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…
Category: Weddings
Fun Wedding Dress at SF City Hall – Photography
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…
Italian Weddings in San Francisco – Part 1
I will admit to having a soft spot for big Italian weddings, especially in San Francisco. As an Italian myself who grew up attending large Italian parties, I have experienced the amazing food and fun traditions. Plus, I certainly have attended (as a guest) many Italian wedding in San Francisco over the years for friends…
Special Events at San Francisco City Hall
With the Spring Season coming and San Francisco City Hall weddings ramping up in February, special events are also back and occurring more frequently than anytime since the Pandemic. We saw a considerable decrease in special events after City Hall reopened following the Covid closure, but now enough time has passed that companies are back…
“2 Men and a Baby” at SF City Hall Wedding
I wanted to update this post from last year because I have some new photos to add to it. I still love this first one (see above) because it is so classic! One of our favorite City Hall Weddings from that year! We photographed the wedding of Steve and John with only 1 guest…… Their…
Camera Equipment for SF City Hall
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…
Italian Weddings in San Francisco part 2
This is Part 2 of our special blog post about Italian weddings in San Francisco. On the previous post, we had just completed the formal bride and groom photo shoot in the Marina District and then we headed back to North Beach to begin the wedding reception. The party for Jayne and Bobby’s wedding celebration…
Up in the San Francisco City Hall Dome!
Toni and I were offered the unique opportunity to go up in the dome at San Francisco City Hall. We were photographing a wedding at city hall and we were up on the 4th floor taking some pictures. Eventually, we started talking to one of the event staff while he was putting away chairs and…
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. Ask 5 people and you’ll get 5 different responses regarding how or when the rule is enforced. To refresh your memory, the…
Events are Back at San Francisco City Hall (2025)
After a very long time period with no Special Events at San Francisco city hall, they are now back! When San Francisco city hall closed due to the Pandemic back in April of 2020, many scheduled Corporate and private events had to be cancelled or postponed. As San Francisco city hall wedding photographers, the building…