Give every guest the caricature moment — without the queue for a single artist. The Caricature Photo Booth Experience is a software experience that runs on standard Surrey FaceBooth hardware: pair it with the Selfie Pod, Retro Pod, Vintage Photo Booth, Digital Photo Booth or any of our other supported pods, and the AI turns each guest's photo into a finished caricature in seconds — exaggerated classic caricature, cartoon, pencil sketch or watercolour, their choice at the booth. Every guest walks away with a print in hand and a digital copy on their phone.
We deliver, set up, test and pack down. Hires run attended or unattended — your choice at booking; either way a team member is in the area for the duration of every hire. Indoor, or covered outdoor on a solid level surface. Booked across Surrey, London, Kent and UK-wide.
AI-generated, printed on the spot — and honest about it
Nothing is drawn on the day. The booth takes a photo, the AI generates the caricature, and a printed copy lands in the tray seconds later — exactly like a photo-booth print, except the print is a caricature. We're upfront that no human artist is involved, because that's exactly why it works at event scale: a live caricaturist works on one person at a time, takes several minutes per portrait, and costs several times as much — so at a 150-guest wedding, most guests miss out. The AI caricature booth flips that: every guest gets their own printed caricature, in their choice of style, in seconds, all night long. If your event calls for a physical pen-on-paper showpiece instead, that's our Sketch Robot — and the two make a great pairing at premium corporate events.
What's included as standard
- Personalised AI caricature per guest, generated from their photo and printed in seconds
- Four styles picked live at the booth — exaggerated classic caricature, cartoon, pencil / ink sketch, watercolour
- Solo or couple caricatures — two guests can pose together in one frame
- Instant print on the spot plus digital sharing via QR code, email, SMS and AirDrop
- Unlimited visits — guests can come back and collect all four styles
- Event branding, logos or a wedding monogram built into the caricature overlay on request
- Branded online gallery delivered after the event
- Attended OR unattended hires (your choice at booking) — team member in the area either way
- Public liability insurance and full delivery / setup / collection
Four caricature styles, picked at the booth
- Exaggerated classic caricature — the traditional big-head, small-body seaside-artist look, dialled up for laughs
- Cartoon — a clean animated-style rendering that flatters as much as it entertains
- Pencil / ink sketch — hand-sketched line-art look, the most "gallery wall" of the four
- Watercolour — a soft painted portrait style that works beautifully for weddings
Guests pick a style on the touchscreen at each visit — plenty come back through the night to collect the set — and couples can pose together for a two-person caricature in the same frame. If you'd rather feature one look (say, watercolour-only for a wedding), we curate the selection with you before the event.
Which booth does the experience run on?
It's a software experience, so it pairs with whichever Surrey FaceBooth host booth suits your event venue and aesthetic. You pick the host booth at booking — the experience layers on top:
- Selfie Pod — compact open-style pod, the default pairing for most events
- Retro Pod — themed pod for weddings and parties that want a heritage look
- Vintage Photo Booth — traditional photo-booth shell with a classic feel
- Digital Photo Booth — modern digital booth for weddings, parties and corporate events
- Inflatable Photo Booth — inflatable enclosure that makes a feature of the booth itself
- Party Booth — high-throughput party-styled booth for big-guest-count events
- Selfie Ring — ring-light booth, good for hen parties, beauty events and brand activations
- Ring Roamer — roaming ring booth that brings the caricatures to your guests
- Kids Selfie Pod — tilting-mount Selfie Pod for family-friendly events with younger guests
- Selfie Post Box — themed post-box booth for weddings, parties and corporate events
Tell us your venue and the look you're after at quote stage — we'll recommend the host booth that suits the brief.
How a Caricature session actually runs
- Quote and book — drop your event date, postcode and guest count into the instant quote, confirm with a deposit, and tell us your host booth choice and any branding for the caricature overlay.
- On the day, before guests arrive — we turn up 30–60 minutes before your event start time, set up the host booth, load the caricature experience, test the camera and printer, and have everything ready before doors open.
- Guests use the booth — step up, pose for the camera, pick a style on the touchscreen, and watch their photo become a caricature in seconds. On attended hires the team member at the booth keeps the queue moving.
- Print and share — a print lands on the spot, and guests scan the QR code or share by email / SMS / AirDrop to get the digital copy straight to their phone.
- After the event — we pack down and send the host a branded online gallery of every caricature from the night, ready to share with guests.
Where the experience works best
- Weddings — watercolour and sketch caricatures double as favours guests actually keep; add the couple's names and date to every print
- Milestone birthdays — the guest of honour in all four styles is the card everyone signs
- Corporate parties and away-days — a talking point that gets colleagues queueing together, with your logo on every print
- Brand activations and exhibition stands — every caricature carries your branding onto guests' phones and social feeds
- Christmas parties — a keepsake that outlasts the party-season photo strip
- Proms and university balls — a shareable, collectable alternative to the standard booth print
- Any event that wanted a caricaturist — but couldn't justify the price, or didn't want 90% of guests to miss out
Why guests remember it
A caricature is art of you — that's why live caricaturists have queues at every event they work. This experience keeps the payoff and removes the bottleneck: every guest gets their own printed caricature, in the style they choose, in seconds, and walks away with a print in hand plus a digital copy on their phone. For corporate and brand events every share carries your branding; for weddings the overlay carries your names and date into every guest's keepsake. It's the booth add-on guests talk about on the way home.
Get a quote — drop in your event date, location and guest count, and we'll come back with pricing.