Magazine Box Photo Booth Rental in New Jersey

The Magazine Box is a life-size, light-up magazine cover that guests step into and photograph on their own phones. It works a little differently from our other booths, so most people planning a magazine box photo booth rental in New Jersey end up choosing between three setups. We will start there, then cover what is included, the add-ons and where it fits from New Brunswick to North Jersey.

Three ways to book the Magazine Box

Every option starts with the Magazine Box at $850 for the whole day. New Jersey sales tax is 6.625%.

1. The box on its own, picked up. You pick up and drop off the box, so there is no travel fee. That is $850 before tax, or $906.31 with tax. Guests use their own phones, and the lighting kit does the heavy lifting.
2. The box plus a printer booth, delivered. Add a printer photo booth next to the box for $550 so every guest also gets a print. With the $175 travel fee, that is $1,575 before tax and $1,679.34 with tax.
3. The full setup with a photographer. Add a photographer stationed at the box ($750) and a flower frame around the cover ($550), plus the $175 travel fee. That is $2,325 before tax and $2,479.03 with tax.

A 35% deposit holds your date. For the simplest option, that is $297.50. Card payments include a 5% processing fee.

What comes with the box

The $850 all-day rental includes:

• The life-size magazine box
• A lighting kit
• Standard customization
• All-day use, from setup until your event ends

Standard customization covers the cover title, your names, the date and the headlines. You pick your design after you book. The lighting kit is what makes a phone photo look like a print edition, so guests do not need a fancy camera.

Delivery works differently from our photo booths. Instead of the $75 delivery fee, the Magazine Box has a $175 travel fee, and for that we bring it and set it up. If you would rather handle it, you pick up and drop off the box yourself.

Magazine box photo booth rental New Jersey add-ons

These add-ons are built for the box:

• Printer photo booth next to the box that prints for every guest: $550
• 4x6 prints from the printer booth: $250 (needs the printer booth)
• Digital photo booth with photos, GIFs and boomerangs sent to phones: $450
• Photographer stationed with the Magazine Box: $750
• Flower frame around the cover: $550
• Balloon garland styled around the box: $450
• Red carpet and ropes: $200
• Audio phone booth where guests leave a voice message: $299
• Attendant: $50 an hour, from 2 to 10 hours

If you want prints, add the printer booth. If you want instant sharing with a branded design, add the digital booth. If you want photos you do not have to take yourself, add the photographer.

Where the Magazine Box fits in New Jersey

The Magazine Box suits events where guests dress up and want a photo that looks like a cover:

• Weddings. A bridal party fills the box well. At Liberty House in Jersey City, a custom wedding edition cover pairs with the skyline across the water for two very different photo spots in one night.
• Milestone birthdays. A 30th, 40th or 50th birthday cover with the guest of honor's name on it. Parties in Edison, Woodbridge and Paramus are a good fit.
• Galas and fundraisers. A cover with the event name and headlines turns every guest into the story. A gala in a ballroom like The Palace at Somerset Park has room for the box and a red carpet.
• Bridal parties and showers. Showers in Princeton, Morristown, Hoboken and Bridgewater suit the box, especially with the flower frame or balloon garland.

For a downtown New Brunswick event at The Heldrich Hotel, the box plus a printer booth gives guests both a phone photo and a print.

Questions people ask

Is the Magazine Box priced by the hour?

No. It is $850 for the whole day. Only the optional attendant is hourly, at $50 an hour.

Can I pick up the Magazine Box myself in New Jersey?

Yes. You can pick it up and drop it off yourself instead of paying the $175 travel fee for us to bring it and set it up.

How do guests get their photos from the Magazine Box?

Guests take photos on their own phones. Add a printer booth ($550) for prints or a digital booth ($450) for instant sharing.

What is the total with NJ tax for just the box?

$850 plus 6.625% New Jersey tax comes to $906.31. The deposit to hold your date is $297.50.

See the rest of our booths on the New Jersey photo booth rental page, or build your Magazine Box package and pick your add-ons.