A photo booth at the Christmas party — the talking point of the year
The Christmas party is the biggest staff event of the year at most workplaces — and the hardest to make memorable. A photo booth solves two things at once: an activity everyone actually uses, and a keepsake every colleague carries home. Here is how to get the most out of it.
Why a photo booth suits the Christmas party
A Christmas party mixes people who never otherwise celebrate together — finance, the warehouse, management. You need something that breaks the ice without demanding courage or rehearsal. A photo booth is opt-in by nature: you step in with your colleagues, the camera flashes, and three strips later the whole table is laughing.
Unlike a quiz or a performance it runs all evening with no schedule. The queue tends to become the party’s natural meeting point, and the prints circulate around the tables for the rest of the night.
Book early — November and December go first
Nearly every company holds its party within the same four or five weeks, from mid-November until just before Christmas. A rental company only has so many Fridays and Saturdays in that window, so the attractive dates disappear first.
Start in September or October, once the date and venue are set. That also leaves time to get the strip design right calmly instead of the week before.
Practicalities: space, light and placement
A photo booth needs less than you might think. This is what works best at a Christmas party:
- Space: about 2×2 metres is enough, plus a little room for the queue
- Placement: near the bar or the mingle, not in a forgotten corner
- Timing: open the booth from the mingle — the rush is biggest before dinner
- Power: a regular wall socket nearby is all it takes
- Props: Santa hats and glitter help, but the booth carries itself
Your logo on every strip
Every photo strip can carry the company logo and the name of the party — "Christmas Party 2026" in your brand style. It sounds like a detail, but it is what keeps the strip on fridges and notice boards for months. Few things buy such long-lived internal goodwill per krona.
With a digital gallery afterwards the photos can be shared internally — and for HR there are a few GDPR points worth thinking through in advance. We have a separate guide for that.
What does it cost?
Photo booths in Sweden typically run 3,000–7,000 kr per event. At Mabooth the price is flat: 5,000 kr with unlimited photos, instant prints, your logo on the strip and a digital gallery. At a party of 80 colleagues that is roughly 60 kr per person for an activity that runs all evening — often less than an hour of the bar tab.
For companies the cost is normally deductible as a staff party expense — we have a guide on that too.
As soon as the date and venue are set — ideally September or October. Fridays and Saturdays in November–December are the most requested dates of the year and book out first.
About 2×2 metres plus a little room for the queue, and a regular wall socket. It fits in most party venues and restaurants.
Yes. The strip is designed with your logo and, for example, the party name and year. The design is included in the price.
Yes, as long as the venue has a free area of about 2×2 metres and a power socket. Check with the restaurant in advance — most say yes.
Secure your date before the rush
Tell us when and where you are celebrating and we will get back within 24 hours to confirm whether the date is free.