Earn a Commission for Every Referral Who Signs With IAZ Photo Studio
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IAZ Photo Studio's referral program pays Arizona event businesses $100 and past clients $50 for every referral who signs a contract. We pay by Zelle only, within 15 days after the event.
Two ways to earn with the IAZ Photo Studio referral program
- Partner businesses earn $100 per referral that signs an event contract.
- Past clients earn $50 per referral that signs a wedding or quinceañera contract.
- Both follow the same rules below, except where a line names one of them.
Who can be an IAZ Photo Studio partner business
- An Arizona business whose main work is events: planners and coordinators, venues and reception halls, caterers, DJs and bands, florists, bakeries, makeup and hair, bridal and quinceañera dress shops, invitation designers, rentals, limousine services, and similar.
- The business shows up in an Arizona public record: an active entity on the Arizona Corporation Commission (opens in a new tab), a trade name registered with the Arizona Secretary of State, an Arizona transaction privilege tax license, or a city business license. IAZ checks the record before approving a partner.
- A registered business outside the events industry does not qualify, even with a valid registration.
- IAZ's own companies and their staff do not qualify. Invitaciones Modernas is IAZ's own company, so it is not a referral partner; its banner is an ad, not a referral.
Who can refer as an IAZ Photo Studio past client
- A family or couple that held an event with IAZ: a wedding, quinceañera or other event contract that took place. No business registration needed.
- Session-only clients (graduation, quinceañera mini-session, engagement session) don't qualify until they hold an event with IAZ.
- A past client can refer anyone, family included. They cannot refer their own next event; that is a returning client, not a referral.
What earns the referral commission
- Partner businesses: a new client signs an event contract (wedding, quinceañera or another event with the $500 deposit) and names the partner at first contact. Photo-and-video, photo-only and video-only event packages all count; the urgent service counts too.
- Past clients: a new client signs a wedding or quinceañera event contract and names the past client at first contact. Other event types do not earn the $50.
- Sessions of any kind (quinceañera mini-sessions, engagement sessions, graduation sessions) never earn a commission, for either tier.
- One commission per signed contract. Adding hours, crew or products to the same event does not add a commission.
- A new client is a family or couple with no contract or open inquiry with IAZ in the previous 12 months.
- The referral is valid for 12 months from the day it was recorded.
- The program starts on its launch date. Referrals made before that date are not paid, because no referrer was recorded at first contact.
How a referral is recorded: at first contact only
Only these two ways count:
- The new client names the referrer at first contact: on the contact form ("Who referred you?"), or in the first message or call.
- A partner business emails corporate@iazphotostudio.com before the client's first contact with IAZ, naming the client and the event date.
A name given later, even before signing, does not count. If two referrers are named, the client's own answer at first contact decides.
Banner partners are not referral partners
- The banners for Makeup by Gatsby on IAZ sites, and IAZ's banner on makeupbygatsby.com, are a trade of ads. A click on either banner never earns a commission, and banner clicks are never counted as referrals.
- Makeup by Gatsby earns the $100 only the same way as any other partner: the client names it at first contact, or it registers the client first.
What never earns a referral commission
- A partner's own event (the partner, its owners or staff as the client, the honoree or the contract signer, or their immediate family), unless the partner already has at least one paid referral on record before signing its own contract. With one, the partner's own event earns the $100 like any other referral, paid after the event.
- A client who contacted IAZ before the referral was recorded.
- A referral tied to a review, rating or social media post. IAZ never pays for reviews.
- Any session booking.
When and how IAZ Photo Studio pays the commission
- After the event has taken place and the contract was paid in full. IAZ pays within 15 days after the event date.
- If the event is rescheduled, the commission is paid after the new date. If the client cancels, there is no commission. If IAZ cancels and refunds the client, there is no commission.
- Zelle only, for both tiers. No checks, no cash, no gift cards.
- Partner businesses: Zelle to the business's account, after IAZ has the partner's completed Form W-9 on file.
