Philadelphia, PA · Prices checked October 2026
Philadelphia booth vendors serve Center City, the Main Line and South Jersey. Here is what three of them publish for weddings, plus a local cost range from a Philadelphia booth company.
Philadelphia wedding photo booths start at $228 at the 3 local vendors we checked, with starting prices up to $949. The lowest published package with prints is $595 for 2 hours at Empower Event Group. 360 video booths start at $750 for 2 hours. Nationally, the median wedding booking is $886 (Check Cherry, 2026).
Packages read off each vendor's own price page in October 2026. Links to every source are below.
The booth covers one corner for a few hours. A QR code on each table opens your album in the browser, so guests add the photos and videos from their own phones too. No app, no account.
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We read each starting price below off the vendor's own website in October 2026. The black line is the US median for a wedding booking, so you can see at a glance who sits above or below it.
Unlimited photos, instant digital sharing, props, an online gallery, setup and breakdown, an attendant and 2x6 prints (4x6 is $100 more).
Sharp Street, Philadelphia; serves the Main Line and Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery countiesTheir price pageSetup, an attendant and a custom event overlay. Its top 360 video package runs to $2,499.
Blackwood, NJ; serves Philadelphia, the Main Line and South Jersey Its price page lists a few conflicting figures, so get the quote in writing.Their price pageUnlimited pictures, one personalized picture and props. An attendant is $50 an hour more, and the page adds 8% tax and a 5% card fee.
Greater Philadelphia and South Jersey Delivery and setup $75, or pick it up free A promotional from price; the page also shows a higher regular rate.Their price pagePublished prices as of October 2026, not an endorsement. Vendors change packages often, so confirm the quote in writing.
| Vendor | From | Hours | Prints | Attendant | 360 or mirror |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empower Event Group | $595 | 2 hrs | Included | Included | $750, 2 hrs |
| Philly Photo & Philm | $949 | 3 hrs | Not in this package | Included | $2,499, 3 hrs |
| EMCO Booth | $228 | 2 hrs | Ask | Add-on | $379, 2 hrs |
A local estimate: Oh Snap! Photo Booths says the average photo booth rental in the Philadelphia area is about $600 to $900 for a 4-hour event. Oh Snap! Photo Booths (vendor blog, Philadelphia 2026 guide)
Nationally the middle half of wedding bookings runs $631 to $1,305, and the top 10% start at $1,973. Check Cherry, August 2026 (about 118,000 bookings since January 2024). For the full breakdown see the photo booth rental cost guide or price your own package with the cost calculator.
The Philadelphia vendors we checked offer 4 kinds of booth between them. These three cover most weddings.
A camera or tablet on a stand, a ring light and a backdrop. No walls, so big groups fit in one shot and the booth packs into a few cases.
Best for: Most venues, big groups, tight load-ins
Guests stand on a platform while an arm circles them and records slow-motion video. Great on the dance floor, but it makes clips, not prints.
Best for: Dance floor energy, social sharing
Classic booths print 2x6 strips or 4x6 photos on the spot. Ask for a second copy of each strip and a guestbook, and you get a signed album by the end of the night.
Best for: Keepsakes for guests and for youPhiladelphia highs run from 65°F in April to 88°F in July, and rain is steady at 3 to 4.4 inches every month. May, June, September and October are the comfortable months for a terrace or garden booth, with highs between 67 and 83°F.
Average highs between 62 and 86°F in those months. The wettest month is September at 4.4 inches, so keep a covered spot ready either way.
For a Saturday in those months, book the booth soon after the venue and photographer. Check Cherry
Two Philadelphia quotes with the same headline price can differ by an hour, the prints or the attendant. Get these answers in writing, then compare.
Hours, prints, an attendant, props, a custom print template and the online gallery. 1 of the 3 Philadelphia vendors on this page include prints in a listed package, so compare line by line.
EMCO Booth: delivery and setup $75, or pick it up free. Ask every vendor for the travel line before you compare totals.
Ask for the exact footprint and the number of outlets the booth needs, then send both to your venue. A 360 platform needs clear space all around it.
Ask when the online gallery goes live, how long it stays up and whether you can download every photo and clip in full size.
A wedding planner walks through booth types, what drives the price and whether guests still line up for a booth now that everyone carries a camera. Worth a watch before you call Philadelphia vendors.
Channel: Wedding Planning Experts | Full Circle Weddings
A few setups that suit Philadelphia venues, from the backdrop to the props.
A print of the Art Museum steps gives guests an obvious pose: arms up, like the movie. It works best in a fun, late-night template.
A Boathouse Row lights print is elegant enough for a formal ballroom and still unmistakably Philly.
Large red and blue LOVE letters, or a print of the sculpture, make an easy prop for couples and groups.
For Old City and Fishtown venues, a brick or ivy backdrop matches the room and keeps the focus on faces.
Philadelphia's historic estates, museums and converted industrial spaces can have uneven floors, narrow doorways or strict rules about what touches the walls. Ask the vendor whether it brings a leveling platform for a 360 booth and send your venue's vendor rules with the booking.
Common Philadelphia venues: historic estates, museum venues and urban loft spacesA booth gives you a set, props and strips for the hours it runs. Everything else at a Philadelphia wedding ends up on guests' phones: the ceremony, the toasts, the dance floor at midnight.
| Photo booth | Guests' phones + QR album | |
|---|---|---|
| What it captures | Posed shots and clips at one spot in the room | Candids from the whole day: getting ready, ceremony, toasts, dancing |
| When it runs | The hours you book, usually 2 to 5 | All day, and the morning after |
| Prints | Strips on the spot with most print packages | None on the night, prints later if you want them |
| Staff and space | An attendant and a corner of the room | A QR code on a table card, no floor space |
| Where photos end up | The vendor's online gallery | One shared album you keep |
NewNewGuests who just posed at the booth scan the card and add their own shots of the same moment, no app and no account.
A live slideshow on the reception screen mixes booth shots with guest photos while the party is still going.
The booth gallery covers its hours. The album covers the whole Philadelphia day, and the first 20 uploads are free.
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Guests scan one QR code and every phone photo lands in the same album as the booth shots. No app, first 20 uploads free.
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Short answers on Philadelphia booth prices, prints, booth types and guest photos, from the sources on this page.
The 3 Philadelphia vendors we checked publish starting prices from $228 to $949. Oh Snap! Photo Booths puts the local range at $600 to $900. Nationally, Check Cherry's 2026 data puts the median wedding booking at $886, with the middle half between $631 and $1,305.
Oh Snap! Photo Booths puts the average Philadelphia area rental at about $600 to $900 for a 4-hour event in its 2026 guide. Empower Event Group publishes an open-air package from $595 for 2 hours with prints and an attendant.
Of the Philadelphia packages we checked, Empower Event Group at $595 for 2 hours includes both prints and an attendant. Digital-only packages cost less but print nothing on the night, so check the line items before you compare prices.
Read the fine print. EMCO Booth adds $50 an hour for an attendant, a $75 delivery fee, 8% tax and a 5% card fee on its page. Ask every vendor for an all-in total.
Between them, the Philadelphia vendors we checked offer open-air, 360 video, mirror and glam booths. 360 video booths start at $750 for 2 hours (Empower Event Group). Open-air booths need the least floor space, so they fit most venues.
A booth gives you a set, props and printed strips during the hours it runs. Guests' phones capture everything else: the ceremony, the toasts and the after-party. At a Philadelphia wedding you can run both: a booth for the strips during its hours and a QR code album so every guest's phone photos land in one place.
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