Elegant Photo Booth and Superior Service
Central Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland
Service area
Mark Reed
MANAGER
AWARD WINNER (9X)
Thanks to recommendations from couples on The Knot
Shining Star Photo Booth is a wedding photo booth service based in Rossville, PA. We emphasize the importance of transforming your event into something spectacular that exceeds expectations. When dealing with us, we're at your service from start to finish to ensure a flawless event. Most importantly, we are a group of dedicated professionals with hundreds of 5-star reviews attesting to our quality and service.
The Shining Star Photo Booth team is honored with The Knot's Best of Awards and Wedding Wire Couples Choice Awards. We are also one of the few vendors inducted into The Knot's Hall of Fame. We maintain a five-star rating with all review sites and have been recognized nationally for our stellar service.
At Shining Star Photo Booth, we take pride in providing style, elegance, and class. Compared to many businesses, this team comprises full-time event professionals, not weekend part-timers, who do this as a hobby or side business. While others only rent you a photo booth, we provide a complete photo booth entertainment experience, and that matters. We impress your guests and deliver an entertainment experience they will LOVE.
Veteran-owned and Woman-owned Business
14+ years in business
Speaks English
Details
Photo & Video
Digital Files
Online Proofing
Photo
Photo Booths
On-Site Printing
Photo Props
Video Booths
Social Media Sharing
Awards and Affiliations
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Meet the team
Mark Reed
Manager
We love weddings and events. Even more, we love capturing the guests with memorable keepsake photos. The smiles, the laughter, the joy, and the happiness - it is everything that makes what we do a rewarding experience. One thing I enjoy brining to our wedding couples is my ability to plan a flawless service. We make service and flawless experiences our core. Let's bring your vision to life.
Reviews
5.0
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Shining Star Photo Booth is professional, responsive, and easy to work with, offering flexible, affordable packages and customizable photo strips that match wedding stationery. Attendants are energetic and friendly, setup is smooth, and props and photo quality delight guests. The booth is a crowd-pleaser and provides lasting keepsakes, with any minor issues handled promptly.Review photos
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Kristie B
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5.0
8/06/2024
Mark and Pattie elevated our reception to another level. On a hot summer night the photo booth in the barn was rocking as loud as the music. Our guests loved it and kept going ba...
ck over and over, especially the kids! The personalized photo frames for the guest's photos were a definite highlight that was very appreciated and still getting comments days later. Very easy vendors to work with, everything went flawlessly. We are so glad we hired them to help make our night extra special.
Clete S
5.0
4/01/2026
I hired Shiny Star Photo Booth for a corporate event in Harrisburg, and they did an excellent job. The team was professional, easy to work with, and showed up fully prepared.
The ...
photo quality was great, and guests really enjoyed the experience. The on-site staff member kept the energy up and was friendly, engaging, and great with guests.
Overall, very reliable and a solid partner for any event. I’ll definitely be renting from them again for my upcoming wedding.
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Beth R
5.0
3/10/2026
Shining Star Photo Booth is an amazing company with a heart for service. The owners are easy to work with and partner with Friendship Community Church in Dover PA to celebrate peop...
le with special needs during Night To Shine. We highly recommend their full services and experience to make your event that much more meaningful and special!
Sarah T
5.0
3/04/2026
Wonderful experience in the booking and day-of for the event. Affordable compared to other options and provides more than others. It was a big hit at the reception. Wish I took mor...
e photos using it!
Jon W
5.0
12/30/2025
When we decided to rent a photo booth we knew we wanted something a step up from the typical services. We chose Shining Star because they looked to have every detail covered to pro...
vide an upscale experience. And that they did! They were wonderful. Every little detail was perfect. Thank you so much.
Meghan S
5.0
11/18/2025
We used Shining Star Photo Booth for our wedding at Excelsior in Lancaster on October 25th, and they were absolutely fantastic! They were so easy to work with from start to finish....
I only spoke with them twice—once to book and once to choose our photo strip background—and that was all it took. No fuss, no back-and-forth, just a truly seamless experience.
