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Birthday party photo booth rental in Hampton Roads

A birthday party photo booth for every age in Hampton Roads

A birthday photo booth in Hampton Roads starts at $350 for 3 hours plus tax with Fosko Rentals. Drop-Off Digital suits a backyard party or a kids party where guests run the booth themselves. Hosted Digital at $499 adds an attendant, props and a backdrop for a bigger party or a milestone birthday. Guests share each photo by text or email.

  • Drop-Off Digital: $350 / 3h
  • Hosted Digital: $499 / 3h

Before sales tax. Delivery, setup and pickup included throughout the Peninsula and Southside Hampton Roads.

Check availability, choose your package and review the total before payment.

Your booth experience

Same creative features. Choose your level of help.

Both packages include photos, GIFs, boomerangs, Glam, Video Messages, an event design, a welcome screen, sharing and a gallery. Sessions stay unlimited during the hours you book. Setup and pickup sit outside those hours.

Choose Drop-Off when an adult at the party can start the booth. Choose Hosted when you want someone from Fosko to run it. Any birthday over 150 guests books Hosted. The travel terms under the packages say whether delivery is included.

Birthdays across Hampton Roads include parties in Newport News, Hampton, Virginia Beach and Chesapeake. The other city pages are linked below.

Drop-Off Digital

$350

3 hours · before sales tax

What's included

  • Phone and remote troubleshooting during your rental
  • Photos, GIFs, boomerangs and Video Messages
  • Glam and black-and-white filters
  • Custom event design, welcome screen and logo
  • Text/email sharing, gallery access and downloads for 3 months
  • Delivery, setup and pickup included throughout the Peninsula and Southside Hampton Roads.

No on-site attendant. Printed photos are not included.

Optional props kit: +$75.

Optional standard backdrop: +$75.

Need longer? Extra time: $85 per hour, subject to availability.

Choose Drop-Off Digital

Hosted Digital

$499

3 hours · before sales tax

What's included

  • An attendant for your booked hours
  • Props and your choice of a standard backdrop
  • Photos, GIFs, boomerangs and Video Messages
  • Glam and black-and-white filters
  • Custom event design, welcome screen and logo
  • Text/email sharing, gallery access and downloads for 3 months
  • Delivery, setup and pickup included throughout the Peninsula and Southside Hampton Roads.

Digital delivery. Printed photos are not included.

Need longer? Extra time: $85 per hour, subject to availability.

Choose Hosted Digital

Delivery, setup and pickup included throughout the Peninsula and Southside Hampton Roads. Norfolk and Virginia Beach are included. Trips beyond Hampton Roads are quoted separately. Delivery, setup and pickup are included where shown in your quote. Any travel fee is stated separately before you sign. Trips beyond Hampton Roads require a custom quote.

A 25% retainer is due at booking and is non-refundable. It reserves your date and is credited toward your total. The balance is due 14 days before the event, or upon retainer payment if you book after that deadline. It is charged automatically to the payment method saved at booking.

See the full package comparison and backdrop choices. For unusual venue requirements or a corporate event over six hours or across multiple days, request a quote.

The booth

See the booth up close.

These photographs show our booth, our two standard backdrops, and a sample print. They come from a demonstration, not a booked event.

  • Fosko DSLR photo booth with an umbrella flash and the gold sparkle backdrop, set up indoors during a demonstration
    Demonstration setup with the gold sparkle backdrop.
  • Fosko blush floral backdrop of cream and soft pink flowers on its frame, during a demonstration setup
    The blush floral backdrop on its frame.
  • Sample print from a Fosko booth demonstration showing two adults posing in front of the gold sparkle backdrop
    A sample print from the demonstration.
  • Still from a Fosko booth demonstration showing a person at the touchscreen choosing a photo design, with the camera above the screen
    Choosing a photo design on the touchscreen.
  • Still from a short animated example made in the Fosko photo booth during a demonstration
    A still from a short booth animation.

Make it fit your event

Plan the party space

Confirm the floor, the outlet and the path from the door before you book. These notes are planning help, not a list of past parties.

Home and community rooms
A living room, a finished basement or a rented community room works when the floor is level and the path from the door stays clear. The space and power answer below is the requirement.
Backyard parties
A backyard is a common birthday setup. It still has to meet the outdoor rules in the backyard answer below.
Clubhouses and halls
Measure the booth spot after the food tables, the cake table and the seating are planned. Ask when vendors may come in and where the equipment can wait.
Guest flow
Leave room for the people in the photo and for friends waiting a turn. Keep that line away from stairs, the food and the way outside.

