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I thought it would be helpful to take the time to discuss some of our favorite destinations in San Francisco that we take our city hall wedding<\/a><\/strong> newlyweds after their ceremony.\u00a0 There are so many amazing places in San Francisco to take brides and grooms for wedding photos, it can be hard to choose. San Francisco city hall is an amazing venue for wedding photography, but there are so many other great places.\u00a0 We provide our newlyweds with some very nice options, but limit the time so they can still celebrate their wedding day at their party or reception. How you handle the scheduling of your special day is up to you, but we are here to be accommodating and helpful while provide amazing wedding photography coverage.\u00a0 With over 1,000 City Hall weddings to our credit, we are well positioned to offer this service to you and provide you with long lasting memories. We want your San Francisco City Hall wedding experience to be fun and rewarding and we are happy to help you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iconic San Francisco Photography Destinations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We take our couples throughout San Francisco after our city hall wedding photography sessions if the opt to book what we call a “San Francisco Photo Tour”.\u00a0 The other name we like to call it is the “San Francisco Experience.”\u00a0 It really is an amazing experience and we do everything we can to make this photography session fantastic as we travel throughout the city for great pictures. We really want our newlyweds to enjoy the whole photography process and not just the photos they receive after the session. We will even share interesting San Francisco facts<\/strong><\/a> with our brides and grooms about some of our Photo destinations.\u00a0 Here is a listing with details of some of the best San Francisco wedding photography locations that we have discovered over our 20 years of shooting weddings here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Palace of Fine Arts for Wedding Photography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This is by far the most popular San Francisco wedding photography destination after we finish up at City Hall. Chosen frequently by our international brides and grooms, The Palace of Fine Arts<\/strong><\/a> has a very large area for wedding photography with lots of options.\u00a0 The beautiful building is obviously the centerpiece, but there are large columns and trees everywhere to use as backdrops.\u00a0 The only negative is that at certain times of the day, there can be quite a few tourists here.\u00a0Fortunately, the vast majority of San Francisco City Hall weddings occur during the week so it’s not as crowded at the Palace as it would be on a weekend. We always seem to manage to obtain great pictures and will do our best to make it seem like our newlyweds are the only ones there!\u00a0

The most popular angles for wedding photography are in front of the fountain overlooking the actual Palace across the pond. Once we finish those pictures, we take our couples around the back to photograph them among the majestic columns And beautiful trees that you see below. Random strangers in the backgrounds will be eliminated for you with Photoshop or avoided all together. We know you want your visit to the Palace of Fine Arts to be private and memorable. It will not seem that way if all of your pictures are loaded with tourists in the background. We will make sure that none of these tourists appear in your photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Legion of Honor of San Francisco<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Another popular wedding photography spot, but fortunately MUCH less traveled by tourists.\u00a0 The Legion of Honor<\/strong><\/a> offers beautiful Beaux-Arts style architecture which\u00a0many of San Francisco’s older buildings possess.\u00a0 Officially, it is called the Palace of the Legion of Honor which sometimes can confuse people . We love taking our San Francisco city hall brides and grooms to the enclosed area at the Legion and pose them between the gray repeating columns.\u00a0 \u00a0 The light is also fantastic here from a wedding photography standpoint.\u00a0 This is because you have indirect light that comes in from the side, but is also reflected by the neutral tones of the building.\u00a0 It comes very close to studio lighting in an outdoor setting!

The Legion of Honor is also perfect for a rainy day as well because it is covered in certain spots to allow shelter.\u00a0 If it is really pouring down rain, we could actually still conduct a whole wedding shoot there.\u00a0 There is also some amount of shelter from the high winds that can develop in San Francisco close to the coast. Definitely one of our favorite and most photographed San Francisco wedding photography destination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Legion of Honor in SF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Golden Gate Bridge for Amazing Wedding Pictures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This is an obvious one, but there are many options and decisions to make.\u00a0 We try to help our newly married couples decide by providing them with the best possible information and ideas.\u00a0 Late in the afternoon you can approach the Golden Gate Bridge photographically from the ocean side by Baker Beach.\u00a0 This provides nice warm light on the bridge and enhances the golden colors.\u00a0 Earlier in the morning, we often like to take pictures of our newlyweds from the San Francisco Bay side of the bridge.

This will often provide very nice dimensional lighting on the Golden Gate.\u00a0 The potential for fog is always a concern, especially in the late Spring and early Summer.\u00a0 If we know it is going to be really foggy we will normally take our couples to Fort Point after their San Francisco city hall wedding.\u00a0This helps because you are so close to the bridge at Fort Point and it’s also on the Bay side and not the ocean side. The fog comes in through the opening of the Golden Gate and will cover the bridge from that side first. \u00a0Listed below are some of the most common angles to approach wedding photography of the GG Bridge.\u00a0 We are happy to discuss these options with the bride and groom and determine the best San Francisco locations based upon weather and the time of the day. We may even change where we go on the day of the wedding depending upon the weather and fog situation. We have no problem making a last minute decision to change where we go depending upon the weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Golden Gate Bridge Views for Wedding Photography<\/h4>\n\n\n\n