I also really appreciated that there were no credit card fees, unlike so many other wedding vendors. The setup was smooth, the booth was a huge hit, and our guests had an absolute blast. Highly recommend!
Angela B
5.0
11/10/2025
My husband and I had an amazing experience with Shining Star Photo Booth! We decided to add a Photo Booth pretty late in the game, only about 7 weeks before our wedding. The owner,...
Mark, was very responsive and we were able to select the setup that worked best for us very quickly. I sent Mark the graphics, fonts, and designs we were using on our program and favors and he was able to send me a proof a week before the wedding for approval. The design for our photo strips matched our other signage and print items perfectly so everything was cohesive.
Everyone at our wedding had such a great time in the Photo Booth and our attendant, Brittany, was fantastic. She kept the vibe fun for guests as they took their photos. The photo strips are great quality and make for a great extra favor for guests. I loved being able to look at the online album and see all of the photos; a great way to see the moments we missed!
Iain F
5.0
11/10/2025
This was genuinely so fun and such a great part of our wedding. It was stress-free getting it set up and everyone was so kind and helpful. We cannot recommend Shining Star Photo Bo...
oth enough!
Brittany F
5.0
10/13/2025
The Photobooth was a great addition to my wedding. It kept the kids entertained and it was a lot of fun. It matched my wedding colors and my guest loved it.
Sandy H
5.0
10/07/2025
Shining Star Photobooth was AMAZING from start to finish. Very professional and easy to deal with. Would highly recommend...ask for Carrie Mosley as your photobooth attendant...sh...
e will not disappoint.
Sarah W
5.0
6/19/2025
It was a huge hit for my wedding reception, all the guests loved it! The attendant was great and communication during the whole process was perfect!
Lauren T
5.0
11/25/2024
Such an amazing experience with Shining Star! All of our guests had a great time. They even ask for your invite to create a theme for your pics that matches your invite! Cannot rec...
ommend them enough!
Titus H
5.0
11/14/2024
Privileged to have partnered with such a great company! Wonderful service and amazing rates, we couldn't be happier!
Sincerely
DJ Titus
Sierra L
5.0
11/06/2024
Mark made the experience very easy! The Photo Booth was an affordable price and great quality. Our guests had so much fun with the Photo Booth and we are so glad we booked with shi...
ning star Photo Booth.
Brittney R
5.0
11/01/2024
10/10!!!
We booked shining star Photo Booth for our wedding October 2024. Everything was smooth from booking, contract signing , and execution. As a DIY bride I was pretty hands on...
with everything and they addressed all of my questions with care and in a timely manner.
The photobooth was a hit! I believe there were over 200 photos taken during our reception. Everyone loved it! It was very user friendly and we had so much fun with it! The set up was beautiful and exactly what I wanted. Thank you Shining star photobooth for making our wedding a night to remember!
Samantha C
5.0
10/31/2024
We booked the Enchanted Gazebo for our wedding on 10/12 and it was absolutely perfect. Having the attendent there to walk guests through (and to chat with!) made all the difference...
. The photobooth was such a hit and I’m so happy we have all of these photos of our guests to look back on. The communication was always prompt and Mark and his team were so kind every step of the way. We cannot recommend this company enough!
Erica B
5.0
10/21/2024
Shining Star Photo Booth was who we chose for our wedding on Oct 5, 2024. They were easy to work with prior to our wedding and used our wedding invite to design the photo strip. It...
was perfect. On the day of the wedding, they worked well with our onsite coordinator for setup at the best location. All of our guests enjoyed the photo booth and the pictures are something we will treasure forever. The photo booth attendant was great as well. She interacted with the guests and had everyone laughing and having a great time.
I will use them again.
Mindy C
5.0
10/07/2024
Shining Star Photo Booth was a great addition to our event. They are always professional and easy to work with. The staff is pleasant, and our guests have such a fun time in the ph...
otobooth. I highly recommend Shining Star Photo Booth!
