Black & White Photo Booth Hire in Carlisle
If you’re searching for photo booth hire Carlisle couples can rely on, Selfie Star brings our signature black and white Glam Booth, along with our oak Vintage Booth and AI Photo Booth, to weddings across the city and the north of Cumbria. Every staffed booth comes with a friendly attendant, unlimited photo capture, with prints every time, and a gift box of prints for the two of you at the end of the night.
We’re Selfie Star Events Limited, a luxury photo booth company based in Swillington, Leeds. Weddings are what we do most, and our team has worked at venues right across the Lake District and Cumbria, from riverside barns north of Carlisle to country houses around Penrith and the Eden Valley.
Photo booth hire Carlisle: why black and white?
There’s a reason this page leads with black and white. Our Glam Booth is a Kardashian-style photo booth: a clean white backdrop, soft beauty lighting that flatters every face and skin tone, and crisp monochrome portraits that look as if they came out of a magazine studio rather than a wedding reception. Guests who usually hide from cameras tend to come back for a second go once they’ve seen their first print.
Monochrome also sits beautifully alongside the red sandstone, old stone and timber you find in so many north Cumbrian venues. It never clashes with your colour scheme, it looks smart in a guest book, and it doesn’t date. If you’d like a Kardashian-style photo booth in Carlisle, the Glam Booth starts from £650.
Getting married in Carlisle and North Cumbria
Carlisle is England’s border city, with a medieval castle, a cathedral at its heart and Hadrian’s Wall running out across the countryside to the east and west. Within a short drive you have the Solway coast, the rolling farmland around Brampton and Longtown, and the Eden Valley stretching south towards Penrith and the Pennines. The northern fells of the Lake District are close too, which is why so many couples here choose between a quiet rural barn and a lakeside hotel.
It’s a part of the country that suits a relaxed, guest-focused wedding. Lots of venues around here offer rooms or cabins on site, so friends and family stay on, the evening runs late, and the photo booth becomes the place everyone gathers between dances.
Carlisle wedding venues we’ve worked at, and others nearby
These are real venues in and around North Cumbria where our team has set up a booth. Each link takes you to our page for that venue, with more on how the booth works there.
- Hidden River Barn, near Longtown, north of Carlisle. A barn with panoramic glass windows overlooking the River Lyne, an industrial-meets-rustic interior and a mezzanine looking out over woodland. Log cabins on site mean many couples book the whole place for a wedding weekend.
- Eden Barn, Kirkby Stephen. A 200-year-old Westmorland stone barn in 100 acres of the Upper Eden Valley, with chandeliers, exposed stone walls and a vaulted ceiling. Stone and crystal together means rustic and glamorous booths both look at home.
- Askham Hall, Askham, near Penrith. A Grade I listed house built around a pele tower, with medieval origins, Grade II listed gardens and the restored Bank Barn for celebrations.
- Armathwaite Hall Hotel & Spa, near Keswick. A historic country house hotel beside Bassenthwaite Lake, set in 400 acres of deer park and woodland beneath the Skiddaw range. Guests can make a weekend of it with the spa and bedrooms on site.
- Inn on the Lake, Glenridding. A hotel at the southern end of Ullswater with 15 acres of gardens sloping down to its own lakeshore, ideal for couples who want fells and water in every photo.
Planning somewhere else? You can browse all the wedding venues we’ve worked at in our directory.
Which booth for which kind of venue?
Barns and riverside spaces
Big windows, timber and stone suit our Vintage Booth, a hand-crafted solid oak open booth with a choice of backdrops. Because it’s open, the whole wedding party can squeeze in. Vintage photo booth hire in Carlisle starts from £625, and Vintage clients can upgrade to the Glam Booth for £25.
Country houses and hotels
Panelled rooms, chandeliers and formal gardens are where the Glam Booth shines. The white backdrop gives a polished, studio-style finish that complements a historic interior rather than competing with it.
Something guests haven’t tried before
Our AI Photo Booth is staffed too, and lets guests swap in AI backgrounds, artistic styles, AI avatars and face swap, with instant prints. It’s a hit with younger crowds and at parties.
What every staffed booth includes
- 3 hours as standard, with extra time at £150 per hour
- Unlimited photo capture, with prints every time
- A personalised print design to match your wedding
- A gift box with a full set of prints for the couple
- An online gallery of every photo
- The Selfie Star pose guide
- A friendly attendant running the booth
- Setup and clear away, with our team arriving an hour before the booth opens
Add Guest Book Management for £39 and your attendant fills your guest book with prints and asks guests to sign it. Our photo booth hire price guide explains costs in more detail.
A wedding DJ and photo booth in Carlisle
Our sister company EventsDJ provides wedding DJs, and booking both together as our Wedding DJ & Photo Booth package saves you money and keeps your evening with one team. The Evening DJ package runs for 5 hours, and cold spark fountains and a sax player are available as add-ons. When you book alongside our DJ, our self-service Party Pod and Digital Pod are available too, which is a nice option for a long barn wedding weekend.
Need a DJ too? Our sister company EventsDJ provides wedding DJs across Yorkshire and the North.
