College Photo Booth Rental in Boston

College & university events · Boston

Photo booths for formals, culture shows, orientation, and club events. $300 an hour for student organizations, from $600. Purchase orders, tax-exempt billing, and department invoicing welcome.

Memory Shop photo booth set up at a college event in Boston with balloons and a prop table Students in formal dress using the Memory Shop photo booth at a Boston university formal

Most quotes come back the same day. We can hold a date while your budget request goes through.

$300/hrStudent org rate, 10% below standard
POs & ACHWe invoice the school, no card needed
2 hr minMost vendors make you book three or four
Full albumEvery photo from the night, yours to post
Pricing

The student organization rate

$600
2 hour minimum
$300/hr · 10% off standard

Our standard rate is $330 an hour. Campus events are usually mid-week, run shorter, and are simpler for us to staff, so student organizations pay $300. Three hours is $900, four is $1,200. Book up to eight.

Includes unlimited sessions, an on-site attendant, setup and teardown, a 30 to 50 piece prop kit, instant prints in photoslip holders, digital copies by QR code, a private cloud album of every photo from the event, and our standard frame designs.

Available to student organizations, campus departments, Greek life chapters, and schools billing through the institution. Not available for private events. Massachusetts sales tax applies unless your school is tax-exempt, in which case send us the certificate and we will take it off.

Purchasing

We know how campus payment actually works

Most photo booth companies want a card at checkout. That is useless when your funding sits with student activities and the office needs an invoice with a PO number on it. Here is how we handle it.

  • Purchase ordersWe take a PO and reference it on the invoice, so your office can match it without chasing anyone.
  • Direct invoicingWe invoice the department, the student activities office, or the org directly. Whoever actually holds the budget.
  • Tax-exempt billingSend your school's exemption certificate and we take Massachusetts sales tax off the invoice.
  • Direct deposit and ACHSchools that cannot use a payment link can pay by transfer. This is normal for us, not an exception.
  • W-9 on requestAsk and we will send it over so your vendor setup can start before the booking is confirmed.
  • We never ask a student to signMost schools do not let students sign contracts. Tell us who does and we send the paperwork straight to them.
  • Date holdsTell us your budget meeting date and we will hold your slot while the request goes through.
  • Payment after the eventIf your school only pays on a PO after the event, say so. We work with it rather than pushing a deposit.
Campus events

What we run on campus

Formals & galas

Spring formals, winter balls, senior week. The booth is where the group photos actually happen, and everyone leaves holding one.

Culture shows & heritage nights

We have run booths at Lunar New Year events and South Asian student association nights. Props and frames can match the theme.

Orientation & welcome week

First-year mixers, club fairs, and move-in weekend. A booth gives new students a reason to stop, talk, and take something home.

Greek life

Semi-formals, philanthropy events, bid day. Chapter branding on the strip is a $100 add-on.

Homecoming & senior events

Alumni weekends, senior galas, graduation parties. Unlimited prints matter most when the whole class wants a turn.

Department & staff events

Holiday parties, research celebrations, and end-of-year socials. Same rate when the department is doing the billing.

Recent work

Campus events we have run

The keepsake

What everyone walks away with

Printed Memory Shop Events photo strip showing eight frames of students wearing plush character hats

Eight full-colour frames on a Canon DSLR with proper lighting, printed on the spot, in a photoslip holder. Not a grainy four-frame strip from a tablet.

Everyone also gets the digital version through a QR code, GIFs included, so it is on Instagram before the night is over. That is usually the point.

Your org gets everything. After the event we send a private cloud album with every photo taken that night in full resolution. Post from it, put it in the recap email, share the link with everyone who came. Included, not an add-on.

Check your date

Why student orgs pick us

You can go see the booth this week

You are spending your org's budget, and probably justifying it to an exec board. Every other company asks you to book from a photo on a website.

We run three walk-in photobooth studios: 230 Newbury Street, 34 John F. Kennedy Street in Harvard Square, and a third opening on Harvard Ave in Allston. All three are a walk or a short T ride from campus. Go use the booth, take a strip back to your next meeting, and let people see the print quality before anyone signs anything.

