I posted this photo because this was our first ever booked wedding at San Francisco City Hall. We had photographed a of couple weddings for friends in 2010, but this was the first couple to find us on the Internet and book us. We have stayed in touch with them through Social Media over the years and they have very nicely referred 2 San Francisco city hall weddings to us. Definitely one of our favorite couples ever and so much fun to work with. They have since started a family and are doing great. It is fun to see their family updates and keep in touch. Just seeing this image again brings back great memories of them and all of the other happy couples we have helped get married at San Francisco City Hall over the years. It's been a great 14 years and we hope to keep going for many more. The brief interruption by the pandemic was an unwanted break, but necessary for health and safety of all. We all came back as of June of 2021 and we have photographed close to 100 more weddings since then!
One of the truly great things about photographing so many San Francisco city hall weddings is the relationships we have built over years with many of our couples. We have stayed in touch with quite a few of them and enjoy seeing how their lives have progressed. We also always appreciate the referrals we continue to receive, which is an added benefit of staying in touch. Definitely not why we do it, but referrals are always nice.
Facebook and Instagram have made this process much easier and we will "friend" many of our San Francisco city hall couples with the hope of future photography work together or just to stay in touch. Recently, we had a city hall wedding couple come back to the Bay Area from Los Angeles just to look us up for drinks and some catching up in San Francisco. It was fun talking about their city hall memories and what went right and what went wrong! Just a couple of issues out of our control that mostly had to do with problems with the building and large events scheduled. As long as these types of things don't prevent the wedding from occurring they end up adding to the memories of the day. Check out this article that provides practical wedding day advice on how to make sure the inevitable wedding problems do not create a disaster and ruin your memories.
These types of occurrences give the couple something to laugh about in the future. Things that go slightly wrong on a wedding day can add unique memories and gives the wedding something different to remember it by. Another great reason to book a professional San Francisco city hall photographer, because we know how to handle these issues.
The photo above is another unique angle of photographing the Grand Staircase. From this angle you can really see the shape of the structure and also the amazing patterned marble floor. That is why looking down at the floor provides such impact. This patterned floor is one of the most talked about attributes of SF City Hall and contributes greatly to capturing dramatic wedding images on the stairs.
a San Francisco City Hall Groom sneaks a little kiss in during our photo session throughout the building. These candid moments can often be the best city hall wedding pictures of the day! We didn't ask the groom to do that, he just did it!
