Resource for Brides Getting Ready for their Wedding Day at San Francisco City Hall This article is intended to assist future brides (specifically) in how to prepare for their San Francisco city hall wedding. With my 15 years of experience photographing weddings at City Hall I have become very aware of the type of information…
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Wedding Vows at San Francisco City Hall
Can you Recite Your Own Vows at a Civil Ceremony? You have made the decision to have your wedding at San Francisco City Hall and have made the appropriate reservations to secure a date for your Civil Marriage Ceremony. You and your future spouse have discussed some of the things you would like to say…
SF City Hall’s Enforcement of 6 Guest Rule is Spotty at Best
In a somewhat surprising turn of events back in May of 2019, the San Francisco city hall County Clerk’s office had finally decided to begin enforcing the maximum 6 guest rule. I personally spoke with officials at the County Clerk’s office at that time and they understand that this rule may cause some hardship for…
Past Favorite San Francisco City Hall Weddings, 2025
April and Michael posing at SF City Hall I thought it would be fun to do an ongoing series of blog posts regarding some of our favorite past weddings and couples. We have had so many great experiences in our 900 plus San Francisco city hall weddings that it is really hard to focus on…
San Francisco Wedding Photography Destinations – Part 2
In addition to visiting some of the city’s more iconic destinations, we also enjoy taking our San Francisco city hall wedding brides and grooms to some of the less popular and also not so touristy places. Many of our clients are not that concerned about going to really iconic places like the Palace of Fine…
Valentine’s Day at SF City Hall
San Francisco city hall has officially opened up it’s Valentine’s dates for civil ceremonies. There is always a rush of people who want to get married on and around Valentine’s Day. If this is something you want to do, I would suggest you start thinking about booking something soon. Especially the dates surrounding Valentine’s Day…
What are the Best Places to Eat Near San Francisco City Hall?
We often are asked by our clients to suggest great restaurants near to San Francisco City Hall. Many of our brides and grooms want to celebrate their wedding vows at a nearby eatery without having to get in the car and fight traffic. As luck would have it, there are quite a few local restaurants…
How to Get the Most out of Your SF City Hall Wedding Experience
Sepia Tone Image from City Hall (below) So you are getting married at San Francisco city hall and want to make the most of it. You and your future spouse have agreed that to save money you should have a civil ceremony without all the fuss and expense of a large San Francisco wedding. But…
Top Rated SF City Hall Wedding Pictures for 2024
With the new year here we thought we would share some of our highest rated City Hall wedding pictures for 2024. We chose these pictures based on social media statistics that we gathered over the past year or so. When compiling these social media stats, we look at things such as “page likes” and social…
5 Best Reasons NOT to have your Friends Photograph your City Hall Wedding
Let face it, cell phones take amazing pictures nowadays. In fact, I’ve seen some iPhone pictures that rival the best professional cameras. In addition, consumer cameras are as good as ever and easy for anyone to use. They provide an amateur photographer with the ability to auto focus, exposure correct, and white balance just about…