San Jose, CA · Prices checked October 2026
San Jose booth vendors cover Silicon Valley from Milpitas to the Santa Cruz Mountains. Here is what three of them publish for weddings, from a $299 digital booth to a fully attended print package.
San Jose wedding photo booths start at $299 at the 3 local vendors we checked, with starting prices up to $449. The lowest published package with prints is $400 for 2 hours at Peek-A-Booth. 360 video booths start at $500 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.
A template, email and text sharing, photos and GIFs. Prints plus an attendant add $300 for 3 hours, and a backdrop is $75.
San JoseTheir price pageUnlimited pictures, 2x6 prints, QR sharing, a template, props, lighting, a backdrop, an attendant, and delivery, setup and teardown. Each extra hour is $150.
San Jose, Milpitas, Fremont and Newark Free within 40 miles of San JoseTheir price page2 hours with an attendant and printed photos, unlimited sessions, props, a backdrop and free delivery and setup. The 3-hour Party package is $549.
San Jose and Silicon Valley Free delivery; $100 holiday surcharge $449 is a limited-time price; the list price is $499.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silicon Valley Event Rentals | $299 | 3 hrs | Add-on | Add-on | No price listed |
| Peek-A-Booth | $400 | 2 hrs | Included | Included | $500, 2 hrs |
| Galaxy Mobile DJ & Photo Booth | $449 | 2 hrs | Included | Included | No price listed |
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 San Jose vendors we checked offer 6 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 youSan Jose highs run 60°F in winter and about 81°F from July to September. Rain falls mostly from November to March (about 3 inches in January and February) and almost never in summer. Late spring through early fall is the easy window for vineyard and garden receptions.
Average highs between 62 and 86°F in those months. The wettest month is February at 3.2 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 San Jose 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. 3 of the 3 San Jose vendors on this page include prints in a listed package, so compare line by line.
Peek-A-Booth: free within 40 miles of San Jose. 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 San Jose vendors.
Channel: Wedding Planning Experts | Full Circle Weddings
A few setups that suit San Jose venues, from the backdrop to the props.
A soft green bamboo or maple print suits garden estates in Saratoga and Los Gatos and keeps strips calm and elegant.
A rose wall nods to the Municipal Rose Garden and suits spring dates when the real roses bloom.
A cool blue LED or neon backdrop fits modern event centers and corporate-style venues in the Valley.
Rolling vineyard rows behind the booth carry the wine country look indoors after sunset.
Wineries in the hills above the South Bay can have long, narrow driveways and limited power near the reception lawn. Ask the vendor about the booth's size, how it is delivered and whether it needs an outlet within a set distance.
Common San Jose venues: japanese gardens, vineyard estates and modern event centersA booth gives you a set, props and strips for the hours it runs. Everything else at a San Jose 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 San Jose 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 San Jose booth prices, prints, booth types and guest photos, from the sources on this page.
The 3 San Jose vendors we checked publish starting prices from $299 to $449. Nationally, Check Cherry's 2026 data puts the median wedding booking at $886, with the middle half between $631 and $1,305.
Silicon Valley Event Rentals lists a digital touchscreen booth from $299 for 3 hours, without an attendant or prints. Adding prints and an attendant costs $300 more. Peek-A-Booth's open-air booth is $400 for 2 hours with prints.
These San Jose packages include both prints and an attendant: Peek-A-Booth at $400 for 2 hours; Galaxy Mobile DJ & Photo Booth at $449 for 2 hours. Digital-only packages cost less but print nothing on the night, so check the line items before you compare prices.
Some do. Galaxy Mobile DJ & Photo Booth lists a $100 holiday surcharge per booth. Ask every vendor whether your date carries a surcharge.
Between them, the San Jose vendors we checked offer touchscreen booth (digital), open-air, 360 video, glam, audio guestbook and classic print booth booths. 360 video booths start at $500 for 2 hours (Peek-A-Booth). 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 San Jose 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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