Karissa T
5.0
8/28/2024
Mark was responsive, flexible, professional, and everything about Shining Star was great for our wedding. He was flexible with the packages, tailoring the pricing to our event, he ...
matched the booth & photo strips to exactly what we were looking for, and the attendant on the day-of was on time and everything ran so smoothly. The booth was busy all night! The best part was getting to see the digital images and download them online after.
Becky M
5.0
7/12/2024
Mark was so easy to work with and the price was so reasonable! We were very impressed with the quality of the booth and the number of props they brought. Brittany, who was our atte...
ndant day of, did a great job with all of our guests. We chose to get an album and the Shining Star folks took the time to add a few full size prints in before they mailed it to us which was such a sweet touch.
Christian A
5.0
6/21/2024
Mark and his team were more than excellent during our wedding! He was easy to talk to and very accommodating to all the questions we have. We made the right choice in hiring them a...
s one of our vendors! During the reception, they started on time and was very energetic too. The guests loved it!
anonymous u
5.0
5/11/2024
I recently had the pleasure of using Shining Star Photo Booth for my event, and I was thoroughly impressed! The props were top-notch and added a unique touch to the photo booth exp...
erience. The booth was a huge hit, with everyone lining up to take pictures all night. The props were a major topic of conversation, with guests raving about how fun and unique they were. The staff was also fantastic, with the worker being incredibly patient and friendly. I would highly recommend Shining Star Photo Booth to anyone looking for a memorable and enjoyable experience!
Janelle K
5.0
12/05/2023
We hired Shining Star Photobooth for our wedding on 11/18/23 in Hershey, PA. They were amazing! Mark has excellent customer service skills. He made sure everything was in line wit...
h my vision and expectations. He stayed on top of everything throughout the process and ensured that we had a memorable experience. Our photobooth attendant was awesome as well. We definitely recommend Shining Star Photobooth for all your event needs. Thank you again!!! :)
Katie G
5.0
11/09/2023
We loved our Photo Booth. Great to work with. Easy to use. Fair price!!
Alice W
5.0
9/01/2023
I was looking for a Photo Booth vendor in Gettysburg, PA for my wedding, and Mark and his team came through! There were many different vendors that I was searching for but Mark at ...
Shining Star was definitely the most flexible and easiest to work with which I appreciated. We communicated through email and he sent reminders throughout the process which was very helpful to keep me on track, as I was planning out the whole wedding on my own. What I really enjoyed was that I was able to customize the photo booth design strip with my own artwork and Mark was able to have this as the template on the day of the wedding. The Photo Booth was a big hit, I wish I had enough time during the day of the wedding so my husband and I could use it more! If you are on the fence on booking a photo booth for your wedding, I would highly recommend it! Especially with the Guest Book service since it is a nice keepsake and can see the photos of how much your friends enjoyed the wedding.
Nicole W
5.0
8/30/2023
I booked Shining Star Photo Booth for my tea ceremony in August. From the get-go, I knew I was in good hands. Mark Reed was an absolute delight to coordinate with. You knew right a...
way that you're dealing with a real person who cares about their company's reputation and delivering stellar service. It was super easy to book, select a backdrop and services, etc. Mark followed up with me regularly as the big date drew closer and mocked up a preview of our strips for the big day. He incorporated our invitations and made sure it was exactly how we wanted it. On the day of, we worked with a lovely lady named Carrie Mosley. If anyone has been to a tea ceremony before... you know it's chaos. Most wedding events are mass chaos but these can be overwhelming. By the time I arrived for setup, Carrie was already there and mostly done, smiling and relaxed, ready to go. It was the BEST decision ever to have Shining Star Photo Booth at my event - now I have a collection of hilarious and adorable photos to look back on forever. There was a minor hiccup in the process but Mark went above and beyond to make things more than right. Thank you guys so much for an amazing day!!!
Mallory K
5.0
8/17/2023
Shining Star did an amazing job at our wedding. I loved their design for our photo strips, and I’m so glad we paid extra to get the Photo Booth guest book - it’s turned out great! ...
