always a good one. Jenn’s […]

January 15, 2019

jillian zilch of frameworthy events

I know we said we were not going to post to the blog super often about our podcast, Wedded. We are super excited though that we have our first guest on the podcast! We had Jillian Zilch of Frame Worthy Events on the Wedded podcast to talk talk about being an Indiana wedding planner and […]

December 17, 2018

wedded podcast with jenn and steve van elk

Steve and I are so excited to be introducing the Wedded podcast! It is officially live and available wherever you listen to podcasts! Embedded above is our first episode on our hosting site, Anchor! The first episode is called, What Should You Do When You’re First Engaged? In that very first episode we break it […]