
Cristobal Varela
Co-founder and Director of Photography
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IAZ Photo Studio is a wedding photographer and videographer team in Phoenix, and we work with you in English or Spanish, whichever feels right. The same crew handles your photos and your film, from your couple's session to the last dance.
The studio started in 2004 as Mi Foto Evento. It became IAZ Photo Studio in 2018, and we have covered more than 500 events since 2004.
Call or text us at (602) 753-7969. We reply within 24 to 48 hours.

Booking photo and video with one crew gives you one plan and one point of contact. The photographer and the videographer arrive on the same timeline and know where each of them will stand.
That keeps them out of each other's way during the moments that happen once: the entrance, the vows, the first dance. You also don't have to manage two separate companies on your wedding day.
Our founders set the style, train the team and review every delivery before it reaches you. That's why your photos and your film tell one story, with the same colors and the same pace.
We bring backup equipment to every event in case a camera fails or gets damaged.

These three people lead the work at IAZ Photo Studio. They don't always cover each wedding in person, but every crew works in the style they set and under their final review.
In 2020, Sonia handed video editing to the team. She still leads the studio's videography.

Co-founder and Director of Photography
See the full profile (iazphotostudio.com): Cristobal Varela (opens in a new tab)

Co-founder and Director of Videography
See the full profile (iazphotostudio.com): Sonia Varela (opens in a new tab)

Founding Director and Director of Creative and Social
See the full profile (iazphotostudio.com): Melanie Rocha (opens in a new tab)
These nine real weddings had their ceremony or reception in Phoenix. When part of the day happened in another city, the card says so: one session was in Glendale and another in Tempe.
Four of these weddings had photo and video, and two had photography only. See each full story in the wedding portfolio.

Session: Sahuaro Ranch Park, Glendale. Ceremony: St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, Phoenix. Celebration: Eduardo's Reception Hall, Phoenix.

Session: South Mountain, Phoenix. Ceremony: Club House La Montaña del Sur, Phoenix. Celebration: Club House La Montaña del Sur, Phoenix.

Session: Her parents' ranch house, Phoenix. Ceremony: Her parents' ranch house, Phoenix. Celebration: Her parents' ranch house, Phoenix.

Session: Royal Palm Park, Phoenix. Ceremony: At home, Phoenix. Celebration: At home, Phoenix.

Session: Papago Park, Tempe. Ceremony: At home, Phoenix. Celebration: At home, Phoenix.

Session: Trailside Point Park, Phoenix. Ceremony: Rancho Ochoa, Phoenix. Celebration: Rancho Ochoa, Phoenix.

Celebration: Coyote Restaurant (now closed), Phoenix.

Celebration: Private residence, Phoenix.

Celebration: Eduardo's Reception Hall, Phoenix.
We offer three wedding photo and video packages. Essential is $2,150 for 8 hours, Complete is $3,250 for 10 hours and Deluxe is $4,995 for 12 hours. Complete is the one couples choose most.
A $500 deposit holds your date and counts toward the total. You pay the rest in installments, with the balance paid in full one month before the wedding.
See add-ons and terms on wedding packages. If you only need one side, we also offer photography only and video only.
$2,150
8 hours · 1 photographer and 1 videographer
$3,250
10 hours · 1 photographer and 1 videographer
$4,995
12 hours · 1 photographer and 1 videographer
Quinceañeras use the same packages at the same prices.
Fill out the form with your name, email, date and event type, or call us at (602) 753-7969. If someone referred you, give us their name in that first contact, because a referral only counts when it's named then.
The deposit secures your date and goes toward your package total. The contract sets the final terms.
We go over every place and every time with you: the session, the ceremony or Mass, the reception and the drives between them. Hours are continuous, so drives and waits count within them. We need the final timeline one month before the wedding, and any change in writing.
In Phoenix, the sun sets the schedule, so we look for an early hour or one close to sunset. The session takes place at least 2 weeks before the wedding. Check on park fees, reservations or permits first, because parking and entrance fees are yours to cover.
The photographer and the videographer work from the same timeline. We take the group photo before guests pull out their phones, so everyone looks at one camera. On a long day, we kindly ask for a meal for the crew.
You have 4 weeks after the wedding to select your photos. From your selection, photo and video delivery usually takes 4 to 8 weeks.
After the wedding, you get your edited photos in an online gallery, along with your film. Your downloads include permission to print for personal use.
If you want professional prints, you get 20% off when you order them through the online gallery. We keep your material for one year, so you have time to download everything without rushing.
The weddings with video in our portfolio each have a 1-minute highlight. You can open it from each wedding's page.
There is no travel fee within 50 driving miles of Tempe, Arizona (I-10 and US-60). If your wedding is farther out, we quote travel on the full driving distance and agree on it in writing before the date.
Tell us where the ceremony and reception will be, and we'll confirm whether any fee applies. We cover weddings any day, Saturdays and Sundays included.
Our office is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Arizona time. The office is closed on Saturdays and Sundays, but the crew still covers events.
Yes. Our team is bilingual and speaks English and Spanish. We can direct your family in one language and your guests in the other.
Yes, as long as they respect our work. Tell us ahead of time so we can agree on positions. If another crew blocks our shots and keeps going after we ask, we can end the coverage that day. That way of working comes from a Waddell family's wedding, where another videographer kept stepping in front of our cameras even after we asked several times. Since then we agree on it with every family before the event. What to agree on with the other crew is in how we work (opens in a new tab).
If the weather forces a wait, the team may wait for it to improve, and that wait counts within your continuous hours. If the weather turns unsafe, we may leave and deliver what we recorded. The National Weather Service in Phoenix (opens in a new tab) sets Arizona's monsoon season as June 15 to September 30 (checked on November 6, 2026). For dates in that window, it helps to have a covered backup spot.
Another member of our team takes their place. If nobody is available, you get a full refund. The contract sets the final terms.
Photo and video delivery usually takes 4 to 8 weeks, counted from your photo selection. You have 4 weeks after the wedding to make that selection.
Not always. The founders, Cristobal and Sonia Varela, set the style, train the team and review every delivery, so your wedding gets their review even when they aren't there.
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What does each photo and video package cost and include?
What do the weddings we've covered in Phoenix look like?
Want couple's photos before the wedding?
Are photos enough, without video?
Already have a photographer and need the film?
Another photographer or videographer at your event, payments and delivery.
Is your wedding coming up soon and you lost your photographer?
Tell us your date and where your wedding will be. We reply within 24 to 48 hours, in English or Spanish.