About this vendor
With many years of experience, Jay Young at Classic Photography in Cedar Rapids, IA is passionate about capturing weddings and milestone moments. Jay is the owner and lead photographer of the company and enjoys meeting others and creating heirloom images for clients to treasure for generations.
Jay has been capturing weddings as a professional since the late 1980s. His love for photography goes back to junior high when he was able to buy his first camera. Jay later went on to study journalism at the University of Iowa, with his love for the photography industry only growing. For him, it is a joy to play a role in making sure that a couple can remember their wedding and the happiness that the day brought them.
At Classic Photography, Jay uses a photojournalistic style as he likes to capture moments in an authentic way. The albums he creates combine candid and posed photographs, and packages vary in the hours of coverage. Jay is also able to collaborate with his daughter Madison, who steps in as a second photographer. Together, they are able to creatively capture moments from more than one angle. Classic Photography operates throughout Iowa, and Jay is open to traveling throughout the United States.
Details
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Drone
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Second Shooter Available
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
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4.8
out of 5.017 reviews
Jay did an amazing job. He was easy to work/communicate with.
Both of our photographers were amazing. They weren't pushy or overbearing. They got their shots and left us to enjoy the night while they captured things going on. Both were profes...
sional, detailed, and got the things we wanted and then some.
Pictures and video turned out amazing
Very happy with Classic Photography! He was professional, considerate, and recorded our daughter’s wedding beautifully. He allowed the day to happen naturally and recorded it as i...
t happened instead of directing the day. Exactly as we wished.
I give 5 stars to our photographers and or videographer. They were so great to work with and made sure we maximized the snapshots of the day. We got some really fantastic and uniqu...
e shots with them.
Our DJ had some issues during the day: multiple instances of static during the ceremony, too loud music in the reception hall, and reluctance to change the music to more modern songs for the only people left on the dance floor (18-25year olds)
Our photographer Jim, and his asst photographer from Classic Photography were amazing. He captured the most amazing moments, which I will
cherish always. My husband tragically pass...
ed a week after our wedding, so having the memories are priceless to me. Classic Photography has many packages and payment arrangements available for any budget. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Skylar did an great job and made me feel very comfortable. Thanks for everything you did. pictures turned out great.
Jay was wonderful, professional, and fun! He had us laughing all day and captured our special day perfectly. He was also so quick to get us our photos back! Couldn’t have asked for...
a better photographer!
Jay was amazing to work with!! All of my guests complimented how he gave off a vibe that he was just as happy for us as we were ourselves! The pictures turned out amazing and I cou...
ld not be happier!!
They did an excellent job with my weddIng. The team was very professional and came on it. I will be using them again.
It was great working with this company! When my photographer found out her baby would be dye near our wedding she helped make the switch over to a new photographer seamless! The p...
hotos are gorgeous and there more than enough to choose from! I was able to get a $1400 for $900 with all of the promotions they have throughout the year!
My Picture came out beautiful!!
Jay is amazing! We planned our Iowa wedding from Denver and only met with Jay the one time. Not only was he familiar with the park I wanted my after ceremony photos taken, he had...
been there many times and they were amazing photos! We did not feel feel pressured to book the most expensive package and were not talked into taking any photos we already decided we didn't want. I honestly do not remember seeing (or hearing) him during the ceremony, which made for some great photos! Although we only had 4 hours of time with Jay scheduled, he took around 400 photos which he emailed to us within 4 days of the wedding, and I love every photo! We highly recommend Jay and Classic Photography!
Fantastic to work with, made our experience fun and light hearted. He made sure we had the style of photos we liked. Reasonably priced-worth every penny!!!
Good pictures. A little slow on the wedding day and didn't get every single picture I wanted.
Jay is the main photographer at Classic, and he is so great to work with. He worked very nicely with me to ensure that I got all of the "must have" photos for my wedding. His assis...
tants were taking candid photos all day as well, and it was so nice to see all the other details going on throughout the day while I was busy getting ready and socializing. They did such a good job, and we had a great variety of photos to choose from.
We were told he would have an assistant. Turned out to be teenage daughter that as far as I can tell did not take any photos just ate a $30 meal and decided to include herself in g...
roup photos of my cousins!
Contact
Cedar Rapids and Des Moines Iowa and surrounding area
Classic Photography's photos