Photo Booth Rental

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Startup Cost
$15,000-$80,000
Difficulty
Beginner
Time to Profit
8-15 months
Profit Potential
$60,000-$300,000/year

Overview

Photo booth rental companies provide interactive photo experiences for weddings, parties, and corporate events with instant prints and digital sharing.

With photo booths popular at weddings and social sharing strong, rentals generate revenue of $100,000-$350,000 with 75-85% margins.

The business requires photo booth equipment, props and backdrops, printing supplies, attendant staffing, and booking platform.

Services include enclosed photo booth rentals, open-air photo booths, 360 video booths, GIF and boomerang booths, custom backdrops and branding, and attendant and unlimited prints.

Revenue through event packages $400-$1,500 per event.

Success factors include modern photo booth technology (open-air, 360, GIF), quality props and backdrop selection, attendant service and guest experience, digital sharing and social media integration, and building wedding planner and venue relationships.

Marketing focuses on weddings, corporate events, parties, and social media.

With photo booths popular at events and experiential entertainment strong in 2025, photo booth rental offers interactive opportunities serving celebrations with equipment investment and booking management as considerations.

Required Skills

  • Photo booth equipment operation
  • Customer service and attendant
  • Props and backdrop design
  • Social media integration
  • Booking management
  • Event coordination

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • High rental margins
  • Wedding market strong
  • Scalable with multiple booths
  • Props and backdrop creativity
  • Social media appeal

Cons

  • Photo booth equipment investment
  • Props and supplies costs
  • Weekend and evening events only
  • Attendant staffing needed
  • Technology upgrades and trends

How to Get Started

  1. Purchase photo booth equipment
  2. Acquire props and backdrops
  3. Hire attendant staff
  4. Create event packages
  5. Market to weddings and events
  6. Build event planner relationships
  7. Manage weekend bookings

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