We have been photographing weddings at San Francisco City Hall for many years and have experienced all kinds of interesting and challenging scenarios. There are so many stories I could tell about our experiences but this particular one stands out. It was certainly a challenging day but it ended up working out great. This is…
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San Francisco City Hall Weddings with Mayor London Breed Officiating
We had the honor of photographing two weddings this past month that were officiated by the mayor, London Breed. Both of our couples had a connection through their parents to London Breed and made requests to the mayor’s office in order to have her officiate there San Francisco City Hall marriage. A lot of people…
Parking for your Wedding at City Hall
It can be a challenge to park in San Francisco, especially anything close to Downtown. We often get asked by our brides and grooms about the best places to park around city hall for their wedding. One thing to mention, no matter which of the below options you choose for your wedding day, be sure…
Best SF City Hall Wedding Photography Locations
Admittedly, SF City Hall offers a bit of an embarrassment of riches because there are so many locations that could be considered the best for photography. Another way to look at it is that if you can’t capture amazing photos at City Hall you have no business being a wedding photographer! The actual purpose of…
Living and Getting Married in San Francisco
The San Francisco Life Kissing in Front of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco I am told that I am a rare breed, an actual San Francisco native. I was born in the city and lived there for many years with my family when I was young. San Francisco is a transient area with…
San Francisco City Hall Events Photography
We always talk about how great San Francisco City Hall is for weddings and of course Wedding Photography. There are so many iconic locations to photograph here, most notably the Grand Staircase, Rotunda and Mayor’s Balcony. Wonderful backgrounds for wedding photography with amazing early 1900’s architecture that is called “Beau-Arts”. This style is from France…
SF City Hall Event Closure – What to Do?
With the pandemic far back in everyone’s minds, San Francisco City Hall is starting to have private events again. The only good thing that came out of the pandemic is that City Hall had very few private events for a couple years afterwards. This made our job very easy for quite a while. In most…
Embrace the Crowds at SF City Hall
This short blog post is going to run counter to everything you have read and heard about San Francisco city hall wedding photography when it comes to crowds. All we ever talk about as city hall wedding photographers at this venue is how to avoid the crowds with the obvious intent to NOT have people…
Family Affair at San Francisco City Hall Wedding
Deb and Bart on the 4th Floor of city hall in Black and White Another fun wedding today for this SF City Hall couple. Deb and Bart made the most of their visit to San Francisco. The 2 of them made the trip to California all the way from Boise, Idaho just to get married…
Fun Wedding Dress at City Hall
We photographed Cheri and Wesley’s San Francisco City Hall wedding on 10/13 and had never met them prior to the wedding. When I arrived at City Hall, I contacted Cheri so we could meet briefly prior to the wedding. Since I didn’t know what she looked like I asked her where she wanted to…