Before I get into the details of this 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. With my 12 years of experience as a San Francisco city hall wedding photographer, I…
Category: Weddings

Weddings Cancelled or Delayed at SF City Hall
You can always expect the unexpected at San Francisco city hall. We are never surprised at what we face doing weddings in this great building. Every day it’s a new adventure. As we approach the building for a scheduled wedding, we truly do not know what our future holds until we get inside. Special events…

Summer Weddings at SF City Hall
Summer is almost here here at San Francisco city hall with almost 3 full years behind us since the reopening. Last summer there were really not too many tourists because of Covid-19, but now this is slowly changing. We Have gradually seen the return of people visiting San Francisco City Hall and also events finally…

San Francisco City Hall Helpful Hints
We have been photographing weddings and events at San Francisco City Hall now for nearly 12 years and have learned some interesting ideas and helpful hints throughout this time. I thought it would be instructive to share some of these thoughts with our readers to help engaged couples planning on getting married at San Francisco…

Reception Ideas – San Francisco City Hall Weddings
Civil ceremonies at San Francisco city hall do not always end when the wedding is over. Many brides and grooms want to celebrate their nuptials in some of the many great restaurants in San Francisco. However, not all restaurants have wedding reception facilities that can accommodate a fairly large group. Some may not have a…

San Francisco Wedding Photographer
This blog post is a little bit marketing oriented, but I decided to post it based upon considerable feedback I have received recently from our couples. Quite a number of our San Francisco city hall wedding photography clients have acted surprised that we also photograph large full scale weddings. In fact, we were recently told…

False Alarm at San Francisco City Hall
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…

Robyn and Jeff’s City Hall Wedding
I thought it would it would be nice to go back in time and feature some of our more memorable weddings in addition to keeping up with new ones. When Toni and I think about past SF city hall wedding photography experiences, Robyn and Jeff always come to mind. We probably overuse the term “fun…

Guide to New SF City Hall Guest Rules
A couple of years ago the San Francisco county clerk’s office had been asked by the Mayor’s office to start enforcing the 6 guest limit rule for City Hall Civil Ceremonies. At that time, we were not sure how city hall planned to enforce the new rules, especially given the short notice for all married…

September Weddings in San Francisco
I thought it would be a good time to update this Blog Post and summarize what makes September such a great time to get married at San Francisco city hall. September and also October in San Francisco are some of the most beautiful times of the year. San Francisco residents tend to call the time period…