- Past clients: Zelle to the person who signed the original contract. A W-9 is requested only if a person's payments in one year approach the federal reporting threshold (the accountant's call).
- The client's price never changes. The referrer may not offer discounts, promise availability or sign anything on IAZ's behalf. Every client gets IAZ's published prices and signs IAZ's contract.
What you agree to when you refer clients to IAZ Photo Studio
- Tell the person you refer that you earn a referral fee from IAZ Photo Studio. This keeps the recommendation honest, and the FTC's endorsement guides ask for material connections to be disclosed (16 CFR Part 255 (opens in a new tab)).
- Describe IAZ only with facts from the IAZ sites. The allowed line for a business is "IAZ Photo Studio referral partner"; no IAZ logo, no "official photographer of" claims, no agency or exclusivity claims.
- IAZ may change or end the program with 30 days' notice. Referrals recorded before the change are paid under the terms in force when they were recorded.
How to apply as an IAZ Photo Studio referral partner
- Fill out the form on this page with your business details and your Arizona registration.
- IAZ checks your registration and that your business works in events, and replies within 24 to 48 hours.
- Before your first payment, you send us your completed Form W-9.
Past clients don't need to apply: we check our event records when a referral names them. Prefer email? Write to corporate@iazphotostudio.com.
Examples and questions about the referral program
Does a partner's own family event earn the commission?
It depends on whether the partner already has a paid referral. Eventos Luna is a planning business in Mesa and an approved partner. The owner's daughter turns fifteen, and the family books IAZ naming Eventos Luna. If Eventos Luna has already sent IAZ a family whose event took place and was paid, this one earns the $100 too. If Eventos Luna has never sent anyone, no commission: the program pays for bringing other families first. The same test applies when the DJ's brother signs for his own wedding or the venue's receptionist books her own quinceañera.
What if the client contacted IAZ before the partner did?
No commission. The García family fills out the form on March 3 and leaves "Who referred you?" blank. On March 15 a venue coordinator emails corporate@ to register the Garcías as her referral. No commission: the family was already IAZ's lead twelve days before the coordinator claimed them. On March 20 the García mom says the coordinator sent them. Still no commission: the name has to come at first contact. Two versions do pay: the mom writes the coordinator's business on the March 3 form, or the coordinator emails corporate@ on March 1, before the family's first contact.
How much does a past client earn for referring a friend?
$50 when the friend signs a wedding or quinceañera. The Ramírez family held their daughter's quinceañera with IAZ in 2024. Their neighbor is planning a wedding and writes "the Ramírez family" on the form. The neighbor signs, the wedding takes place, and the Ramírez family receives $50 by Zelle within 15 days of the wedding. If the neighbor had booked only an engagement session, nothing is paid. If the Ramírez family books a second event of their own, that is a returning client and earns nothing.
Does IAZ pay for reviews or posts?
No. A florist says: "I'll post a five-star review on Google and tag IAZ in my stories. Count it as a referral and send me the $100." No. The program pays only for a signed event contract that goes through. A review, a rating, a like, a share or a post is never a referral and never gets paid. Google removes reviews that were paid for and can restrict the business profile, and the FTC treats paid reviews as deceptive. A partner can still post about IAZ; they just don't get paid for it.
When do I receive my referral commission?
Within 15 days after your referral's event date, once the event has taken place and the contract was paid in full. We pay by Zelle only.
Do photo sessions earn a referral commission?
No. Quinceañera mini-sessions, engagement sessions and graduation sessions never earn a commission, for partners or past clients.
How do I register a client before they contact IAZ?
Email corporate@iazphotostudio.com before the client's first contact with IAZ, naming the client and their event date. If the client already contacted us, the registration doesn't count.
Does my business need a Form W-9 to get paid?
Yes. We pay partner businesses once their completed Form W-9 is on file. Past clients are asked for one only if their payments in one year approach the federal reporting threshold, which for payments made in 2026 is $2,000 per payee, per the IRS instructions for Form 1099-NEC (opens in a new tab) (checked November 5, 2026).