Digital · boomerangs + GIFs + video · quick share · also called a digital photo booth or boomerang booth
A social photo booth is a digital-only booth: guests capture a boomerang, GIF, or photo and it is sent to their phone by text, AirDrop, or QR code, with no prints. It is the booth built for events that live on Instagram, not in a frame.
If we can't deliver the booth on event day, full refund. Has never happened across 5,500+ events.
4.9–5.0★ across 750+ Google & Yelp reviews — a few favorites across our booths.
“We booked the classic Photo Booth rental last minute for my daughter's birthday. They included prints, not just a digital gallery — a huge selling point for me. Kelly and her team were so quick to help, and the design team turned around a custom template the night before the event. Our attendant Adam was lovely. Would definitely book again.”
“Great pricing for what you receive compared to others. Very attentive to your needs right up to your event. On time, and very friendly.”
“I got their open-air photobooth along with their 360 Booth and it made my daughter's 18th that much grander. Great communication from start to finish, and the staff they sent hyped up our guests. Being veteran-owned sealed it for me — so glad I chose PBG.”
“The photo quality is amazing, the lighting was great, and the unlimited prints made it really fun for guests to add a copy to our guestbook. Our attendant was so nice and helpful. The booking process was extremely easy and our gallery was online the very next day. 1000/10 worth the money for our 350-guest wedding reception!”
“These guys are amazing. Pricing is great, service is great, attention to detail is great. We hired a magic mirror booth from PBG for a wedding and the staff that arrived were early, enthusiastic, and a great asset. I recommend PBG to all my friends and clients now.”
“This company is the best. We had my husband's 50th at my house and everyone loved it. The photographer was professional, funny, and polite — and I appreciated him telling us where to look every time. One of the best ideas to make my party that much better. Highly recommend.”
“They helped make the night unforgettable. The team communicated promptly, answered all my questions, and arrived early for both setup and teardown. Everything ran seamlessly — such a fun and smooth experience from start to finish. I'd absolutely recommend them, and I'm already hoping to use them for my wedding one day!”
“The white inflatable LED photo booth was a big hit at my daughter's 18th birthday party. Customer service is fabulous — I reached out a few times before my event and they always got back to me and answered all my questions. I would definitely have them back.”
“Such a great company! Very professional, picture quality was one of the best I've seen, and service was excellent from the booking til the end of the party. I would highly recommend TPBG for your next event!”
“I booked them last minute, like a week away, for my son's graduation and was so grateful they were available. Everything went smooth and easy — from creating my custom template to taking pics on the Photo Booth. There was an on-site attendant who was super sweet, helpful, and had a positive attitude. All my guests enjoyed it and now we have wonderful memories.”
“My entire experience was fantastic from start to finish. The booking process was smooth and efficient. On the day of our event, Nadine was absolutely wonderful — friendly, kind, and incredibly professional. She made everything run seamlessly. I highly recommend The Photo Booth Guy for any event!”
“We had PBG out for my daughter's 16th birthday party, and when I asked her what her favorite part of the party was, the first thing she said was "the photobooth."”
A typical "$300 digital booth" arrives self-setup, no attendant, generic overlay, no spare gear if something glitches. Ours arrives with a trained attendant, an on-site support kit for live fixes, custom-designed overlay with your branding, and 4 hours of operation. $500 flat. No idle-hour fees, no print upcharges (because there are no prints), no surprise add-ons.
| What you get | Typical budget rental | The Photo Booth Guy |
|---|---|---|
| Attendant on site | None, self-setup | Trained attendant, 4 hours of operation |
| Spare gear | None if something glitches | On-site support kit for live fixes |
| Overlay | Generic | Custom-designed with your branding |
| Idle-hour / add-on fees | Common | None, $500 flat |
| Starting price | ~$300 | $500 flat |
Transparent pricing with everything included
| Package | Hours included | Price | Additional hour reserved in advance |
Added on-site during the event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-hour — most booked | 4 hours | $500 | +$100/hr | +$150/hr |
Instant pricing, a deposit to hold your date, and we handle the rest.
Visit book.thepbguy.com, enter your event date, duration, and booth type. Pricing is instant — no waiting for a callback.
Pay a small deposit to hold your date. We'll send a contract and booking confirmation within minutes.
Work with our team to finalize your photo template, backdrop, props, and any branding or custom overlays.
Our team arrives 60–90 minutes early to set up. Your attendant stays the full event duration, then we pack up. Your digital gallery uploads the Monday after your event (expedite available on request).
The Social is the booth for events where reach matters more than keepsakes. These are the occasions where its all-digital format lands hardest.
Logo + hashtag on every clip · digital, ready to post
Custom overlay · executive-grade clips · hashtag tie-in
Clips made to be shared · on TikTok the same night
Digital-native audience · no print bottleneck
Custom holiday overlay · low-footprint setup
Boomerangs to the group chat before the first dance
School-rate package · no print line, no bottleneck
GIFs on their phones before they leave the room
Clips to every guest by text · class-color overlay
Engagements · showers · reunions · fundraisers
The Social Booth is a digital-only photo booth: guests step up, capture a boomerang, GIF, or short video clip, and it lands on their phone via SMS, AirDrop, or QR before they walk away. No prints, no waiting. Then it's on Instagram. Then it's on TikTok. By the time the next song plays, your event is in 100 phones.
