Photo Booth Hire Northampton and the Surrounding Villages

Which booths Northampton bookings favour

The Inflatable Booth is a crowd-pleaser in Northampton, where many weddings and large Asian celebrations take place in big banqueting rooms with ceiling height to spare. Its LED glow can be matched to the colour scheme, it holds up to ten people and it becomes a focal point in its own right. It needs a four-metre square and two sockets, so it suits venues with room to breathe.

For barns and village halls the Magic Mirror remains the wedding favourite, and the LCD SlimPod does the work at birthdays and smaller parties where budget and floor space are both tight. The 360 Booth has grown fast for proms and milestone birthdays; because the platform and rotating arm need clear space, we confirm the exact requirements with your venue at quote stage.

Typical Northampton venues

Hotels in and around the town host most of the larger weddings and corporate dinners, and several have conference facilities suited to awards nights. Golf clubs on the edges of town are popular for both weddings and 50th birthdays. Out in the villages, converted barns and village halls dominate the wedding scene, while community centres in Abington, Kingsthorpe and Duston host christenings, birthdays and school fundraisers. Northampton also has a cluster of large banqueting venues used for South Asian weddings with several hundred guests, and racecourse-style venues on the edge of town take the biggest corporate events.

Getting in, unloading and setting up

Nearly every venue around Northampton has on-site parking, so unloading is rarely a problem. The town-centre hotels sometimes ask us to use a loading bay or service entrance; we follow whatever the venue prefers and move the vehicle once the kit is inside. For barns, a gravel or grass approach is fine as long as a vehicle can reach within a short distance of the door.

Our attendant turns up around an hour before the hire window, and the build takes 45 to 60 minutes, which is not charged. One standard socket is all that is required for most booths; the Inflatable needs two. If the function room is on a first floor without a lift, flag it at booking so we bring a booth that is comfortable to carry.

• Vehicle access to within a short carry of the door
• One socket, or two for the Inflatable Booth
• Level floor, indoors or under a marquee
• Finish time agreed with the venue so pack-down is tidy

Barn weddings, proms and corporate nights

Barn weddings make up a large share of our Northampton work. Barns often have uneven floors, exposed beams and limited power, so we ask for the socket location in advance and bring extension leads that are taped down safely. Village hall weddings are usually relaxed, DIY affairs where the booth doubles as entertainment and favours. Proms peak in late June, often at hotels or golf clubs, and schools frequently ask for the school crest on the print, which we add to the template.

Corporate events around Northampton range from Christmas parties for the distribution firms at Brackmills to awards dinners and product launches, with the motorsport trade nearby generating hospitality events through the summer. A branded overlay and instant email sharing are the usual requests, and the GIF Booth or LCD SlimPod fits the bill.

Where we go from Northampton

Northampton is the county town of Northamptonshire and the centre of our coverage of the county. We regularly set up in the town centre, Abington, Kingsthorpe, Duston, Weston Favell, Wootton and Brackmills, and travel out to Towcester, Wellingborough and Daventry without any fuss. Junctions 15, 15A and 16 of the M1, together with the A45 and A43, put most of the county within easy reach. Delivery and setup are free; if a remote venue ever needed a travel contribution, you would see it on the quote before paying a deposit.

Pricing and what every booking includes

Hire starts at £299. An £80 deposit books the date and the balance is due one month before your event. Each package comes with a professional attendant, unlimited sessions, props, a personalised print or overlay template with text and logo, guest book on print booths, digital copies with email and social sharing, LED lighting and public liability insurance. Ask about green screen if you want a themed backdrop. Our reviews are rated 5 stars on Trustpilot.