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Looking for a Polaroid-style photo booth that feels more distinctive than a standard selfie pod or conventional photo booth?

Our retro instant print photo booth is a custom-built, oversized camera-inspired booth for weddings, parties and corporate events across Kent, London, Essex and Surrey.

Guests simply stand in front of the booth, press the large illuminated button and get ready for the countdown. Their photograph is taken using a DSLR camera and printed within moments using professional dye-sublimation printing, creating a physical white-bordered keepsake to take home.

Built by us rather than purchased as an off-the-shelf unit, the booth combines nostalgic instant-camera styling with modern photography, professional event printing and a choice of styled backdrops.

Polaroid-style photo booth hire starts from £475 for three hours.

A Giant Polaroid-Style Camera for Your Event

Our instant print photo booth has been designed to resemble an oversized retro camera, complete with a large lens, viewfinder details and an illuminated button for guests to press.

It makes an eye-catching feature within your venue before anyone has even taken a photograph.

Once the event begins, the experience is deliberately simple. There are no complicated menus for guests to navigate.

Gather your friends, get into position, press the button and pose for the countdown.

Because the booth is open rather than enclosed, couples, families and groups of friends can all join in while other guests watch, laugh and wait for their turn.

It is ideal for weddings and events where you want something playful, colourful and nostalgic without using a conventional black photo booth, selfie pod or magic mirror.

How Our Instant Print Photo Booth Works

Using the booth couldn’t be easier:

1. Gather your friends and choose your pose.
2. Press the large illuminated button on the front of the booth.
3. Watch the countdown.
4. Smile for the DSLR camera.
5. Collect your freshly printed photograph.
6. Come back and do it all again.

A professional dye-sublimation printer produces the photographs quickly during your event, with prints dry and ready to handle as soon as they are produced.

A friendly photo booth attendant remains nearby throughout the hire to welcome guests, replenish prints and make sure everything runs smoothly.

Choose Your Backdrop

Every Polaroid-style photo booth booking includes your choice of one of our styled backdrops at no additional charge.

Choose the look that best suits your wedding, party or event.

Silver Sparkle

A silver sequin backdrop that catches the light beautifully and works especially well for evening parties, glamorous weddings, birthdays and celebrations.

Classic White

Soft white draped fabric for a simple, elegant backdrop that works with almost any wedding colour scheme or venue.

Pastel Bloom

A white backdrop decorated with pastel paper flowers for a colourful, playful look that complements the retro styling of the booth.

Rose Gold Shimmer

A rose-gold tinsel streamer curtain with plenty of movement and sparkle — ideal for parties, evening receptions and celebrations where you want something a little less traditional.

White Garden

A white fabric backdrop finished with arrangements of white flowers in the corners for a romantic, understated wedding look.

Romantic Swag

Soft, elegant and beautifully understated, our Romantic Swag backdrop features crisp white draping finished with delicate sheer swags across the top.

Festive Chevron Tinsel

A bold red and green chevron tinsel backdrop, perfect for Christmas parties, winter weddings and festive celebrations.

Additional backdrop designs may be added to the collection over time.

Your chosen backdrop is set up with the booth before your hire begins, giving you a complete photo area rather than simply placing a camera in an empty corner of the room.

Add a little extra glow to your backdrop with our warm white “Happily Ever After” neon sign, available to use with your Polaroid Booth backdrop at no extra cost during your hire.

Or, if you’d like something completely personal, you can choose a custom neon sign featuring your own names, wording or phrase for an additional cost — and this one is yours to keep after the wedding as a lovely keepsake.

Personalised Instant Prints

The photographs from our booth are designed to retain the character of classic instant photography, with a distinctive white-bordered print.

Your print design can be personalised for your event and may include:

• Your names
• Your wedding date
• Party or event wording
• A personalised message
• Colours to complement your styling
• A company logo
• Corporate branding
• Campaign or event artwork

Guests leave with a real photograph to take home rather than simply another image on their phone.

Digital copies of the photographs taken during your event are also supplied after the hire in an online album.

Polaroid-Style Wedding Photo Booth Hire

Our instant print booth makes a fun addition to a wedding reception and gives guests something to enjoy throughout the evening.

It works particularly well after dinner, as evening guests arrive and before the dance floor gets into full swing.

Friends and family can gather together for relaxed photographs that are very different from the formal pictures taken earlier in the day.

And because every booking includes a choice of backdrop, you can adapt the booth to suit the style of your reception — from soft white draping and romantic flowers to sequins, pastel blooms or rose-gold shimmer.