The Social is the booth for events where the goal is reach, not keepsakes. For brand activations, every clip carries your overlay onto guest networks. For weddings of younger crowds, every clip is a hashtag aggregator's dream. Same $500 starting price, 4 hours included, no print bottleneck. Everything is digital, so there is no print to wait for.
“Such a great company! Very professional, picture quality was one of the best I've seen, service was excellent from the booking til the end of the party. I would highly highly recommend TPBG for your next event!”
Andrew Cruz · Marine Corps Veteran
“I started The Photo Booth Guy in 2017 after the Marines. Every event still goes through me personally — the overlay design, the attendant briefing, the venue COI. 5,500+ events later, that hasn't changed. If something goes wrong on your day, my number is on every contract.”
Send these specs to your coordinator and they'll sign off on the spot. We've already cleared SoCal venues for setup.
Forward to your spouse, planner, or boss. No commitment. We'll hold the date for 48 hours while you decide.
Our Social Booth is $500 for 4 hours included. Each additional hour reserved in advance is $100; an hour added on-site while the event is running is $150. Most digital booths in SoCal charge $400–$700 for 2–3 hours: ours is $500 for 4 hours flat, full attendant included, no add-on fees.
No: it's 100% digital by design. Guests receive photos, boomerangs, and videos on their phones via SMS, AirDrop, email, or QR-code. No printing means no print bottleneck and no paper waste, the booth keeps moving.
Classic produces instant 2×6 strips or 4×6 prints: the keepsake guests take home. Social produces digital boomerangs, GIFs, and video, the content guests post to Instagram and TikTok during the event. Pick Classic if guests want a physical favor; pick Social if guests are sharing it.
A booth that captures a rapid burst of frames and turns them into a short video looping forward and backward: the Instagram Boomerang effect. Guests strike a motion pose (confetti toss, champagne pop, jump) and the clip lands on their phone by text or email seconds later, ready for Instagram and TikTok.
Everything: the open-air Social Booth with backdrop, boomerangs, GIFs, video and digital stills, a custom overlay with your event branding, curated props, a professional attendant, setup and breakdown, the full digital gallery, and free travel within 30 miles. $500 covers 4 hours; additional hours reserved in advance are $100.
Yes: particularly for couples whose guests are heavy social-media users (younger crowds, hashtag-driven weddings). The 4-hour package covers the full reception. Boomerangs and short clips are easy to post straight from the guest's phone.
It's our most-booked booth for brand activations. Every guest who captures a clip carries your overlay (logo + hashtag + event name) onto their personal social network. Because the booth is digital-only, every clip is already on the guest's phone and ready to post.
Absolutely. We design a custom overlay matching your event: corporate logo, hashtag, wedding monogram, product launch branding. You approve the proof before your event.
Wi-Fi is required for SMS, email, and QR-code sharing. AirDrop works without Wi-Fi (iOS guests). Our kit includes a hotspot fallback in case venue Wi-Fi is unreliable.
Within moments of capture: the clip is sent to the guest's phone by text, AirDrop or QR code. Exact timing depends on the venue's Wi-Fi and the guest's cellular signal.
The Photo Booth Guy serves Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties from a Chino base, covering Pasadena, Beverly Hills, Newport Beach, Anaheim, Long Beach, Temecula, and 115+ SoCal cities total. 30-mile travel radius included; $3/mile after.
Capture device: Tablet-based station with mirrorless DSLR pickup, ring flash + soft fill, ~12-megapixel still output.
Modes: Photo (still), Boomerang (5-second loop), Video (up to 15 seconds).
Filter: Real-time skin smoother (subtle, skin-tone safe), configurable intensity.
Render: On-board GPU; delivery time depends on the venue Wi-Fi and the guest's cellular signal.
Delivery: SMS via Twilio, AirDrop, QR-code download (clip stays live for 30 days), email send.
Connectivity: Venue Wi-Fi required for SMS/email; hotspot fallback included; AirDrop works without Wi-Fi.
Power draw: ~250W peak, single 110V 15A circuit sufficient.
Pick Social when: guests are heavy social-media users, the event has a hashtag, the room is tight (8×8 ft is all it needs), and the goal is content shared during the event, not a printed keepsake. Best for brand activations, corporate events, weddings under 35 average guest age, school events.
Pick 360 when: guest count is 75–200, the event has a hashtag, and you want cinematic slow-motion videos that hit Instagram Reels and TikTok. The 360 produces higher-quality social content; the Social is all-digital at a lower price.
Pick Classic when: the printed strip is the keepsake, guests want a physical favor, and budget is the primary driver ($425–$625).
Bad venue Wi-Fi: we ship a hotspot fallback every event. Guests on Android (no AirDrop) need Wi-Fi for sharing. We never trust venue Wi-Fi alone.
Generic overlay design: a competitor we know uses a template overlay for every event. Ours is custom-designed per event, wedding monogram, corporate logo, hashtag: through a 3-pass review (legibility, brand color match, motion-safe edges).