Planning tips for North Cumbrian couples
- Most couples book us 12 to 24 months ahead. A booking fee secures your date, and the balance is due 14 days before.
- Think about timing. Many couples open the booth after the wedding breakfast and run it into the evening, so guests who arrive for the evening reception get their turn.
- Ask your venue where they like entertainment to go. In barns with large windows, a spot away from the glare of a summer sunset gives the best portraits.
- If guests are staying on site, a black and white print in every room on the morning after is a lovely touch, and the guest book becomes a keepsake of the whole weekend.
Nearby areas we cover
Carlisle is our gateway to the north of the county. For the fells and lakes just south, see photo booth hire in Keswick, Ullswater and Penrith. Heading west to the coast, we have a page for Whitehaven and West Cumbria, and across the Pennines our Newcastle page covers Tyneside. For the whole region, visit our Lake District and Cumbria hub.
Carlisle photo booth FAQs
Can we have colour as well as black and white?
The Glam Booth is built around black and white portraits. If you’d like colour, our Vintage Booth or AI Photo Booth may suit you better, and we’re happy to talk it through.
Do you cover venues outside Carlisle itself?
Yes. We work across North Cumbria, including the Eden Valley, Penrith, Brampton, the Solway coast and Hadrian’s Wall country, as well as the rest of the Lake District.
How much space does the booth need?
Let us know your venue when you ask for a quote and we’ll talk through the space with you. We set up in barns, hotel function rooms and marquees.
What happens to the photos after the wedding?
Every photo goes into an online gallery, and you keep the gift box with a full set of prints from the night.
Check your date
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Imagine your wedding with both incredible music AND a luxury photo booth experience all in one seamless package.
Choose your perfect pairing: our award-winning Wedding DJ with either our show-stopping handcrafted Oak Booth (fully staffed and ready to pamper your guests) or our fun-filled Party Pod (self-service freedom, maximum entertainment).
Whichever you choose, you'll get instant prints, a stunning online gallery, and memories that'll have everyone talking long after the last dance. Ready to tick two major boxes off your wedding list in one go?
Could not recommend selfie star enough. Our guests absolutely loved the booth and then a week later we got all the photos which was amazing to see. Thank you for everything
we loved our photo booth for our wedding last month. Not only did we hire that from Selfie Star, we hired the DJ, venue uplighting and sparkler fountains. Wayne and Sally was very accommodating for our need after we had to change a few things and move our timeline forward which wasn't too much hassel for them. would 100000% recommend to anyone looking for entertainment for their special event. we also want to wish Wayne and Sally all the best in their business . Mr & Mrs Whelan
Amazing evening hosted by Wayne, he was fantastic and the equipment, set up too! He had great choice of music l, kept everyone entertained and the selfie mirror was amazing highly recommend. They are great for any event! Made the night so special 5***** Customer service was amazing really friendly team. Thank you!
Absolutely made our night having the led dance floor at our wedding. Wayne was fantastic, customer service second to none. Arrived on time, no hassle, looked AMAZING!!😍😍 Would highly recommend Selfie Star Events.
selfie star made our wedding!! run by two of the nicest people we have ever met, Wayne and sal went above and beyond for us to make our special day run as smoothly as possible. They even took all the stress away before hand and communicated with the hotel about arranging the room and making sure everything we had hired from them would fit, they contacted the tribute band we had coming to the wedding and made their set up easier by connect up to selfie stars equipment which made our turn around from the day in to the evening party much quicker! The dancefloor, star light back drop and light up shoots completely transformed our room, it looked amazing!! we also had the dancing with clouds and cold spark fire work for our first dance which was also looked amazing! selfie star also hosted our full day and was our DJ Which I believe made the day run so well. They made us feel very special and organised all the special parts of the day to make sure they went as well as they possibly could and really made the special moments count! THe music was brilliant they played a mixture of songs we asked for and then a mixture of songs from 80s 90s and now which was great the dancefloor was full of people all night! highly recommended this company they are fantastic, we also had the table selfie centerpiece aswell which we and all our guests had lots of fun with and captured loads of memories! Thank you Wayne and sal you were fantastic and we can't wait to have another party with selfie star!!!
We booked Selfie Star Photo Booth for our wedding and honestly it was one of the best investments we made. We went for the Kardashian filter to match our monochrome wedding theme and it looked incredible — the photos came out so stylish and elevated. Our guests absolutely loved it and were using it all night. The fact guests could have unlimited prints was amazing, and every print strip was personalised with our Mr & Mrs name and wedding date, with 3 photos on each print which looked so professional. Sally also shared a download link afterwards with all of the images, which was such a lovely touch. One of our favourite parts was coming home with a beautiful gift box containing copies of all the prints for us to add into our guest book and keep forever. Sally was fantastic throughout and everything ran so smoothly. We couldn’t recommend Selfie Star enough!
