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Let's Tell a Story Together

The Rustic Elk is where stories are gathered... from kitchens and gardens to beautiful places, well-loved books, and the quiet moments that stay with us long after we've returned home.

If your brand values craftsmanship, curiosity, and meaningful experiences, I'd love to explore working together.

Ways We Can Work Together

Sponsored Stories

Thoughtful, long-form features that naturally weave your destination, product, or experience into the kinds of stories my readers already come here to find.

Travel & Destination Photography

Elle overlooking the Pacific Ocean at sunset, watching colorful clouds gather over the horizon in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Photography that captures not only where a place is, but how it feels.

Recipe Development

Seasonal recipes featuring products and ingredients I genuinely enjoy using.

Product Photography

Pouring a homemade strawberry lemon drop martini into a sugar-rimmed coupe glass with a fresh strawberry garnish.

Natural, editorial-style photography for food, home, travel, and lifestyle brands.

Book Features

Reviews, curated reading lists, author interviews, and literary partnerships that fit naturally within my reading journal.

Brand Partnerships

Long-term collaborations are my favorite. Rather than one-off promotions, I enjoy building relationships with brands whose values align with my own.

Brands I Love Working With

I partner selectively with brands that value authenticity, craftsmanship, travel, seasonal living, books, food, and beautiful storytelling.

Every recommendation shared here reflects products, places, and experiences I'd genuinely recommend to a friend.

Photography

Through My Lens

Original photography is at the heart of nearly every story I tell. Whether I'm documenting a quiet morning in my kitchen, wandering through a garden, or exploring a new destination, my goal is always the same, to create images that invite people to linger.

Audience

Readers You'll Reach

Curious readers who love travel, seasonal living, beautiful homes, memorable meals, thoughtful books, and discovering the stories hidden in everyday places.

Contact

Tell Me About Your Project

If you think we'd be a good fit, I'd love to hear from you.

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Every place has a story. Every brand does too. I'd love to help tell yours.

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About

Portrait of Elle smiling with the ocean and dramatic clouds in the background during a trip to Puerto Vallarta.

I'm Elle,

the voice behind The Rustic Elk. I believe every place has a story and every season has something worth noticing. This is my journal of food, travel, books, photography, and a life spent looking a little closer.


→ Meet Elle

Currently...

📖 Reading: Little Eve by Catriona Ward
🎵 Listening: Places that Stay
🍸 Savoring: Fresh Garden Tomatoes
🌿 Growing: My confidence behind the lens
🗺️ Planning: Lexington
📺 Watching: The Handmaid's Tale

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The Journal

  • Looking out over Banderas Bay at sunrise from Hotel Mousai in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
    Puerto Vallarta, Through My Eyes
  • Close-up of a strawberry lemon drop martini in a coupe glass with a sugared rim and fresh strawberry garnish, photographed against a dark moody background.
    Strawberry Lemon Drop Martini (Easy Summer Cocktail Recipe)

Recent Favorites

  • Slewfoot by Brom
  • Maeve Fly by CJ Leede
  • Company of Liars by Karen Maitland
  • The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager

Listen with Me

"If we are not remembered, we are more than dead, for it is as if we had never lived." Karen Maitland

Found Along the Way

Vacation in a Bottle

I've been wearing OUAI St. Barts Hair + Body Mist on repeat since my trip to Puerto Vallarta. It smells like sun on skin, salt in the air, and the best kind of nostalgia.

Find it here→

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