For most people, a San Francisco city hall wedding is a second marriage. This means that there are a large amount of weddings at city hall every week with children involved. If you are a child, seeing your mom or dad marry someone else can be a sensitive situation. Depending upon the circumstances, it can…
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Rain On Your Wedding Day – What Do You Do?
With the rainy season here, I thought it was good timing to update this posting. Last year’s rainy season was particularly heavy and so we don’t know how things will go in 2026. Either way it’s good to talk about how we handle rain on your running day from a wedding photography standpoint. Even though…
How to Prepare Your Guests for a SF City Hall Wedding
Most of the people reading this are probably wondering why this is even necessary. Why would you need to prepare the wedding guests? How does this help? The reasons are simple… San Francisco city hall weddings are a bit different than a typical wedding. A Civil Ceremony is generally a small affair with around 6…
How To Choose a Wedding Dress for a SF City Hall Marriage
I am an expert San Francisco city hall wedding photographer, but definitely not a dress designer. However, over my 15 years of taking pictures in this amazing building I have definitely learned what works well when it comes to wedding gowns from a photography standpoint. It may not be the dress you want so please…
SF City Hall Event Closure – What to Do?
With the pandemic far back in everyone’s minds, San Francisco City Hall is having private events again. Because of corporate planning delays it’s taken a while, but I can safely say events are completely back at City Hall. The only good thing that came out of the pandemic From a wedding photography standpoint is that…
What are Important Attributes of a Great SF City Hall Wedding Photographer?
Before I get into the details of this San Francisco City Hall wedding blog post, let me start by saying that this post is not about me. I definitely possess some of these attributes, but that is really a matter of opinion. Plus there are so many different styles and preferences in wedding photography it…
Parking for your Wedding at SF City Hall
We receive a lot of questions regarding where to park for a San Francisco City Hall wedding. There are a number of options available, but we definitely have a few favorites. It can be a challenge to park in San Francisco, especially anything close to Downtown. We have compiled a list of our favorite places…
3 Best SF City Hall Wedding Photography Locations
This type of information is always a favorite topic for our regular readers. Everyone loves learning more about the best photography locations at San Francisco city hall and then actually see some examples by looking our illustrations. Admittedly, SF City Hall offers a bit of an embarrassment of riches because there are so many locations…
Camera Equipment for SF City Hall Weddings
For more examples of the discussion below, check out our City Hall wedding website I thought I would share my opinions on the various kinds of professional camera and lighting equipment I like to use for San Francisco city hall wedding photography. These are just my opinions and not meant to be a guide for…
Navigating the SF City Hall Limit of 6 Wedding Guests
We have already discussed the 6 guest limit at San Francisco city hall in other blog posts, but it is worth further mentioning again because there is so much uncertainty regarding this rule. Plus there seems to be renewed interest in it lately, with some other changes coming in the New Year. I thought it…