How Much to Charge for a 360 Photo Booth at Weddings
Updated November 2026 · 4 min read
Charge $945 for 3 hours or $1,395 for 4 hours for a 360 booth at a wedding, with $595 for 2 hours as your floor. Those are example benchmarks for a mid-size US metro, and against a true cost of about $145 for a base 2-hour event, each one clears a healthy margin.
The harder wedding questions are not about the base price. They are how many hours the couple needs after the first dance, whether a second booth belongs at cocktail hour, and which contract terms protect a Saturday you can only sell once.
What does a wedding 360 cost the couple, and what does it cost you?
| Package | Hours | Price | Your cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spin Essentials | 2 | $595 | $145 |
| Spin Party | 3 | $945 | $170 |
| Spin VIP | 4 | $1,395 | $195 |
The cost column is the calculator's true cost per base event (gear wear, software, a share of insurance and marketing, consumables, and attendant time including setup and teardown) plus $25 for each attendant hour past two. Card fees come off the top as well: 2.9% plus $0.30 on each payment, and a retainer plus a balance means two payments.
Lead with Spin Party. The custom overlay matches the invitation suite, the props and backdrop make the dance floor corner look planned, and the third hour covers the stretch from the first dance to the last song. Spin VIP's microsite gallery works at a wedding as a monogrammed page that out-of-town family can open from one link.
How many hours should a wedding 360 run?
A 360 earns its keep once the dance floor opens. During dinner and toasts it sits idle, so hours that overlap the meal waste the couple's money and your attendant's evening.
Throughput sets the floor. A practiced attendant runs about 25 to 35 spins an hour, and wedding groups are usually 2 to 4 people. For a 160-guest wedding:
- 3 hours at 30 spins is about 90 spins
- At 3 riders per spin, that is roughly 270 rider slots: everyone can ride once and the dance floor regulars twice
- Under 100 guests, 2 hours after the first dance is the honest quote; past 200 guests, quote 4
Slow the arm to 10 to 12 seconds per rotation for weddings so gowns move gracefully. That trims a few spins per hour compared with a teen party, which is one more reason not to undersell hours.
Worked example: a 160-guest Saturday wedding 48 miles out
The couple wants the booth from the first dance at 8:00 pm to the midnight send-off. Built the way the calculator's quote builder does it:
- Spin Party, 3 hours: $945
- One extra hour at $195: $195
- Travel: 48 miles is 18 past the free 30, charged each way: 18 x 2 x $1.25 = $45
- Total: $1,185. Retainer at 30%: $355.50. Balance of $829.50 due 7 days before.
Your side: $145 true cost plus two extra attendant hours ($50) is $195. Card fees are $34.37 plus $0.60, so $34.97. The calculator's vehicle cost of $0.70 a mile on a 96-mile round trip is $67.20. You keep about $887.83, roughly 75% of the ticket, before overlay design time.
Notice the $45 travel fee does not cover the $67.20 drive. The free 30-mile radius is a marketing cost you pay on every distant venue, so think hard before you widen it.
Should you pitch a second booth for cocktail hour?
Couples who want both a printed keepsake and a dance floor video are your best two-booth prospects. The usual split is a magic mirror during cocktail hour and dinner, then the 360 after the first dance.
The benchmark bundle takes 10% off the lower-priced package. Mirror Essentials ($895) plus Spin Party ($945) works out to $895 + $945 - $89.50 = $1,750.50, with a $525.15 retainer. You will need two attendants, two dedicated outlets, a 12x12 space for the platform and 10x10 for the mirror. The mirror side of that math is in magic mirror wedding pricing.
Contract points that matter at a wedding
- Setup access: you need the space 60 minutes before service. If the room is flipped during cocktail hour, write the load-in time into the event details.
- Breaks and meals: 5 or more hours of service earns a vendor meal or a 30-minute break. A 360 pauses during breaks, so schedule them during dinner, never right after the first dance.
- Rider rules: stilettos off, no drinks on the platform, rated rider and weight limits. A bridal party of eight gets split into groups.
- Overtime: full-hour blocks only, and only if you can stay. Couples ask at 11:40 pm.
- Marketing opt-out: some couples keep their wedding private. Honor the box.
Clause wording lives in the rental contract guide; have a local attorney review the version you sign.
Questions operators ask
Should I charge more for a Saturday in peak season?
You can, but most of the gain comes from selling packages instead of base bookings on dates that can only be sold once. If you do run date-based pricing, your reschedule clause should say a couple moving to a higher-priced day pays the difference.
Can the couple book just one hour after the first dance?
Keep the 2-hour minimum. Setup, teardown and the drive take the same time whether the booth runs one hour or two, and the true cost of a base event already assumes 4 attendant hours.
How far ahead do couples book a wedding 360?
Plan on 6 to 12 months, with May to October Saturdays and December going first. Engagement season starts around the December holidays, so wedding outreach and early-booking offers run from October through February.
Is the 360 safe with long gowns?
Yes, with the right setup. Slow the rotation, extend the arm for groups, and have the attendant check that trains and veils are clear of the arm before each spin; a full ball gown rides with one other person at most.