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…
Category: Weddings
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…
Italian Weddings in San Francisco – Part 1
I will admit to having a soft spot for big Italian weddings 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 and…
Special Events at San Francisco City Hall
With the Spring Season here and City Hall weddings in full swing, special events are also back and occurring more frequently. At times, certain private events can interfere with your wedding plans especially with regard to photography. A large event can sometimes close the entire first floor which includes the Grand Staircase. Usually there is…
“2 Men and a Baby” at SF City Hall
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…