Photo booth experience for Christmas parties, corporate dos and festive events — guests are transformed into festive elves, printed and shared on the spot. Surrey, London and UK-wide
Guests step up to the booth and pose for a single photo. The AI takes it from there — their face is carried into a fully festive scene, complete with elf ears, a Christmas hat or elf costume, a Christmas jumper and a lit tree or workshop behind them. The result is a finished portrait, not a photo strip. A print comes out for each guest to take home, and a digital copy shares straight to their phone.
Guests still recognise themselves — hair, skin tone, smile and expression all come through under the elf ears, which is exactly what makes it funny. The transformation lands somewhere between a portrait and a Christmas card, so guests photograph the print, send it to family, and use it as their profile picture for the rest of December. Each guest can come back for a different festive scene.
Elf Yourself 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 the other supported pods at quote stage.
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A festive photo booth experience that turns each guest into a Christmas elf. Guests pose once at the booth and the AI carries their face into a fully festive scene — elf ears, a Christmas hat or elf costume, a festive jumper and a lit tree or workshop behind them. The result prints as a portrait keepsake and shares digitally to their phone.
It's a software experience, so you pair it with one of our supported host booths at booking. The full list: Selfie Pod, Retro Pod, Vintage Photo Booth, Digital Photo Booth, Inflatable Photo Booth, Party Booth, Selfie Ring, Ring Roamer, Kids Selfie Pod and Selfie Post Box. Flag your preferred booth at quote stage — we'll recommend the best fit if you're not sure.
Both — a print comes out for each guest to take home, and a digital copy shares straight to their phone by QR code, email, SMS or AirDrop from the booth. After the event the host gets an online gallery of every shot from the night.
A still image — a finished festive portrait rather than an animation. That's what makes it work as a print: guests take home a proper photo keepsake rather than a clip that only lives on a phone.
Yes — that's the point of it. Hair, skin tone, smile and expression all carry through the transformation, so guests recognise themselves straight away under the elf ears and hat. The scene around them is generated; the person in it is still very much them.
Yes — the transformation is processed online, so the booth needs a connection at the venue. If venue WiFi is unreliable, tell us at quote stage and we'll sort a backup so the experience isn't dependent on the venue's network.
That follows your host booth rather than the experience. When you pick the pod at quote stage you choose attended or unattended, and Elf Yourself runs either way — a team member is in the area for the duration regardless.
Yes — guests who come back for a second or third go get a different festive scene each time, which is why the booth tends to keep a loop of returning guests going all night rather than a single one-way queue.
Christmas parties of every kind — office and corporate Christmas dos, family gatherings, village hall and community events, Christmas markets and fairs, festive brand activations, winter weddings and December birthdays. It also works for "Christmas in July" launches and any winter-themed event.
Yes — the elf transformation lands well with all ages, and it's a regular at family Christmas parties, school festive events and corporate family days. Pair it with the Kids Selfie Pod if the event skews young.
Pricing depends on the host booth, event type, distance from our Surrey base, hire duration and any add-ons. Use the instant quote builder to get a tailored figure in under a minute — drop in your event date, postcode and guest count and we'll come back with a price.
As early as you can — this is a December-peak experience and Christmas party dates book out furthest ahead, especially Friday and Saturday nights through December. Weekday and early-December dates are often available with shorter notice. Send your date and postcode through the instant quote and we'll confirm availability.
Every guest becomes an elf. The Elf Yourself AI 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 turns a single posed photo into a finished festive portrait. Elf ears, a Christmas hat or elf costume, a festive jumper, and a lit Christmas tree or Santa's workshop behind them. A print comes out for each guest, and a digital copy shares straight to their phone.
The transformation is processed online, so the booth needs an internet connection at the venue. Staffing follows whichever host pod you book. Indoor, or covered outdoor on a solid level surface. Booked across Surrey, London, Kent and UK-wide.
The joke only works if guests still look like themselves — and they do. Hair, skin tone, smile and expression all carry through, so what comes out is recognisably them wearing elf ears in a Christmas scene, not a cartoon. That's the gap the experience lives in: close enough to be them, far enough to be funny. Guests photograph the print, send it to family, and it turns up as a profile picture before the night is over. Come back for a second go and the scene changes, so the queue loops rather than clears.
It's a software experience, so it pairs with whichever Surrey FaceBooth host booth suits your venue and aesthetic. You pick the host booth at booking — the experience layers on top:
Tell us your venue and the look you're after at quote stage — we'll recommend the host booth that suits the brief.
Planning the wider party? See our Christmas party photo booth hire page, or browse the rest of our photo booth experiences.
Get a quote — drop in your event date, location and guest count, and we'll come back with pricing.
Guests pose once and the AI does the rest — elf ears, a festive hat, a Christmas jumper and a lit tree or Santa's workshop behind them. It's a full portrait rather than a photo strip, so it prints as a keepsake card guests actually keep. Come back for a second go and the scene changes, which is why the queue tends to loop.
Every guest gets both. A print lands for them to take away, and a digital copy shares straight to their phone by QR code, email, SMS or AirDrop — which is where the elf portraits tend to spread, because they land as profile pictures within the hour. The host gets an online gallery of the whole event afterwards.
Surrey FaceBooth is a family-run team of photo-booth specialists operating from Esher (KT8). We started out covering Surrey weddings and birthdays — and now travel the length of the country for corporate events, brand activations and milestone parties.
We deliver, set up, run, and pack down ourselves — no third-party operators. Public-liability insurance is included on every booking, and every booth is PAT-tested annually.
Regular event areas: Surrey, London, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, the M25 corridor, and the NEC / ICC for corporate bookings. Other locations on request — just ask.
From weddings and birthdays to corporate events and festivals — we cover the lot.
Planning a great event is stressful enough without worrying about the entertainment. We handle delivery, setup, the lot — you tell us what you need, we make it happen.
Fill in our quick quote form and we'll send you tailored pricing for your event.
Confirm your booking with our friendly team — no pressure, no obligation.
Sit back and relax while we handle delivery, setup and staffing. You're a guest at your own event.