By age

Birthdays by age

The package prices are the same at every age. What changes is who runs the booth and how long it stays open.

Kids parties

Drop-Off fits a kids party when an adult stays with the booth. Props give younger guests something to hold, and Hosted already includes them. On Drop-Off, a props kit is $75 before tax.

Teen parties

A 13th birthday, a general teen party, or a graduation and a birthday on the same day can lean on group shots and a welcome screen with their name. Friends can come back for another pose during the rental. School dances are linked with the other celebrations below. Planning a Sweet 16? See that page.

Adult parties

An adult birthday can follow a color, a decade or a hobby. The name and the colors go on the photo design and the welcome screen, which you approve before the party. A standard backdrop is included with Hosted and optional on Drop-Off for $75 before tax. A custom backdrop is $295 before tax and needs 30 days of notice. Choose one of our backdrops or a custom backdrop, not both. No logos or branding are printed on it.

Milestone birthdays

A 30th, a 40th, a 50th, or a 60th and up often runs longer than a kids party. Hosted keeps the guest of honor in the photos instead of running the booth. Book the length shown on the package card. An extra hour is $85 before tax when the schedule allows. If you need the booth set up early or closed during part of your event, for example during dinner or speeches, idle time is billed at $50 per hour. Idle time is not service time. Request a quote

Themes and poses

Theme ideas and poses

Try a group with the guest of honor in the middle, a parent and child, and a short Video Message. Pictured with our blush floral backdrop, included with Hosted Digital and available on eligible Drop-Off bookings.

A family of five, grandmother to young boy, crowded in front of an open-air photo booth in a backyard at dusk, string lights overhead and a blush floral backdrop behind them
Illustrated booth setup. Actual event layouts vary.

Before you book

A few useful answers

How much is a photo booth for a birthday party?
Drop-Off Digital is $350 for 3 hours plus tax. Hosted Digital is $499 for 3 hours plus tax and adds an attendant, props and a backdrop. Props, backdrop and extra hour prices are in the age notes above. The travel terms under the packages cover delivery. How much does it cost?
Is a photo booth OK for a kids party?
Yes. Drop-Off is a fit when an adult stays nearby, because that package has no attendant on site. Drop-Off includes remote phone help during your booked rental hours. We provide the event-day number before your event. An on-site attendant is not included. Hosted is the better fit when the adults should stay with the party instead of the booth.
Should a birthday book Drop-Off or Hosted?
Drop-Off suits a home party, a backyard party or a kids party where guests run the booth. Hosted adds an attendant, props and a standard backdrop, which fits a milestone party. Any birthday over 150 guests requires Hosted.
Can the booth go in my backyard?
Yes, when the yard can meet the outdoor rules. Outdoor setups need a level, dry area and shelter from rain and direct sun. If conditions are unsafe for guests or equipment (including rain, wind over 15 mph, or temperatures below 40 F), we may require an indoor location or pause service. Time lost to unsafe conditions is not refunded.
Can I match my birthday theme?
Yes. Send the name, the age, the colors and the theme for the photo design and the welcome screen. You approve that design before the party. Backdrop choices are in the adult party note above.
Do you print photos?
No. Current packages are digital and do not include printed photos. Guests share by text or email from the booth. The gallery answer on this page says how long those files stay available.
How long should I rent the booth?
Start with the package length on the card. Setup and pickup sit outside that time, so the booked hours are photo time. Extra hour and idle time rates are in the milestone note above. A birthday that runs across more than one day needs a quote instead of the online form. Request a quote
How do I reserve a birthday booth?
Check an open date, choose a package and book on this site. A 25% retainer is due at booking and is non-refundable. It reserves your date and is credited toward your total. The balance is due 14 days before the event, or upon retainer payment if you book after that deadline. It is charged automatically to the payment method saved at booking. You may cancel at any time; the retainer is not refunded. If you cancel more than 14 days before the event, no balance is owed. Within 14 days, the full balance is owed. You may reschedule once at no charge to any available date within 12 months; the retainer transfers to the new date. Reschedule requests must reach us at least 14 days before the event.
What can guests make at the booth?
Photos, animated GIFs, boomerangs and Video Messages are included, along with Glam and black-and-white filters, a custom photo design and a welcome screen. Guests can share by text or email. Sharing needs a connection; messages wait to send if the connection drops. Current packages are digital and do not include printed photos.
What space and power do we need?
One standard 120V outlet within 50 feet of the booth, and a level area about 10 by 10 feet with 8 foot clearance. We bring the extension cords.
How long can we access the event gallery?
For new bookings, your event gallery is available for three calendar months from your event date. Download and save your photos before the access period ends.

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