Money
How much does a photo booth cost to rent?
$550 for two hours, $750 for three and $1,000 for four, staffed the whole time with unlimited sessions and two prints per round. A $100 deposit holds the date and comes off your balance. Glam and 360 formats cost the same as the open-air booth. Full breakdown on the pricing page.
Do you charge travel fees?
No, nowhere. Downtown Toronto, Newmarket, Oakville, all the same price, and we do not bill parking back to you either. We are at 160 Applewood Crescent in Concord and the drive is our cost, not yours.
What is not included?
Two things, and we would rather say them here than let you find them later. Unlimited prints is an add-on at $60 per hour; the standard package prints two copies per round rather than one per person in the frame. Additional waiting time is $50 per hour, and only applies if you want us on site with the booth closed through a long gap. Setup and teardown are never charged.
How much is the deposit?
$100 to secure the date. It comes off your final balance, which is due one week before the event.
The room
How much space and power do you need?
Roughly ten feet wide by eight deep for the booth, backdrop and prop table, plus one standard outlet within about twenty-five feet. The 360 platform is the exception: it needs around ten feet of ceiling clearance and a clear square, so for that one the ceiling matters more than the floor. Some backdrop options can work in less than ten feet of height. Let us know and we will show you the options.
What if there are stairs, or no elevator?
Usually fine, as long as we know beforehand. Stairs of more than one floor may be subject to an additional fee. In downtown buildings the same question is really about the loading dock booking and the freight elevator, which the Toronto page covers properly.
Can the booth go outside?
Yes, with two conditions we will hold you to because they protect your photos. It needs shade or cover, since direct sun overpowers the booth's own flash and gives you squinting faces and blown highlights, and heat is genuinely hard on a dye-sub printer. And it needs a covered power run. A tent, covered terrace or deep overhang all work; open lawn in afternoon sun does not, and we will say so at booking rather than turning up and improvising.
On the night
How long does setup take, and is it billed?
About an hour, and no. We arrive an hour before your booked start, put up the backdrop and booth, tape every cable flat and run real test strips through the printer so the first guest is not the test. Teardown afterward is also not billed. Book three hours and you get three hours of a working booth.
Is there an attendant?
Always, for the whole booking. They keep the queue organised and help with props. We do not do unattended drop-offs, and we would gently suggest that anyone who does is selling you something different from what we sell.
What if our event runs late?
Booked hours stay where they are if the programme runs behind. If you need additional time, more often than not we can stay late for an additional fee. Ask the attendant on the night.
Photos and branding
When do we get the photos?
Guests get their prints immediately, and digitals typically within a few minutes by text or email. Your full resolution gallery arrives within about a day.
Can you put our logo or names on the prints?
Yes. Custom print templates with your logo or names are available on any booking. Send vector artwork as .ai, .eps or .svg with your brand colours at least a week ahead, and we send back a proof of the actual strip for sign-off before the date. A flattened JPG from a slide deck will work in a pinch but will not hold up at print resolution.
Do you carry liability insurance?
Yes, commercial liability insurance, and we can issue a certificate naming your venue as additional insured. Most banquet halls and nearly all office buildings want one before they will let a vendor load in. Tell us the venue at booking and we will send it directly.
Booking
How far ahead should we book?
Saturdays in September, October and the first three weekends of December go furthest ahead, frequently several months. Weekdays, Sundays and shoulder-season dates are usually open much later. Send your date and we will tell you honestly what is free rather than pushing you toward a package.
Which format should we pick?
Since they all cost the same, pick on the room rather than the price. Big hall and a big head count, take the open-air booth. Room that is already carefully designed, consider the glam booth. Trade show or launch, the 360. Low ceiling, not the 360. If you are unsure, tell us the venue and what you are celebrating and we will tell you what we would run.