If you've been comparing photo booth companies in Toronto, you've probably noticed almost everyone advertises “instant prints.” The word does a lot of work, and it means different things depending on the equipment behind it.
Here's a plain breakdown of what instant photo booth prints mean with 88 Photobooth, from the moment a guest steps out of the booth to the print in their hand.
What “Instant” Actually Means
At an 88 Photobooth event, a group steps into the booth, poses, and their print is usually ready before the next group is up for their turn. During a busy stretch of the night the printer queue can take a little longer to catch up. There's no separate printing station to walk to, and no waiting until after the event on a typical night.
The booth's iPad connects to the printer wirelessly, and on rare occasions a jam or a dropped connection can hold things up further. When that happens, our on-site attendant tracks down the guests affected and hands over their print as soon as it's back up and running, rather than leaving it undelivered.
That's really the point of a photo booth: a photo becomes something people can pass around the room that night, tuck into a card, or take home as a party favour, instead of something they see for the first time days later in an email.
Print Sizes: 2×6 Strips or 4×6 Prints
We offer two print formats, matched to our Classic and Signature packages:
- 2×6 photo strips (Classic): the classic photo booth strip format. Easy to slide into a guest book, a wallet or a purse.
- 4×6 prints (Signature): a larger, single-image print that reads more like a keepsake photo than a strip.
Either size, we build a personalized print template around your names, colors and event date, with up to two rounds of revisions before your date.
How Unlimited Prints Work
Both the Classic and Signature packages include unlimited physical prints: every guest, every pose, all night, with no per-print fee and no cap on how many times someone can go back in the booth.
If you'd rather skip physical prints altogether, our Digital package covers digital-only sharing instead. This is worth knowing if unlimited prints matters to you, since that's the difference between packages, not something that varies event to event.
Print Quality: Why the Printer Matters
We shoot on a DSLR paired with a professional DNP dye-sublimation printer, the same print technology used in professional photo labs, not a consumer inkjet. Dye-sublimation prints are more resistant to fading, smudging and water than an inkjet print, which matters if a print is going to sit in someone's wallet or on a fridge for years.
Digital Copies Alongside Your Prints
A physical print isn't the only thing guests walk away with. If the venue has Wi-Fi, guests can share their photo instantly by QR code, text or email, right from the booth.
No Wi-Fi at the venue is not a problem. Every digital photo is still delivered within 24 hours after your event, and the full online gallery of every photo taken stays live for a month afterward.
Instant Prints Across Toronto & the GTA
Instant, unlimited prints aren't a Toronto-only feature or an upgrade. They're included on every applicable package no matter where in the GTA your event is, from a wedding in downtown Toronto or Etobicoke to a corporate event or birthday party further out.
Toronto events have no travel fee. Outside the city, a flat travel fee applies based on area (not per-kilometre distance) and is confirmed when you book.
Frequently Asked Questions
Most of the time, prints come out well before the next group is up for their turn. During a busy stretch of the night the printer queue can take a little longer to catch up. Our booth connects to the printer wirelessly, so on the rare occasion there's a printer jam or a dropped connection, our on-site attendant will track you down to hand over your print once it's resolved rather than leave it undelivered.
Yes, on our Classic (2x6) and Signature (4x6) packages. Every guest can print as many times as they want, all night. There's no per-print fee or cap. Our Digital package skips physical prints entirely for events that only want digital sharing.
Yes. If the venue has Wi-Fi, guests can share their photo instantly by QR code, text or email. If not, every digital photo is still delivered within 24 hours after the event, and the full online gallery stays live for a month.
Yes. Instant, unlimited prints are included on every applicable package no matter where in Toronto or the GTA your event is, including Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough and beyond. Toronto events have no travel fee; outside the city, a flat travel fee applies based on area.
Classic 2x6 photo strips or Signature 4x6 prints. Either way, we build a personalized print template around your names, colors and date, with up to two rounds of revisions before your event.
Good music fades. The cake gets eaten.
The print stays on the fridge.
