What Is a Selfie Booth? A Guide to Hiring One for Your Event

A selfie booth is a photo booth where guests watch themselves on screen while posing, take the photo on their own and get it printed or digitally within seconds. There is no need to wait for a photographer; the booth stays open throughout the event and becomes a meeting point whose queue never empties.

The video shows a selfie booth set up in a marble-floored lobby for Monster Bilgisayar's 25th anniversary celebration. The outside of the booth is wrapped in the brand's colours, a red carpet is laid in front, and a printer and lighting stand ready beside it. Guests grab colourful wigs, hats, feather boas and giant ties and strike a pose; photos are printed in a frame carrying the event logo and handed to them.

How does a selfie booth work?

1. The guest picks something from the props table and steps up to the booth.
2. They adjust their pose while watching themselves live on screen and trigger the shot with a countdown.
3. The shot is merged with a frame or template designed for the event.
4. The photo is printed within seconds or shared digitally.
5. In a green-screen setup, the background becomes a beach, a city skyline or a brand-specific visual.

What is the difference between a selfie booth, a photo booth and a mirror booth?

All three are event photo booths, but the experience differs. A Selfie booth is a compact booth with an option to swap backgrounds using a green screen, so you can use any template from a magazine cover to a city skyline. A classic Photo Booth focuses on props, a live screen and a branded print card. A mirror booth frames the whole body with a full-length touch screen that looks like a mirror; for details, see our mirror booth post. Space, guest profile and the photo style you want decide the choice.

Setup usually needs just a few square metres, a nearby power socket and a corridor for the queue. Placing the booth by the entrance, in the foyer or near the catering area means guests drop by more than once during the event. The shots collected through the night become a ready-made archive for internal communications and social media after the event.

Selfie booth hire: what affects the price?

The main factors in selfie booth hire cost are the length of the event, guest numbers, whether you want prints and how many, wrapping the booth exterior in your branding, template and frame design, a green-screen setup, the props set, and the city and setup conditions. We handle setup, wrapping, template design, printing and the on-site crew. For a quote, just share the date, venue and expected guest count.

Frequently Asked Questions

If you would like a custom selfie booth for your event, contact us and we will choose the template and props set together.