Wedding photography for couples who value real moments

Des Moines Wedding Photographer Jason Thomas Crocker

Hey, I’m Jason!

I’m a wedding photographer based in Des Moines, and I love capturing real, unscripted moments through bold, colorful, and creative imagery. My goal is to be a calm and easygoing presence on your wedding day while making sure everything flows smoothly. I work quickly to get you gorgeous portraits so you can spend less time posing and more time celebrating with your favorite people. I’ve been lucky enough to photograph over 700 weddings all over the world, and I’d love to be part of your big day. Let’s create something amazing together!

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photos you’ll love forever

Perfect moments, beautiful composition and clean and vibrant edits. You deserve wedding photos that you’re excited to hang on your walls and share with your friends and family!

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“Choosing Jason was an easy decision after seeing his stunning portfolio, reading glowing reviews, and even meeting him in person at a friend’s wedding. Jason is not only an incredibly talented photographer, but also a wonderful person! We were so grateful to have him by our side on our wedding, capturing every moment so beautifully while keeping us relaxed. We are absolutely thrilled with the photos—every time we look at them, they transport us right back to that magical day! We can’t recommend Jason enough!” – Clare & Nick

“We are so grateful for the role Jason played in our wedding day. Not only did he capture SO many photos that we will cherish forever, but he brought such a calm, comfortable, and amazing vibe all day (and during the wedding planning process)! We will 100% recommend him to any other couples and will be booking with him for family photos in the future!” – Aubrey & Ryan

“Jason’s the absolute best. True professional through and through. You can’t put a price on the quality of customer service he provides. It felt like we were hanging out with a close friend. He made our guests feel comfortable and didn’t make us feel like we spent hours and hours taking photos. The candid shots were amazing as well— he is the BEST for reception/dance floor photos. Couldn’t recommended him more!!” – Maddie & Ben

“I could not possibly recommend Jason enough for photographing any special event! He spent the entire morning of our wedding with the bridal party, getting to know us and having a ton of fun with us so that he captured gorgeous photos of everyone smiling and laughing naturally. He kept us on track, kept things organized, and produced the most beautiful photos that I still cannot stop drooling over. By the end of the night, he felt more like family!” – Jordy & Jimmy

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Couples have spoken:

Why am I the des moines
wedding photographer for you?

you will be comfortable in front of the camera

Couples always mention how they’re awkward in front of the camera, but I promise that’s not ever the case. I will give you all of the direction you can imagine to make sure that we get beautiful, comfortable images that you will love forever. I work quickly and with plenty of words of affirmation, you will be amazing, I just know it!

photos that will look great forever

My entire career I’ve avoided trends and focused on timeless editing that’s true to life and beautiful so that you will enjoy your photos 1, 5 and even 20 years from now. I’ve spend the last 12 years perfecting my editing process to give you the most consistent, beautiful images possible.

I’ve seen it all

At well over 700 weddings all around the world, also including all of these local Des Moines wedding venues, I’ve literally seen every crazy thing possible at weddings. This means you can take peace in knowing that you have an experienced photographer that can navigate any unexpected situation and make sure that you continue to have an amazing wedding day and get great photos through it all.

this is my passion

People, Celebrations and Love are what bring joy to my life. Weddings is the perfect mix of those three things. I absolutely love what I do and your friends, family