How Much Should a Wedding Photo Booth Cost?
If you're planning a wedding, you'll quickly discover that photo booth prices can vary quite a lot.
You might find a basic option for a few hundred pounds, while a more premium wedding photo booth can cost £500, £600 or more.
So, how much should you actually budget for a wedding photo booth?
The short answer is that there isn't one fixed price. What you pay depends on the type of booth, the quality of the equipment, how long it's hired for and, importantly, what's included in the package.
Here's what to look out for when comparing prices — and why NØOK Booth costs what it does.
What's the average cost of a wedding photo booth?
In the UK, wedding photo booth hire can range from around £250 to £700+, depending on the supplier and package.
At the lower end, you may find a simple digital booth or selfie pod with fewer extras.
At the higher end, you're generally paying for a more complete experience — professional photography equipment, instant printing, an attendant, bespoke designs and a more substantial booth setup.
For many couples, a realistic budget for a good-quality wedding photo booth is somewhere around £400–£600.
But the headline price doesn't tell the whole story.
Two suppliers charging £400 and £500 might offer completely different experiences.
So, what are you actually paying for?
When comparing photo booth suppliers, don't just compare the number at the bottom of the quote.
Look at what's included.
How long is the booth there for?
Three hours of entertainment is very different from two.
You'll also want to check whether setup and collection are included or whether these are additional charges.
At NØOK, our standard package includes three hours of unlimited use, with setup and collection taken care of by us.
That means you don't need to worry about getting the booth ready or packing it away at the end of the night.
What camera does it use?
Not every photo booth takes photographs in the same way.
Some use tablets or webcams, while others use dedicated cameras.
At NØOK, we use a Canon R50, paired with dedicated lighting.
The aim is simple: your guests should look great in their photographs.
A photo booth might be fun, but there's no reason the photographs themselves shouldn't be good enough to keep.
What about the lighting?
Lighting can make a surprisingly big difference.
A good camera can't compensate for poor lighting.
That's why we use dedicated lighting rather than relying on the ambient lighting in the venue.
The result is a more consistent look throughout the evening, whether you're photographing two people or a group of ten.
And then there's the printer
One of the biggest costs associated with a proper photo booth is the printer.
NØOK uses a DNP DS620, a professional dye-sublimation photo printer designed for fast, high-quality event printing.
That means your guests aren't waiting around for a standard home printer to slowly produce their photographs.
The prints are produced quickly and are designed to be a proper keepsake from the evening.
And they're unlimited.
You get the digital photos too
Printing doesn't mean sacrificing digital sharing.
NØOK also allows guests to share their photographs digitally, so they can send them to themselves or share them with friends and family.
That gives you both sides of the experience:
Something to take home.
Something to share.
There's more than just the equipment
One thing that's easy to overlook when comparing prices is the person behind the booth.
A photo booth isn't necessarily something you can just drop into a venue and leave.
Our packages include a dedicated booth attendant throughout the hire.
They help guests use the booth, encourage people to get involved and make sure everything keeps running smoothly.
That also means you don't have to nominate a member of your wedding party to keep an eye on it.
You can simply enjoy your evening.
Your prints are designed specifically for your wedding
We also create a bespoke print design for each booking.
Rather than handing your guests a generic photo strip, the design can be tailored around your wedding and the style you're going for.
It's a small detail, but it's part of what makes the finished photograph feel like it belongs to your day.
The booth itself matters too
This is something we care about particularly at NØOK.
We didn't want to create another generic black photo booth.
NØOK is a bespoke wooden photo booth, designed and built in Liverpool.
The minimalist wooden design was created to look at home in a wedding venue rather than standing out like a piece of event equipment.
Whether your wedding is in a rustic barn, a modern hotel or a traditional venue, the idea is that the booth should complement the surroundings.
So why does NØOK cost £500?
Our full package price is £500.
That price reflects everything involved in providing the experience — not simply the few hours the booth is switched on.
Behind every booking there's the cost of:
Professional camera equipment
Dedicated studio lighting
Professional photo printing
Unlimited prints
Paper and consumables
Digital photo sharing
Bespoke print design
A trained booth attendant
Transport
Setup and collection
Equipment maintenance
Insurance
Preparing the booth before your event
Cleaning and checking everything afterwards
The booth itself and the work that went into designing and building it
And, of course, there's the time involved before and after your wedding that isn't visible when you see the booth operating.
Is a £500 photo booth worth it?
That depends on what you're looking for.
If you simply want somewhere for guests to take digital selfies, you can absolutely find cheaper options.
But if you want professional-quality photographs, instant physical prints, digital sharing, a dedicated attendant and a bespoke booth designed specifically to look good at your wedding, then you're comparing a different level of service.
It's a little like comparing a disposable camera with a professional photographer.
Both take pictures.
They're just designed to do very different things.
Don't just compare the price — compare what's included
When you're getting quotes, we'd recommend asking every supplier:
How many hours are included?
Are prints unlimited?
What camera does the booth use?
Is professional lighting included?
Are digital copies included?
Is an attendant included?
Is the print design bespoke?
Are setup and collection included?
Are there any additional travel or printing charges?
Once you start comparing those things, you'll often find that the cheapest quote isn't necessarily the cheapest overall.
A photo booth is more than a machine
Ultimately, you're not really hiring a camera and a printer.
You're hiring an experience for your guests.
It's the moment when your best friends squeeze into a photograph together. Your grandparents have a go. Your mates pull out the ridiculous props. Someone takes the booth far too seriously.
And at the end of the night, you have a collection of photographs that wouldn't have existed otherwise.
That's what we're trying to create with NØOK.
A photo booth that looks as good as the photographs it takes, and an experience your guests actually want to use.
Want to see exactly what's included?
Take a look at our NØOK Booth packages and prices to see what's included in the full three-hour experience.