Photo Booth Hire in Harrogate & Knaresborough
Selfie Star offers photo booth hire Harrogate couples can count on for polish: staffed, hand-built booths that look at home in a Regency spa hotel or an Art Deco pavilion, and that keep guests laughing long after the speeches. We are based in Swillington, Leeds, and we work across Harrogate, Knaresborough and the villages in between all year round.
Whether you are marrying in the centre of town, at a country estate off the Ripon road or in a historic hall beside the Nidd, this page walks through the venues we know here, the booth that tends to suit each one, and what you get when you book.
Photo booth hire Harrogate: what makes weddings here different
Harrogate grew up as a spa town, and you can still see it everywhere: the Royal Pump Room, the Montpellier Quarter, the honey-coloured terraces facing The Stray and the long sweep of the Valley Gardens. Weddings in town tend to be elegant, a little formal and very well dressed, with drinks receptions spilling onto lawns and evening parties in ballrooms that have hosted dances for generations.
Knaresborough, a few miles east, has a different feel. The castle ruins look down on the River Nidd and that famous railway viaduct, and couples often take photos on the riverbank before heading out to one of the grand houses nearby. Around both towns the countryside opens up into Nidderdale and the edge of the Dales, so many Harrogate wedding venues are estates and country houses with long drives and plenty of space.
That mix of grand town hotels and rural estates is exactly why we offer more than one style of booth here.
Harrogate wedding venues we’ve worked at
Our team has set up at every venue below. Each link takes you to a page with photos and notes from that venue.
In the town centre
- The Old Swan Hotel – the Grade II listed spa hotel where Agatha Christie was found in 1926. Its traditional function rooms suit a Glam Booth beautifully.
- The Crown Hotel – first opened in 1740 and once a stop for Lord Byron, right by the Montpellier Quarter.
- The Sun Pavilion – a Grade II listed 1933 Art Deco pavilion in the Valley Gardens, where black and white portraits feel completely in period.
- Cold Bath Brewing Co – an independent brewery and taproom on King’s Road, perfect for a relaxed celebration or a party.
- Harrogate Cricket Club – the historic county ground on St George’s Road, dating from 1877.
- Oakdale Golf Club – a 1914 Alister MacKenzie course with a clubhouse looking over Oakdale Glen.
Knaresborough and the surrounding estates
- Rudding Park – a Grade I listed Regency house in 300 acres at Follifoot, with its own private chapel.
- Goldsborough Hall – a Grade II* listed Jacobean house near Knaresborough that was once home to HRH Princess Mary.
- Allerton Castle – a Grade I listed Victorian Gothic castle, once owned by the Duke of York, with dramatic interiors that suit either booth.
- Grantley Hall – a Grade II* listed Palladian country house towards Ripon with an early Japanese garden.
- The Castle Inn, Spofforth – a Georgian-era inn near the Spofforth Castle ruins, with The Yard as its event space.
- Wharfedale Grange – a luxury barn on a 25-acre flower farm between Leeds and Harrogate.
Planning somewhere else? Browse all the wedding venues we’ve worked at across Yorkshire and beyond.
Matching the booth to the venue
Grand hotels and halls. At places like The Old Swan, Rudding Park or Goldsborough Hall, most couples choose our Glam Booth. It is a Kardashian-style photo booth Harrogate guests love: a clean white backdrop, flattering beauty lighting and crisp black and white portraits that sit naturally alongside your professional photography. From £650.
Barns, inns and estates. For Wharfedale Grange, The Castle Inn or a marquee on a private estate, our hand-crafted solid oak Vintage Booth blends in with timber beams and stone walls. Vintage photo booth hire in Harrogate starts from £625, and you can choose your backdrop. If you later decide you want the glam look, Vintage clients can upgrade to the Glam Booth for £25.
Something playful. Our staffed AI Photo Booth adds AI backgrounds, artistic styles, avatars and face swap, with instant prints. It is a hit at birthdays and corporate nights as much as at weddings.
All-day, self-service. If you would rather have something running from the ceremony onwards, the Party Pod is dropped off during the day and keeps going until the end of the night, printing in colour or black and white, from £425. The Digital Pod sends photos straight to guests’ phones, which works well for a smaller reception or a taproom party. Parts of Harrogate may be within our 15-mile Pod area – check your venue with us, or book either pod alongside our DJ.
What’s included with our staffed booths
- 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 stationery
- A gift box with a full set of prints for the two of you
- An online gallery to share after the day
- The Selfie Star pose guide to get shy guests involved
- A friendly attendant throughout
- Setup and clear away – we arrive an hour before the booth opens
Add Guest Book Management for £39 and your attendant will fill a guest book with prints and messages as the night goes on. For a fuller breakdown, see our photo booth price guide.
Wedding DJ and photo booth in Harrogate
Our sister company EventsDJ provides wedding DJs, and booking both together as our Wedding DJ & Photo Booth package saves money compared with booking separately. The Evening DJ package runs for five hours, and you can add cold spark fountains for your first dance or a sax player during the drinks reception. Having one team for music and booth also means one setup conversation with your venue coordinator.
Need a DJ too? Our sister company EventsDJ provides the Harrogate wedding DJ.
Planning tips for Harrogate weddings
- Book early for peak dates. Couples usually book 12–24 months ahead, and summer Saturdays at the bigger estates go first. A booking fee secures your date, with the balance due 14 days before.
- Think about timing. With three hours as standard, many couples open the booth after the wedding breakfast and run it into the evening, when the dance floor and the booth feed each other.
- Ask your venue about the room plan. Each venue has its own layout, so share your floor plan with us and with your coordinator and we will agree the best spot together.
- Use the setting. Black and white prints from a Valley Gardens or Montpellier wedding look timeless next to the shots from your photographer.
Parties, proms and corporate events
Harrogate hosts a busy calendar of conferences and exhibitions, and we cover corporate parties, awards nights and Christmas parties across the town as well as birthdays, anniversaries and school proms. Branded print designs work well for company events, and the AI Photo Booth or Party Pod are popular for relaxed gatherings.
Nearby areas we cover
We also work across Wetherby & Tadcaster, Thirsk, Northallerton & Ripon, the Yorkshire Dales and our home city of Leeds. See the full list on our areas we cover page.
Harrogate photo booth FAQs
Which booth is best for a Harrogate hotel wedding?
Most couples marrying at the town’s spa hotels choose the Glam Booth for its black and white portraits, but the Vintage Booth is just as popular when the décor is softer or more rustic. We are happy to talk it through with you.
Do you cover Knaresborough and the villages?
Yes. We work across Knaresborough, Follifoot, Spofforth, Goldsborough, Pateley Bridge and the rest of Nidderdale, as well as Harrogate itself.
Can we have the booth for more than three hours?
Yes. Extra time is £150 per hour, or choose the Party Pod, which runs all day.
Can we book a DJ and photo booth together?
Yes. Our Wedding DJ & Photo Booth package combines Selfie Star with EventsDJ and saves money compared with booking each separately.
When should we book?
As soon as your date and venue are confirmed. Most couples book 12–24 months ahead.
Check your date
Tell us your venue and date and we will come back with availability and a tailored price. Request your quote or use the form below to get started.
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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?
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!
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 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 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
We hired Selfie Star for the evening of our wedding. It was fantastic, all of our guests enjoyed it very much!
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 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
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!
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 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.
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.
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 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
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*!
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 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.
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!!!
