With the winter season here and San Francisco City Hall weddings ramping up for the Valentines celebration event things are getting busy again. We are seeing a considerable increase now in special events at SF City Hall with people back to scheduling parties. Why is this important for potential brides and grooms reading this blog…
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 of architecture is…
Embrace the Crowds at SF City Hall for Wedding Photography
This 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 SF 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 and their family. 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…
Photography in the San Francisco City Hall Dome!
I was offered the unique opportunity to go all the way 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…
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 with my family. Plus, I certainly have attended (as a guest) many Italian wedding in San Francisco over the…
SF City Hall Weddings – Masks on or off?
I wanted to provide an update to this blog posting from a few years ago because there seems to be some additional concern right now about this newest version of Covid that seems to be more contagious. The symptoms are usually not as extreme, but it is winter time now so we all want to…
Valentine’s Day at SF City Hall
San Francisco city hall has officially opened up it’s Valentine’s dates for civil ceremonies and it will be here before you know it. 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…
Corona Virus at SF City Hall Weddings
I thought I would repost this just as a reminder of what we have all gone through. This was the very beginning of the long closure of San Francisco city hall due to the Virus. The reason I bring this up is I still occasionally receive messages of concern about getting married in such a…
Quick City Hall Wedding Reminder
When checking in to San Francisco city hall for your civil ceremony, please remember to bring your current Identification and your marriage license. You will not be allowed to have your civil ceremony that day without these documents. We strongly recommend obtaining your marriage license the day before your city hall ceremony rather than doing…