Wedding photo booth hire: what a photo booth costs in 2026, booth, mirror or 360°, what the package includes, the space and power it needs, and the guestbook.
The Eventadore team11 min readUpdated 26 October 2026
Wedding photo booth hire in Germany usually costs €300 to €600 in 2026 for an evening with unlimited prints, delivery and set-up; a self-service booth you collect yourself starts at about €150, and a mirror booth or a 360° video booth with an attendant is more like €500 to €1,200. What moves the price most is how long it runs, the prints, staff on site, travel and the day: a Saturday in June costs more than a Friday in March.
Here is which type suits your wedding, what a fair quote contains, and what to agree with your venue before the booth arrives.
What does a photo booth for a wedding cost?
As a rough guide for 2026, for a wedding at the weekend:
Self-service, collected by you, often hired by the day or the weekend, with few or no prints: €150 to €300.
Classic photo booth with unlimited prints, delivery, set-up and take-down, props and an online gallery, 4 to 6 hours: €300 to €600.
With an attendant on site, larger prints, your own backdrop or a guestbook service: €500 to €800.
Mirror booth (magic mirror) with prints: €350 to €900, depending on hours and staff.
360° video booth with an attendant: €400 to €900 for 3 to 4 hours, and €1,000 to €1,200 for 6 to 8 hours.
Extras: each further hour usually €50 to €100, an attendant €150 to €300, travel a flat €50 to €150 or €0.50 to €1 per kilometre, prints without a flat rate €0.50 to €1.50 each.
It costs more on Saturdays from May to September, in big cities, and for every hour somebody from the hire company is on site. Thursdays, Sundays and January to March are cheaper. How the booth fits your whole budget is in our overview of what a wedding in Germany costs.
Booth, mirror or 360°: the types at a glance
The words "photo booth" now cover four rather different machines. Which one suits you depends on whether your guests should take something home in their hands, and on how much space you have.
Classic photo booth with instant prints
A camera — usually a DSLR or mirrorless camera, a tablet on cheaper booths — with a screen, lighting and a button. A countdown runs, and a few seconds later the print comes out: 10 × 15 cm (6 × 4 in) or a 5 × 15 cm strip with several pictures, dry and smudge-proof at once. This type needs the least space and is the easiest to run without staff.
Mirror booth (magic mirror)
A full-length mirror with a touchscreen and a camera behind it. It draws guests in with animations, shows the countdown in the glass, and lets them sign the picture before it prints. Because the camera stands further back, whole groups and whole outfits fit in the frame. A mirror needs more height and depth than a booth and often comes with an attendant.
360° video booth
Guests stand on a round platform, an arm with a camera travels around them, and out comes a short video, often in slow motion and with music. Instead of a print they get a QR code to download it. The platform needs about 3 × 3 metres, and because people are standing on a moving surface, somebody from the hire company is almost always there. It is usually charged by the hour, often with a minimum of three or four hours.
GIFs, boomerangs and video messages
Many digital booths also make short GIFs, boomerangs (a clip that plays forwards and backwards) or video messages from your guests to you. That is often free or €30 to €80 extra. The clips arrive by QR code, by email or in the online gallery, not from the printer.
What a photo booth package should include
A good quote shows what you are paying for. Look for these items in it — or see them clearly left out:
Hours: how long the booth runs, when the clock starts, and what each further hour costs.
Prints: unlimited or a fixed number, the size, and whether each picture can be printed twice. A roll of paper on many photo booth printers holds about 400 prints of 10 × 15 cm or twice as many strips — ask for a spare roll.
Layout: a frame on every picture with your names and the date, matching your invitations.
Props: glasses, hats, signs with slogans. Twenty good ones beat a hundred that look like a children's party.
Backdrop: fabric, a flower wall, sequins or a green screen. A beautiful corner of your venue sometimes beats any backdrop.
Digital pictures: an online gallery, a download link or a USB stick. Ask how long the gallery stays online and whether it has a password. Sharing by QR code on the night needs Wi-Fi or mobile signal.
Delivery, set-up and take-down: who brings the booth and when it is collected — after a party that ends at 3 am, often the next morning.
Staff and back-up: whether someone is on site, for how long, and what happens if the camera or printer fails.
VAT: is the price including VAT? Small businesses in Germany under § 19 UStG (the small-business rule) charge no VAT.
Before you share photo booth pictures publicly, ask the people in them; a gallery with a password is the easier route.
A worked example: three quotes for 90 guests
Lena and Jonas are getting married on a Saturday in June with 90 guests in a barn, 35 km from the nearest photo booth hire. The booth should run from the end of dinner at 8 pm until 2 am, and they would like a guestbook with prints. Three quotes could look like this:
Self-service, collected by them, weekend hire, 200 prints included, each further one €0.50: €249. At about 350 prints that adds €75, so €324 — and the best man collects the booth, sets it up, refills the paper and brings it back.
Classic booth, delivered and set up, unlimited prints, layout with their names, props, online gallery, 6 hours: €449, plus €40 travel and €35 for a guestbook album with double prints, €524 in all. Each further hour costs €60.
Mirror booth with an attendant, 5 hours, unlimited prints, guestbook service, travel included: €890; each further hour €90.