It can work beautifully at:

• Barn weddings
• Country house weddings
• Hotel receptions
• Marquee weddings
• Festival-style celebrations
• Modern venues
• Vintage and retro-themed weddings
• Relaxed evening receptions

For couples who would like a lasting record of the evening as well as photographs for their guests, our Keepsake package includes duplicate prints and a wedding guest book.

One copy is given to your guests while another can be added to the album alongside their handwritten messages.

Instant Print Photo Booth Hire for Parties

The Polaroid-style booth isn’t just for weddings.

It can also be hired for:

• Birthday parties
• Engagement parties
• Anniversary celebrations
• Christmas parties
• Proms
• Bar and bat mitzvahs
• Charity events
• Awards evenings
• Private celebrations

Because the booth is open rather than enclosed, it works equally well for individual portraits, couples and larger groups of friends.

The oversized camera itself becomes part of the entertainment, while guests get the immediate reward of a printed photograph to take away.

Retro Photo Booth Hire for Corporate Events

The distinctive camera design also makes a memorable addition to corporate parties, product launches, exhibitions, award evenings and branded events.

Print layouts can be personalised with your organisation’s logo, event name, campaign artwork or branded message, giving guests something physical to take away from the event.

The booth can be used for:

• Staff parties
• Product launches
• Brand activations
• Exhibitions
• Conferences
• Award ceremonies
• Client entertainment
• Promotional events
• Seasonal celebrations

Corporate backdrop styling and personalised print artwork can be discussed when you book.

For additional entertainment and event services, visit our Corporate Event Hire page.

Polaroid-Style Photo Booth Packages

All packages include delivery and professional setup, a friendly attendant, DSLR photography, professional dye-sublimation printing, personalised print artwork, digital copies and your choice of styled backdrop.

Optional Extras

Depending on your event, additional options can include:

• Additional prints
• Prints for everyone in the photograph
• Extended hire time
• Additional personalised styling
• Corporate branding

Please ask when enquiring if there is something specific you would like us to include.

What’s Included With Every Booking?

Every Polaroid-style photo booth booking includes:

• Delivery and professional setup
• Three-hour staffed hire
• Custom-built camera-style booth
• DSLR photography
• Professional dye-sublimation printing
• Personalised white-bordered print design
• Your choice of styled backdrop
• Props
• Digital copies of your photographs
• Pack-down after the event

Space and Power Requirements

For the booth, backdrop and guests, we recommend a clear floor area of approximately 2.5m × 2.5m as a minimum.

Where space allows, an area of around 3m × 2.5m is ideal, particularly for larger group photographs and to allow guests to move comfortably around the setup.

A little extra space nearby is also helpful for guests waiting to use the booth.

The booth requires access to a suitable standard electrical socket and must be positioned indoors or within a dry, properly covered structure.

Choose the Right Photo Booth for Your Event

We offer three very different photo booth experiences, so you can choose the one that best suits your venue and event.

Polaroid-Style Instant Print Photo Booth

Our Polaroid-style booth has a bold, playful retro instant-camera design, an oversized lens and a large illuminated button.

It is ideal for colourful weddings, parties, branded events and anyone looking for a fun statement feature with instant printed photographs.

Vintage Camera Photo Booth

Our Vintage Camera Photo Booth resembles an oversized vintage twin-lens camera displayed on a tripod.

It has a more elegant and traditional appearance and works particularly well at vintage weddings, stylish indoor receptions and venues where a compact freestanding booth is required.

VW Camper Photo Booth

Our Camper Photo Booth is built inside a genuine vintage VW campervan and is ideal for outdoor weddings, marquees, festival-style celebrations and venues with suitable vehicle access.

You can compare all three options on our main Photo Booth Hire page.

Retro Photo Booth Hire in Kent

Based in the South East, we provide Polaroid-style photo booth hire at weddings, parties and corporate events throughout Kent.

We regularly travel to venues in and around Maidstone, Canterbury, Ashford, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Rochester, Dartford and surrounding areas.

If you’d like to compare all of the booth styles available locally, visit our Photo Booth Hire in Kent page.

Retro Photo Booth Hire in London

Looking for retro photobooth hire in London? Our oversized Polaroid-style instant print booth can be hired for weddings, private parties and corporate events throughout London.

Access, parking, loading arrangements and venue restrictions can all be discussed before your booking is confirmed.

For our complete range of options, visit our London Photo Booth Hire page.

Retro Photo Booth Hire in Essex

We provide instant print photo booth hire for weddings and events throughout Essex, including Chelmsford, Brentwood, Colchester, Braintree and surrounding areas.

You can also see our complete range on our Photo Booth Hire in Essex page.

