Photo Booth Hire at Manchester Central
Event Photo Booth Hire at Manchester Central
If you are organising a conference party, exhibition, awards dinner or Christmas event, photo booth hire at Manchester Central is a proven way to get guests engaged and put your brand in their hands. Selfie Star has worked at Manchester Central for a corporate event, so we are used to the pace and scale of a major convention venue. We are a luxury photo booth company based in Leeds, and alongside weddings we supply staffed photo booths for corporate events across the North West and Yorkshire.
About Manchester Central
Few event venues have a story like Manchester Central. The building opened in July 1880 as Manchester Central railway station, designed by Sir John Fowler, and its wrought-iron arched roof spans 210 feet, one of the largest railway station roof spans in the UK. The station closed to passengers in 1969 and the building is now listed.
It reopened in 1986 as G-Mex, the Greater Manchester Exhibition Centre, and took the name Manchester Central in 2007 in a nod to the old station. In 2026 it marks 40 years as an events venue. Over that time it has hosted concerts, Commonwealth Games events in 2002, national political party conferences, trade shows, consumer shows, awards dinners and festive party nights, and it describes itself as “the home of pioneering events”. Spaces include the vast Central Hall beneath the original arched roof and a purpose-built auditorium.
Why Add a Photo Booth to a Corporate Event?
At a large convention or awards night, it can be hard to give attendees a shared moment. A photo booth does exactly that, and it does it on brand:
- Branded prints. Every staffed booth includes a personalised print design, so your logo, event name, sponsor branding or awards theme appears on every photo.
- Networking that happens naturally. Colleagues, clients and partners queue together and pose together, which breaks the ice far better than a lanyard.
- Content after the event. The online gallery gives your marketing team a ready-made set of images to share.
- A staffed, professional service. Our attendant keeps the booth running smoothly so your team can focus on the event.
Which Booth Suits a Manchester Central Event?
Glam Booth – Our Kardashian-style photo booth creates flattering black and white portraits with beauty lighting and a white backdrop. It is a favourite for awards dinners, gala evenings and VIP receptions, where guests want a polished image. Staffed, from £650. Glam Booth.
AI Photo Booth – AI backgrounds, artistic styles, AI avatars and face swap, all with instant prints. It is a strong draw on an exhibition stand, at a product launch or at a tech conference. AI Photo Booth.
Vintage Booth – A hand-crafted solid oak open booth with a choice of backdrops, ideal for weddings and more classic private celebrations. From £625. Vintage Booth.
Our self-service Party Pod and Digital Pod are available at Manchester Central when booked alongside an EventsDJ DJ.
What’s Included
- 3 hours of booth time as standard; extra time at £150 per hour
- Unlimited photo capture, with prints every time
- Personalised or fully branded print design
- Online gallery
- Selfie Star pose guide
- A friendly, professional attendant
- Setup and clear away, with our team arriving an hour before the booth opens
Wedding clients also receive a gift box with a full set of prints, and can add Guest Book Management for £39.
DJ and Photo Booth Packages
Our sister company EventsDJ provides DJs for parties, Christmas events and weddings, with party and Christmas DJ packages from £450. Couples can save with our Wedding DJ & Photo Booth package. Cold spark fountains and a sax player are available as add-ons, and booking a DJ also unlocks our Party Pod and Digital Pod.
Need a DJ too? Our sister company EventsDJ provides wedding and party DJs. See the wedding venues EventsDJ has played.
Planning a Photo Booth at Manchester Central
- Coordinate with the venue’s event team. Large convention venues manage deliveries and access carefully. Confirm our arrival time, an hour before the booth opens, and the agreed position.
- Choose a high-traffic spot. Near the bar, the registration area or the entrance to the dinner works best.
- Brief us on branding. Send logos, colours and any sponsor requirements early so the print design is approved well ahead of the day.
- Match the booth to the running order. For awards dinners, opening the booth at the drinks reception and again after the awards keeps it busy.
- Book early. A booking fee secures your date, with the balance due 14 days before.
Other Manchester Venues We’ve Worked At
In Manchester we have also worked at King Street Townhouse and Kimpton Clocktower. Find out more on our photo booth hire Manchester page, our Cheshire page and our full list of areas covered.
Manchester Central Photo Booth FAQs
Have you worked at Manchester Central?
Yes. Our team has worked at Manchester Central for a corporate event.
Can you brand the photo booth prints?
Yes. Each staffed booth includes a personalised print design, which we can fully brand with your logo and event details.
Which booth is best for an exhibition stand?
The AI Photo Booth is a great attention-grabber on a stand, while the Glam Booth suits evening receptions and awards dinners.
Do you cover Manchester events from Leeds?
Yes. We regularly provide our staffed booths for events in Manchester and the wider North West.
How much does a corporate photo booth cost?
The Glam Booth starts from £650. See our photo booth hire cost guide, or ask us for a tailored quote.
Request a Quote for Manchester Central
Tell us about your conference, awards night, Christmas party or private event at Manchester Central. Get a quote or fill in the form below, and we will reply with availability, prices and branding options.
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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?
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 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
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.
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. 😀
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!
Booked for our daughters wedding, booking process and communication all excellent Everyone had a great time in the photo booth, good quality pictures
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.
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 😄
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
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 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!
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!!!
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.
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.
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!
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 hired Selfie Star for the evening of our wedding. It was fantastic, all of our guests enjoyed it very much!
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 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.