Slow connection: delivery depends on the venue Wi-Fi and each guest's cellular signal, so we bring a hotspot and QR download as a fallback.
Skin-smoother overkill: ours is subtle by design and skin-tone safe: never makes guests look filtered.
Travel: Free 30-mile radius from Chino, CA. After 30 miles: $3/mile. Routine flat-rate service to Pasadena, Beverly Hills, Long Beach, Anaheim, Newport Beach, Riverside, Temecula, Palm Springs.
Setup: Crew arrives 60 minutes before event start. Strike is 30 minutes after end. Both are not billed against your operation hours.
Idle hours: If your event has an off-block (dinner break, ceremony), we pause at $50/idle-hour rather than billing full operation time.
Add-ons: Custom prop kit $95 · Live-feed slideshow on venue TV $95 · Hashtag aggregation feed $145 · Branded micro-site $125 · Premium backdrop upgrade $95.
General liability: $1M per occurrence / $2M aggregate policy, certificate provided to any venue on request. We have COIs on file for SoCal venues including the Langham Huntington, Beverly Hills Hotel, Pelican Hill, Hotel Bel-Air, Pasadena Convention Center, Anaheim Convention Center, Long Beach Convention Center, and the entire Wedgewood and CCM Hospitality networks.
Vendor packets: we deliver business license, W-9, COI, and equipment specs as a single PDF on request.
Service continuity: every Social event ships with our on-site support kit: spare tablets, cables, props, and charged batteries, plus a trained attendant on our standard troubleshooting protocol. Across 5,500+ events delivered, our service-delivery rate is 100%.
Deposit: $200 non-refundable retainer secures the date.
Balance: Invoiced the day before, due on the event date.
Cancellation: The $200 deposit is non-refundable.
Reschedule: One free reschedule per booking, subject to availability.
Open-air booth with studio camera + instant 4×6 or 2×6 prints
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View MoreEach city below shows venues we've already set up at — meaning we know the load-in, the freight elevator, the 110V drops. Click through for full city pricing and venue list.
Langham Huntington · Castle Green · Brookside CC · Pasadena Convention Center · Maxwell House
See Social Booth in Pasadena →Beverly Hills Hotel · Beverly Wilshire · Greystone Mansion · Hillcrest CC · The Maybourne
See Social Booth in Beverly Hills →Pelican Hill · Balboa Bay Resort · Newport Beach Marriott · Big Canyon CC
See Social Booth in Newport Beach →Anaheim Convention Center · Disneyland Hotel · Grand Californian · Anaheim White House
See Social Booth in Anaheim →Falkner Winery · Wilson Creek · Mount Palomar · Europa Village · Galway Downs
See Social Booth in Temecula →Long Beach Convention Center · Hotel Maya · The Reef · Aquarium of the Pacific
See Social Booth in Long Beach →Padua Hills · Western Hills CC · Los Serranos · Sierra La Verne
See Social Booth in Chino →San Bernardino · LA · Orange · Riverside counties: every city, every venue type, fixed pricing.
See all service areas →Photo booth rental in Southern California ranges from $425 to $1,050 depending on booth type and event duration. The Classic Booth starts at $425 for a 2-hour package and adds $100 per additional hour. The Glam Booth starts at $550 with a $150/hr extension rate. The Mirror Booth and 360 Video Booth both start at $650 for 2 hours, with $200/hr extensions. The Social Booth includes 4 hours at $500 with $100/hr extensions.
Every package includes a professional on-site attendant for the full event duration, free setup and breakdown, a custom-branded photo template designed for your event, an online digital gallery accessible for one year, a curated prop collection, free travel within 30 miles of Chino, CA, and instant digital delivery via QR code. Insurance certificates can be issued to named venues on request at no charge.
Free travel is included within 30 miles of Chino, California. Travel beyond 30 miles is billed at $3 per mile and confirmed in writing on the proposal. Total service radius: 75 miles.
Coverage extends across Southern California — Los Angeles County, Orange County, Riverside County, and San Bernardino County — with no upcharge for service area. Setup begins 60–90 minutes before guest start time; teardown wraps within 30 minutes after the event ends.
For peak wedding season (April through October), Saturday dates in Southern California typically book 4–6 months in advance. Off-peak Saturday availability fills 2–3 months out. December corporate holiday parties are usually fully booked by mid-September. Last-minute availability within 30 days exists occasionally and can be checked via the instant quote tool at https://book.thepbguy.com/proposal.
The Photo Booth Guy operates daily, 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. Pacific. Event setup can occur outside these hours when required by the venue or event timeline.
Fixed quote in under 60 seconds. Saturday dates in peak season fill 4–6 months out — most months show 2–4 open Saturdays at any given time.
Our promise: If we can't deliver the booth on event day, you get a full refund, no exceptions, no fine print. Across 5,500+ events since 2017, that's never happened. Every truck rolls with a support kit: spare cables, lighting parts, and consumables.
5,500+ events delivered · 4.9★ · 750+ reviews · Veteran-owned since 2017