It is the same equipment we bring to your event. No other rental company in Boston can offer that.

Campuses

Schools we work with

We have run events at basically every college in the Boston area, and we work with orgs at these schools regularly. If yours is not listed, ask anyway.

  • Boston University
  • Northeastern
  • Harvard
  • MIT
  • Emerson
  • Berklee
  • Tufts
  • Suffolk
  • Simmons
  • Wentworth
  • MassArt
  • Lesley
  • Boston College
  • Brandeis
  • Bentley
  • UMass Boston
The process

How booking works

Send us the date

Date, rough headcount, venue if you know it. Two minutes on the form below.

We quote and hold

Usually same day. Tell us if you need the quote in a specific format for your budget request.

Your office pays

PO, invoice, or ACH. We send whatever paperwork your school needs, including a W-9 and tax-exempt billing.

We run the night

Attendant arrives an hour early, sets up, works the booth, packs out. Your album link follows after.

FAQ

Common questions from student orgs

How much is a photo booth for a college event in Boston?

Student organizations pay $300 an hour with a two-hour minimum, so $600 for two hours and $900 for three. That is about ten percent below our standard $330 an hour rate. Bookings run from two up to eight hours, so you are not forced into the three or four hour minimum most vendors require.

Does our org get all the photos afterwards?

Yes, and it is included rather than an add-on. Every event comes with a private cloud album containing every photo taken that night, in full resolution. Post from it, put it in your recap email, and share the link with everyone who came so people can find their own shots.

Do you take purchase orders or university invoicing?

Yes. We work with campus organizations regularly and know that most student orgs cannot pay with a card at checkout. We accept purchase orders, invoice the department or student activities office directly, and take payment by direct deposit or ACH. Tell us how your school pays when you first reach out and we will set the booking up that way from the start rather than sending you a payment link you cannot use.

Are you set up for tax-exempt schools?

Yes. Send us your school or organization tax exemption certificate and we will take Massachusetts sales tax off the invoice. Easiest is to send it with your first message so it is handled before the invoice goes out.

Who signs the contract? Our students are not allowed to.

That is normal and we plan for it. At most Boston schools a student cannot sign on behalf of the university, so we send the unsigned paperwork to whoever does, usually a staff member in student activities or the contracts office. If your school issues its own vendor contract instead, send it over and we will work from that.

Who qualifies for the student rate?

Student organizations, campus departments, Greek life chapters, and schools billing through the institution. It is not available for private events, including private parties hosted by students.

Can you put our club or school branding on the photo strips?

Yes, as a paid add-on. Adding your club logo or event name to one of our frame designs is $100 and needs three days lead time. A fully custom frame designed by our team is $200. If someone in your org has already designed a frame, we charge $120 to format and test it on our printers so it prints correctly on the night.

How far in advance should we book?

Two to four weeks is usually fine outside of formal season. Spring formal season and the first few weeks of the fall semester fill fastest, so aim for four to six weeks then. If your school needs a contract reviewed or a vendor set up first, that alone can take six weeks, so reach out early even if the date is far off.

What space and power does the booth need?

Roughly 10 by 10 feet with about 8 feet of clearance, plus one standard outlet within 25 feet. That fits comfortably in most student centres, ballrooms, and function rooms. We arrive about an hour early and take 30 minutes to pack out, and neither counts against your booked hours.

Is someone from your team there the whole time?

Yes. Every booking includes a trained attendant for the full event. They run the booth, help people with props, keep the line moving, and fix anything that comes up. Nobody from your org has to babysit it.

Can we see the booth before we commit?

Please do. Walk into our Newbury Street or Harvard Square store any day we are open, use the booth, and take a strip home. No appointment needed, and it is the same equipment we bring to campus.

Get started

Tell us about your event

Send the date and we will come back with a quote, usually the same day. Mention your school and how your org pays, and we will set the paperwork up correctly from the start.

Not a campus event?

If you are planning a wedding, a company party, or a birthday, our main rental page has the full pricing and options.

All photo booth rentals

events@memoryshop.com