Retro Photo Booth Hire in Surrey

Our Polaroid-style photo booth is also available for venues throughout Surrey, including Guildford, Woking, Epsom, Dorking, Farnham and nearby locations.

Visit our Photo Booth Hire in Surrey page to compare all of our available booth styles.

Events in surrounding parts of the South East may also be possible depending on the date, venue and travel requirements.

Add Our Photo Keyring Bar

Make your Polaroid Photo Booth even more memorable with our Photo Keyring Bar add-on. Before your event, we send you a set of redemption tokens to give to your chosen guests, presented in organza favour bags with a little instruction card. During the celebration, guests bring their token to the booth, have their photo taken and exchange it for a personalised faux-leather photo keyring made on the night. It’s a fun extra keepsake for weddings, parties and corporate events, and a lovely alternative to traditional favours. Keyring Bar packages start from £175 for 50 personalised keyrings.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are instant prints included?

Yes.

Our Classic package includes one instant photograph per photo session.

Our Keepsake and Neon Keepsake packages include duplicate photographs, allowing one copy to go to your guests and another to be placed in your guest book.

Additional print options are also available.

What kind of camera does the booth use?

The booth uses a DSLR camera rather than a webcam or tablet camera, providing consistent, high-quality photographs throughout your event.

How are the photographs printed?

Photographs are produced using a professional dye-sublimation event printer.

The prints are produced quickly and are dry and ready to handle immediately.

Can the print design be personalised?

Yes.

Your print template can include your names, wedding date, event wording, colours, a personalised message or corporate branding.

Can we choose our backdrop?

Yes.

Every package includes your choice of one of our styled backdrops at no extra charge.

Current choices include silver sequins, white draping, pastel paper flowers, rose-gold shimmer and white floral styling.

Do you provide props?

Yes.

A selection of photo booth props is included with your booking.

Will somebody operate the booth?

Yes.

A friendly attendant will set up the booth and remain nearby throughout the hire period to welcome guests, assist where needed and make sure everything runs properly.

Can we receive digital copies?

Yes.

Digital copies of the photographs taken during your event are supplied after your hire.

Can we have a guest book?

Yes.

Our Keepsake and Neon Keepsake packages include duplicate photographs and a wedding guest book.

Guests can keep one photograph and place the second copy in your album alongside a handwritten message.

Can we have a personalised neon sign?

Yes.

Our Neon Keepsake package includes a personalised neon sign incorporated into your chosen backdrop.

The sign belongs to you, so you can take it home after your event.

How much space does the photo booth need?

We recommend a clear floor area of approximately 2.5m × 2.5m as a minimum for the booth, backdrop and guests.

Where space allows, approximately 3m × 2.5m is ideal, particularly if you would like larger groups to be able to pose together comfortably.

A little additional space nearby is helpful for guests waiting to use the booth.

Can the booth be used outside?

The booth contains electrical, photographic and printing equipment, so it must be positioned indoors or inside a dry, properly covered structure such as a suitable marquee.

It cannot be operated somewhere where it may be exposed to rain, damp conditions or strong wind.

Does the booth need electricity?

Yes.

We require access to a suitable standard electrical socket close to the setup area.

Power access and positioning can be discussed with you before your event.

How many people can fit into a photograph?

Because the booth has an open setup rather than an enclosed cabin, couples, families and groups of friends can pose together.

The exact number will depend on the available space at your venue and the backdrop arrangement.

Which areas do you cover?

We regularly provide photo booth hire throughout Kent, London, Essex and Surrey.

Events in surrounding parts of the South East may also be possible depending on availability and travel requirements.

Is this an official Polaroid photo booth?

No.

This is our own independently built digital photo booth, inspired by the distinctive appearance and fun of classic instant cameras.

It is not manufactured, licensed or endorsed by Polaroid.

Does the booth use Polaroid film?

No.

The booth uses a DSLR camera and professional dye-sublimation printer.

This allows photographs to be produced quickly and consistently throughout an event while retaining the nostalgic appearance of a white-bordered instant photograph.

Create Instant Memories at Your Wedding or Event

Our Polaroid-style photo booth brings together retro camera styling, a brilliantly simple illuminated-button experience, professional photography and real printed photographs your guests can take home.

Choose your favourite backdrop, personalise your prints and let your guests take it from there.

Whether you’re organising a wedding reception, birthday celebration, private party or corporate event, it provides entertainment, photography and an attention-grabbing feature in one distinctive setup.

Polaroid-style photo booth hire starts from £475 for three hours.

Contact The White Van Wedding Company with your event date, venue and approximate guest numbers to check availability.