Understanding Our Photo Booth Rental Pricing

Photo booths have become a popular and amazing enhancement at events, offering guests a fun and interactive way to have fun. But with so many options available, understanding the difference in pricing between the styles of photo booths and each rental companies pricing can be tricky. We hope to help you understand what goes into our pricing for a photo booth rental.

Several factors influence the cost of renting a photo booth and understanding them can help you find the perfect booth for your event and budget. Here's a breakdown of what goes into our price quotes:

1. Type of Booth:

Digital Only Photo Booths: These are the base type of photo booths that offer some really cool features such as pictures, animated photos and video but the difference is that there are no prints. The pictures are delivered to the guests via text, email and sometimes through scanning a QR code. They are generally more affordable than print booths as there is no cost for the company for a printer, computer or paper and ink (media).

Print Photo Booths: As stated above there is more cost involved for the equipment and materials to print out the photos which is why prints at your event will cost more. Similar to anything else where there are hard costs for the materials needed to produce a product, we have to take the costs of those materials and equipment into our pricing.

2. Rental Duration:

As with any type of service, staff has to be paid for not only working the event, but also setting up, tearing down after the event but also travel expenses such as time and miles driven and gas. The fluctuations in travel costs can affect the price quote given. Also, if the staff has to set up extra early prior to the start of the event and even if there is down time from when we are set up to when the booth is being used by your guests, our staff still has to be paid for the time that they are there.

3. Features and Add-ons:

Prints: The number of prints included and the print size will affect the price. We have a set price for one copy for each person per session, but if you want extras for a scrapbook, we have to calculate that into the price as the extra prints are an extra business expense that we incur. If you are opting for a 4X6 print out vs a 2X6 photo strip, that equates to double the amount of materials used to provide guests prints which again is a higher cost that we have to factor into the price.

Props: Props are also a cost to us as we have to purchase the props, maintain them and replace them over time as they can get broken and sometimes even taken by guests.

Backdrops: The variety and quality of backdrops we offer are high quality. These backdrops are hand picked by us to match the level of quality that we pride ourselves on as a brand not only in the way they look at the event, but also how beautiful they look in your photos. Every event is important to us and every photo taken is representative of how much we care about the success of the event. Our backdrops helps everyone reach that level of success!

Software and Photo Storage: The software we use is does come at a cost and is factored into our events. Because we have more capabilities some experiences that are added on to the rental cost a little more than just the traditional photos. There is also the production time to configure the designs of the event such as the print design, setting up the photo gallery, customization of the screens that the guests see etc.
 
Photo storage for your online galleries also is not something we get for free, we pay an additional price to store these photos and videos that enable you to access these at any time.

Customization: Personalized photo strips with logos, names, or dates can add to the cost. It takes time and costs for design software to make our beautiful designs.

Staff: Having an on-site attendant to assist guests and ensure smooth operation is often included, as mentioned before, we have to pay our staff respectably. We have great staff that is well trained and personable. In order to keep staff they get paid competitively.
 

4. Location and Travel:

We try to service a specific area and don’t travel just anywhere not only to save us cost but our clients cost. Additionally we like to stay within the Bucks County and Montgomery County area whenever possible as it is safer for our staff with less travel time. However if we have to travel more than 30 minutes to an event, we have to factor that into our cost.

If your event is in a remote location or requires difficult setup, expect that to be factored into the cost. Some difficult setup scenarios such as a lot of steps to carry the equipment into the venue, having to park far away from the venue entrance and carry the equipment a few blocks, using load in docks instead of easier entry ways into a venue and even having to use valet parking or paid parking lots will affect our pricing.

5. Time of Year and Demand:

Peak season (weddings, holidays) may have higher prices due to increased demand. This is very common in the event industry.

Other factors that go into our pricing:

• Insurance and Liability Coverage
• Taxes:  Just like any real business we pay income tax.
• Employee training
• Quality of Equipment:
• Camera and Printer: High-resolution cameras and professional-grade printers produce superior quality photos. Investing in a booth with higher grade equipment often ensures crisp, vibrant images that will last.
• Lighting: Proper lighting is crucial for flattering photos. Our photo booths use professional lighting setups (studio lights, ring lights) because we care about the quality of the images.
• Software: User-friendly interfaces, interactive features, and advanced editing options can enhance the guest experience. We use some of the best software out there!

There is a reason why we have so many 5 star reviews.  We have been a round a while and take our craft of the photo booth experience seriously.  Just check out some of the reviews we have on Google.  That should tell you why to choose Armani Entertainment!