Would absolutely recommend using them for your Photo Booth.
Kelsey E
5.0
7/10/2023
The greatest addition to our big day! The staff was able to recreate our wedding invitations as our photo booth background, which was really special! Our guests loved the allure ki...
osk we went with! Having filters electronically was much easier than physical props for our space!
Rebecca D
5.0
6/24/2023
Mark and his team are second to none. The entire process of booking, creating the place card/seat table insert, mailing me frames, and deciding on final details was easy thanks to ...
Mark and his expertise. There initially was no power given a severe rain storm and the attendant worked tirelessly to figure out a solution then worked double time to make up for the delay, which was not her problem! She was so kind and energetic. Would recommend these guys to anyone.
Aubrey M
5.0
5/05/2023
We chose the enchanted gazebo and OMG it was spectacular! Talk about elegant and really ramping up your reception! It was a huge hit with our guests and we had so much fun. They di...
d an amazing job on the design of the strips, personalizing it to match our wedding invitation, and the attendant we had was SO GREAT! We loved the addition of a photo booth at our reception and only wish that we could have spent more time taking pictures! Shining star was awesome!
Molly G
5.0
4/20/2023
Great service! Our venue already had an area that was ideal for a photobooth, and the Shining Star team set it up and really made it special. Having the entire photo gallery online...
to view after the wedding was also so fun!
Erika D
5.0
4/09/2023
We decided to add a photobooth to our wedding last minute and Shining Star was the perfect choice. Easy to work with and great communication. Pick up and drop off was seamless. We ...
chose the digital kiosk and our guests love it. There was a line waiting to use it. Highly recommend Shining Star!
Amanda V
5.0
2/27/2023
A huge hit! Everyone at our wedding loved the Photo Booth. Shining Star was great to work with, very easy, simple process. Clear pricing, reasonable, smooth sailing. They even cust...
omized our photo backgrounds and text to our wedding invitations and theme. Would recommend to anyone looking for a Photo Booth for any event.
Kirsten C
5.0
12/12/2022
I couldn’t have asked for a better company to work with! They communicated well, were reasonably priced, set up on time/followed directions perfectly, and broke down without any co...
mmotion! The iPad lighting, back drop, and photo frame were perfect. I definitely recommend Shining Star for your next event!
Paige R
5.0
12/08/2022
Mark was great to work with! He was very communicative and made everything with renting the photo booth very easy so that we didn’t have to worry about a thing on the wedding day! ...
I would highly recommend!
Amy W
5.0
11/08/2022
Excellent service!!! Everyone enjoyed. Jacob was very friendly and funny! Mark is wonderful and very responsive. A million stars!!! Highly recommended!!!!
Chasity S
5.0
10/25/2022
This photo booth was an absolute highlight of wedding. Our guests loved taking videos and pictures! It was very discrete, easy to use and had great picture quality! We will defini...
tely remember Shining Star. It was so well loved that the owners of our venue are interested in buying the exact style!
Kerri A
5.0
10/20/2022
Excellent experience! Mark was awesome thru the whole process, and our attendant, Brittany, was fabulous. The booth was set up so elegant to match our room and wedding colors and ...
the 4x6 pics we did were so clear and looked great. My son and his new wife also loved the photo book that was done for them with all of the guests' pics and personal messages. Will definitely use them again and highly recommend. Nice job!:)
Alexandra M
5.0
9/21/2022
Wonderful service. All our guests loved it! Easy to contact and had great ideas for the backdrop and picture frames. Highly recommend!
Katy S
5.0
8/29/2022
Sam and I just wanted to say a quick thank you again for all your help, and for making our wedding day an absolute blast! Everything turned out perfect, and we can't thank you enou...
gh! The photo booth was a huge hit!!