Lena and Jonas take the second quote. The first would only be cheaper if somebody kept an eye on the booth all evening; for the mirror there is too little room beside their dance floor. They set aside about €590: the €524 and €60 for one more hour in case the party runs late.
Space, power and the best spot
Agree the space with your venue before you book. As a rough guide — your hire company knows the exact measurements:
Classic photo booth: about 2 × 2 metres for the booth, the backdrop and a group in front of it, plus a small table for the printer and the props.
Mirror booth: a little more depth, so guests stand far enough from the mirror, and enough ceiling height.
360° video booth: about 3 × 3 metres, with free space around the platform.
Power: an ordinary 230 V socket nearby is usually enough; a cable across a walkway needs a cover.
Access: step-free or with a lift. Set-up and take-down take 30 to 60 minutes, depending on the machine.
An empty barn with white walls, string lights and a wooden arch, before the guests arrive
The best spot is close to the party but not in the way: within sight of the dance floor, not right in front of the speakers and not in the path to the bar. Talk to your DJ, because both need power and space at the edge of the dance floor; more on that in our article on the wedding DJ and what one costs. Outdoors the booth needs a roof and no sun behind your guests, because backlight turns every face into a shadow. What else to ask your venue is in how to choose a wedding venue.
With an attendant or self-service?
A self-service booth works well when it is simple: one button, one screen, one printer. Then all you need is someone who sets it up, checks the paper now and then, and packs it away at the end. An attendant is worth it:
with a mirror booth or a 360° video booth, where the technology and safety matter;
with a lot of guests, when queues form in front of the booth;
if you want a guestbook with prints that someone keeps tidy;
if your guests are on the shy side and need someone to tempt them in with props.
With self-service, the booth must not end up on your shoulders. Decide beforehand who sets it up, who refills the paper, who switches it off and who returns it the next day, and agree with the hire company what applies if something gets damaged.
The photo booth guestbook: memories to stick in
The loveliest photo booth extra costs little: each picture is printed twice, one print goes home with the guest, the other goes into the guestbook with a few words beside it. That way every message comes with a face. What you need:
Double prints: ask whether the booth can print each picture twice, and whether that counts double against a limited number of prints.
An album with blank pages for two prints per page. 40 pages hold 80 pictures that way; blank guestbooks start at about €15 to €35.
Tape or photo corners and pens that write on the paper — white or metallic on black pages.
A small sign: "One picture for you, one for us — stick it in and write us a line."
One person who checks on it now and then, or an attendant who does the sticking in.
Not every guest goes into the booth. On your free wedding website from Eventadore, your guests can also send you their own photos and videos of the day, all in one place.
How to hire the right photo booth for your wedding
Date, venue and guest count first. For a Saturday from May to September, ask 4 to 6 months ahead; for a mirror or a 360° booth, earlier if you can.
Check your venue's rules: space, power, set-up time and collection.
Decide what your guests should take home: a print, a video or both.
Compare whole evenings, not package prices.
Look at real pictures: layouts, light and prints from weddings, not just product shots.
Every supplier is in the search for photo booths on Eventadore. With your date and number of guests, each card shows what that day costs, all in, travel included; without them you see a price range. You can ask questions straight from the profile; phone numbers and links stay hidden until a booking is paid.
The price you see when you add a booth to your Planning is locked; the hire company only says whether it is free. Reserving holds a booking fee on your card, charged only when they say yes; it is already inside the price and never added on top. If your day is more than two weeks away they answer within 72 hours, faster closer to the date. The checkout names who you contract with — name, town, country, business or private person — and you pay the deposit and the rest to them directly. More in how paying works on Eventadore.
Questions to ask the photo booth company
Is our date free, and is it exactly the machine from the photos that comes?
How many hours and prints are included, and what does each further hour cost?
Can you print every picture twice?
Are delivery, set-up and travel in the price, and when do you collect the booth?
How long does the online gallery stay online, and who can see it?
How much is the deposit, and what happens if we cancel?
Frequently asked questions about wedding photo booths
Is a photo booth worth it at a wedding?
For most celebrations, yes: it keeps guests who don't dance busy, brings groups together and gives you pictures a photographer would not take. At a very small wedding of 20 or 30 guests who all know each other, the money may do more elsewhere.
How long should the photo booth run?
Most pictures are taken once the party is going. From the end of dinner until 1 or 2 am, 4 to 6 hours is usually enough. If you open the booth at the drinks reception, a day rate makes more sense; plan it with a wedding day timeline.
Do we need unlimited prints?
If you want prints, usually yes. Without a flat rate you pay for every print, and double prints for the guestbook double every number. If you only want digital pictures, ask how much cheaper the package is without the printer.
Does a photo booth replace the photographer?
No. The booth takes the pictures your guests take of themselves: funny, posed, with props. The ceremony, the speeches and the glances are a photographer's job; how to find the right one is in how to choose a wedding photographer.
Can the photo booth stand outside?
Yes, under a roof or a marquee, on level ground and with power nearby. Rain, dew and heat are hard on the camera and the printer, and direct sun behind the guests makes faces dark.
How early should we book a photo booth?
As soon as your date and venue are fixed. For a Saturday from May to September, 4 to 6 months is a good lead time, more for a mirror or a 360° video booth. For a Friday or a winter wedding, a few weeks is often enough.
