Photo Booth Hire in London

Standard packages cost £400 to £800 for three hours including unlimited prints, props, an attendant, and a digital gallery. Premium options like 360 spinners and mirror booths run £500 to £1,200. Corporate branded packages are £500 to £1,000. Each additional hour adds roughly £100 to £200. Guest books are usually £30 to £60 extra. December events carry a premium.

Check reviews on Gathrd for print quality, equipment reliability, and how good the attendant is at getting shy guests involved. Ask to see sample prints and the digital gallery format. Confirm what is included — props, prints, digital copies, guest book. For corporate events, check branding options and instant social sharing capability. Make sure the booth physically fits your venue, especially in London spaces with narrow doorways or stairs.

Most booths need a 3m by 3m area for the booth itself plus room for people to queue and browse props. Open-air setups may need more space for the backdrop. You also need at least one dedicated power socket nearby. For London venues with tight access — basements, upper floors, narrow corridors — confirm with the supplier that they can get the equipment in. Some booths are modular and can be carried in pieces, while others need a goods lift.

A traditional photo booth takes still photos (printed strips or larger prints) and is enclosed or semi-enclosed. A 360 spinner is an open platform that guests stand on while a camera rotates around them, creating slow-motion video clips. Spinners are more dramatic and produce content designed for social media sharing. Photo booths produce physical keepsakes. Many London event planners now recommend a spinner for younger, social-media-savvy crowds and a traditional booth for weddings and parties where printed mementos are valued.

For weddings, the sweet spot is the evening reception — typically 8pm to 11pm — when the dance floor is open and guests are relaxed. For corporate parties, running the booth throughout the evening works well. Starting too early at a wedding (during the meal, for instance) means fewer people use it because they are seated. Most suppliers recommend 3 hours as the ideal window, which gives every guest a chance to have at least one turn.