Digital Photo Booth Rental New York City: 2026 Prices
$228 is where it starts. That's the price of a 2-hour digital photo booth rental in New York City with EMCO Booth, and it includes unlimited pictures, props and a personalized design with your names, date and colors. Guests snap photos, GIFs and boomerangs and get them on their phones in seconds by text or QR code. Below is every price, what the add-ons cost, and what the total looks like once New York sales tax is in.
Digital photo booth rental New York City prices
The Digital Booth comes in five lengths. All prices are before tax.
- 2 hours: $228
- 3 hours: $278
- 4 hours: $348
- 5 hours: $418
- 6 hours: $488
Every length includes unlimited pictures, a personalized picture design and props. There's no printer, so there's no paper to run out and no line forming at a print tray. That's also why it's our lowest-priced booth. You can see how it stacks up against the others on the pricing page.
The add-ons worth knowing about
Most parties keep it simple, but these are the extras the Digital Booth can take:
- Unlimited printing: $240, if you want guests to leave with a print too
- Customized picture: $150 for a fully custom design
- Attendant: $50 an hour to run the booth and help guests
- Shimmery sequin backdrop: $100
- Red carpet VIP with stanchions: $200
- Digital gallery with every photo in one online album: $120
- LED inflatable frame: $240
- Extra lighting kit: $145
- Flower wall: $530, or grass wall: $500
If you're torn between this and a printer booth, run the numbers. A 3-hour Digital Booth with unlimited printing is $518. A 3-hour Printer Booth is $348 with prints already included. So if prints matter to you, start with the Printer Booth. If they don't, the Digital Booth wins on price.
Where it fits across the five boroughs
The Digital Booth has a small footprint, which helps in a city where event rooms can be tight. It works well for:
- Graduation parties. Families in Flushing, Astoria or Harlem can set it up in a living room or backyard and let guests send photos straight to the group chat.
- Birthdays and sweet 16s. Teens care more about a GIF they can post than a paper strip, so the Digital Booth is an easy pick.
- Office and holiday parties. A design with your logo means every shared photo carries your brand. Teams in Long Island City or White Plains can book 2 or 3 hours around the busiest part of the party.
- Weddings on a budget. Couples who want a booth without a big line item often pair it with the digital gallery so everyone can find their photos later.
For garden events, think about the backdrop. A spring party or wedding at Brooklyn Botanic Garden pairs well with the Digital Booth and the flower wall, so photos look like part of the scenery. In a bigger room, like the open event spaces at Chelsea Piers, the shimmery backdrop ($100) or the LED inflatable ($240) helps the booth stand out from across the floor.
Pickup, delivery, deposit and tax
Pickup from our location is free, and you return the booth the day after your event. If you'd rather not carry it, we deliver and set it up for $75.
A 35% deposit locks your date. The balance is due 7 days before the event if we deliver, or when you pick up. Card payments include a 5% processing fee.
New York City events are taxed at 8.875%. Here's how that plays out on two common bookings:
- 3-hour birthday in Queens, picked up: $278 before tax, about $24.67 in tax, so roughly $302.67. The deposit is $97.30.
- 4-hour office party in Manhattan, delivered, with the digital gallery: $348 + $120 + $75 = $543 before tax, with a $190.05 deposit.
Questions people ask
How do guests get their photos from the Digital Booth?
They type in a phone number or scan a QR code at the booth, and the photos, GIFs and boomerangs land on their phone right away.
Is 2 hours enough for a New York party?
For a birthday or graduation party, often yes. Time it for when the room is fullest, usually right after food comes out. For a wedding or a long office party, 3 or 4 hours covers more of the night.
Can I add prints after I book?
Yes. Unlimited printing is a $240 add-on. If you know from the start that prints matter, compare it with the Printer Booth, which includes them.
Do you cover Staten Island and the Bronx?
Yes. Our New York area covers Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island. See the New York photo booth rental page for more on the area.
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