Booked for our daughters wedding, booking process and communication all excellent Everyone had a great time in the photo booth, good quality pictures
We had a photobooth at our wedding, this went down really well with our Moulin Rouge themed evening reception. I would recommend without any hesitation great company to work with. Thankyou Tony and Stefan
I can't express enough how thrilled we were with Selfie Star's photo booth and DJ services at my niece's wedding. The solid oak photo booth added a touch of tradition and elegance to the event, and it was non-stop fun throughout the evening. Sally and Wayne Baker are an incredible duo, engaging guests from both the USA and the UK, creating an unforgettable party atmosphere. Wayne's music kept the dance floor alive, and the audio guest book was a unique and cherished addition. Everyone at the wedding couldn't stop raving about the quality of the venue and the amazing atmosphere created by Selfie Star. Thank you, Sally and Wayne, for making Charlotte and Matthew's wedding an absolute blast. You truly are stars in your own right, and I highly recommend your services to anyone looking to elevate their event experience!
We had the most amazing wedding day and being able to capture such fun photos with SelfieStar was amazing. The photo quality was fantastic and the team on the day were so fun and helpful. I’ve been to many other weddings and this is by far the best photo booth I’ve used - so I’m glad it was ours! Would definitely recommend 😄
I would like to thank and highly recommend Wayne Baker and Selie Star Events. I got to know Wayne around last Christmas time and remain good friends and business colleagues. I run an entertainment business myself and from time to time we need to depend on other services and djs to help us through busy or sick periods. Wayne has stepped in a many times for us and his work and setup is so professional. Wayne has provided a great service every time we have used him. Our clients have also left some great feedback. Here at MDG Entertainment we thrive on delivering a great product for a great value of money to individual events. It is hard to find in the business people like Wayne who work to our award winning standards. It is a pleasure to be able to use his service and know he will always deliver upon booking him. Many thanks Michael @ MDG Entertainment.
Absolutely amazing! The best Photo Booth I’ve ever hired and the lady who brought it was such a lovely lady, my daughter even got her up for a selfie on the booth! 10/10 will absolutely book again at any given opportunity.
We met Sally and Wayne at a wedding fair and hiring them was the best decision ever ( despite already having a DJ provided within our wedding package at Aldwark Manor) we knew it would be an extra cost but we were willing to do this as we wanted Wayne as our DJ , and he was worth every penny, he made our wedding exactly what we wanted he listened to our preferences and tailored the music to our taste. The guests absolutely loved him. He also helped organise the dance floor which I wanted and provided letters. Sally on the photobooth was equally amazing, guests had such a laugh and kept Sally busy. Definitely a must have at any party. The added bonus of us receiving a copy of every photo taken that night and placed in a box was simply brilliant myself and my husband were able to look through these at our leisure and have a good giggle. So a massive thank you to both Sally & Wayne and if your looking for a top class DJ and photo booth look no further we highly recommend these guys they are the best.
We met Wayne & Sally at a wedding fayre. They were both really lovely and approachable, discussing all of their options & packages. Their communication was excellent & their app is easy to use for updates, info on your package and payments. Having used photobooths before, I can say the tech from Selfie Star was the best quality we’ve seen! We had the ICON! Wayne on the night of our wedding was brilliant, super friendly & arrived in plenty of time for the start of the evening celebrations! He had a great attitude with all of our guests, creating a fab atmosphere and we all certainly had fun! We also added late to our booking an audio guestbook, which was no trouble and brilliant to use! Listening back to the messages has been a real highlight. The turnaround on the online photo gallery & audio messages was amazingly quick too, coming back in just a few days after our wedding! Would highly recommend to anyone for any function! Huge thank you! 5*!
What a cracking experience we had at a wedding yesterday with Selfie Star! Overall a friendly, humorous but professional service! He even let me take the horses head to the dance floor, I mean, what more could you want! Would absolutely recommend to a friend. You thoroughly deserve the top marks in this review!
We hired Selfie Star for the evening of our wedding. It was fantastic, all of our guests enjoyed it very much!
We hired the selfie pod and it was great, everyone loved it and had lots of fun taking photos. Booking was easy and it was dropped off without issue. 😀
Absolutely amazing DJ and photobooth service for our wedding! Communication beforehand was excellent and they made everything so easy and stress-free from start to finish. They arrived punctually, were incredibly professional, and did everything we asked for with no problem at all. The DJ kept the dancefloor full all night and was also a fantastic MC, helping the whole evening run smoothly and keeping the atmosphere lively and fun. The photobooth was such a hit with all our wedding guests too! We couldn’t have asked for better entertainment for our special day and would highly recommend them to anyone planning a wedding or event.
Selfie Star were excellent from start to finish - their communication was prompt and clear and set up on the day was extremely smooth and efficient. The Photo Booth itself was an absolute hit and such good fun. Cannot recommend highly enough! Thanks so much for such great service .
We booked Selfie Star Photobooths after seeing the photobooth in action at a wedding fayre. Booking with them was seamless and everything was so easy to access on the portal. On the day, set up was done with no issues whatsoever and our guests were free to enjoy the fun this brought to our evening. All of our guests commented on how fantastic the photobooth was and how well it was operated. It brought so much fun and energy to the evening and was loved by everyone. The photos were absolutely fantastic, we loved going through the prints and the digital copies of the photos! Absolutely incredible, thank you so much we are forever grateful.
