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.

December 15, 2018

FILED IN: Video, Weddings

setting sun backlights bride and groom kissing in front of benton house during their wedding film

I assumed this wedding would be a ton of fun before showing up, but I had no idea what kind of wild ride I was in for throughout the day. The first look ended with Claire and Jesse popping a sweet, sparkling beer and clinking glasses. There were sparklers, scooters, and smoke machines. It was […]

August 31, 2017

FILED IN: Video, Weddings

bride and groom smiling at each other in front of stone building

Bri and Aric married the other weekend! We’re so excited to share the video we captured at their wedding! They were married outside at Indiana University with a reception to follow at the Indiana Memorial Union! We love shooting at IU! It’s such a great campus and there’s always so many amazing things going on […]

June 18, 2015

FILED IN: Weddings

Rachel and Stuart sat down back-to-back on the dance floor. They each removed their shoes, and handed one of their shoes to the other person. They were about to play the shoe game. The shoe game is simple. The couple is asked a series of questions where the answer would be one of them, such […]