Backdrop & Photo Booth Rentals
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Overview
Backdrop and photo booth rental companies provide Instagram-worthy backgrounds and photo booths for weddings and events.
With photo moments essential and backdrops for photos trending, rentals generate revenue of $95,000-$340,000 with 65-80% margins.
The business requires backdrop inventory (florals, sequins, greenery walls), photo booth equipment, props, delivery vehicle, and setup crew.
Services include custom backdrops and installations, open-air photo booths, 360 video booths, prop packages, attendants, and digital sharing.
Pricing typically $500-$1,500 per backdrop, $800-$2,000 for photo booth.
Success factors include diverse backdrop options for different aesthetics, quality photo booth with instant sharing, creating Instagram moments, offering attendants for photo booth, and targeting both weddings and corporate events.
Marketing focuses on Instagram, wedding shows, and event planners.
With photo moments and Instagram sharing essential at 2025 events, backdrop and booth rentals offer photogenic opportunities.
Required Skills
- Backdrop design and construction
- Photo booth operation
- Setup and installation
- Customer service
- Digital sharing setup
- Aesthetic trends
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Good margins on rentals
- Equipment reuse
- Instagram appeal
- Weddings and corporate
- Attendant service upsells
Cons
- Backdrop inventory investment
- Storage space needed
- Transportation and setup
- Weekend events
- Equipment maintenance
How to Get Started
- Build backdrop inventory
- Acquire photo booth equipment
- Invest in props
- Develop setup process
- Hire event attendants
- Build Instagram presence
- Target events and corporate
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