Alexandra F
5.0
7/26/2022
Shining Star Photo was such a great addition to our wedding at Excelsior this summer. It was very smooth working with Mark from the start, even when we had to postpone due to Covi...
d. On the day of, Jacob was so pleasant and ran the booth very efficiently! They were very easy to work with, and priced affordably!
Kristina N
5.0
6/17/2022
Our guests LOVED the photobooth. We were originally thinking about not doing one to save money, but it was so worth the money! I thought Shining Star was very reasonable in prici...
ng. They were on-time, designed a beautiful photo strip & brought lots of great props. Would hire again!
Poornika K
5.0
1/17/2022
We hired Shining Star for our wedding, and we are so glad that we did! We booked them a long time ago and had to postpone our wedding, but Mark was very understanding with all of o...
ur changes. He even asked for a copy of our wedding invitation and designed the photo strips to match our invitations! On the day of the wedding, the woman who attended the photo booth was very kind to all of our guests. She also made sure to grab us so that we could get some pictures of just the two of us. The booth looked really nice at our venue, and there were tons of props for people to take pictures with. Our guests got their pictures taken all throughout the night, and so many of them said that they loved that we had something for them to do besides just dancing. We highly recommend hiring Shining Star for your wedding!
Aura G
5.0
11/09/2021
I 100% recommend them. I absolutely loved having Shining Star Photo Booth at our wedding. It was a really big hit at our wedding. All of our guests felt well serviced and we got a ...
copy of all the pictures we took without having to wait around which allowed us to enjoy our time and still have the nice memory at the end of the night. They provided an amazing customization to the photo strips with our names and our wedding arch. I am beyond happy with their services and professionalism.
Heather G
5.0
11/05/2021
Shining Star was the life of the party at our wedding! Guests had such a blast and staff was fabulous. Service was over and above every step of the way and they totally nailed our ...
vision. Thank you again!!
Sharon M
5.0
9/25/2021
THE BEST PHOTOBOOTH EVER! Seriously, you need to book Shining Star NOW! They go above and beyond to customize your Photobooth experience. Our guests loved every second of the Photo...
booth. They loved how they each got a photo strip AND they could view all of their photos online. I cannot say enough how much I loved Shining Star. They even put together an incredible photo album/guestbook for us. I 100% recommend this company. You won’t regret booking them for your special event! I will definitely be hiring them again!
Rich d
5.0
7/05/2021
Shining Star was great! They included such great detail in our photo booth and everyone had the best time!
Brady T
5.0
5/11/2021
Shining Star Photo Booth was so amazing to work with! Very responsive and very flexible with our covid postponement. We used the digital photo kiosk and it was perfect. All of our ...
guests had so much fun with it! I have already recommended Shining Star to several people. Thank you, Mark!
Ali F
5.0
5/10/2021
Our experience with Shining Star Photo Booth has been so amazing! We were originally supposed to have our big wedding on April 25, 2020, but due to Covid we had to postpone, not on...
ce but twice until we were finally able to have our big wedding on April 24, 2021. Shining Star Photo Booth worked with us every step of the way with the rescheduling and really put our minds at ease! Mark has been so easy to work with, so reassuring during all the unknown due to Covid, and really has such an amazing Photo Booth set up! When my husband and I walked into the reception and saw the photo booth for the first time it was stunning! The attendant, Carrie who worked the Photo Booth was so incredibly professional, helpful, attentive and just all around amazing! She was also very interactive, helped our guests pick props if needed, and just really made sure everything flowed so well all night! Our guests LOVED the photo booth and we really loved the fact that booking a Shining Star Photo Booth came with an attendant to work our event, it really made things so much easier! We are overall just so thrilled with the every aspect of the service we received from Shining Star Photo Booth and would recommend them to anyone needing a photo booth!!
Christine N
5.0
5/10/2021
We hired Shining Str Photo Booth for my daughters wedding. They were amazing! Mark was so easy to deal with and always answered every question promptly. Due to Covid, we reschedul...
ed and changed venue and they were very accommodating. The photo booth was so much fun, the guests loved it. The attendant was great! Would recommend them highly!
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