A few 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 couples…
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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…
5 Best Reasons NOT to have your Friends Photograph your City Hall Wedding
Let face it, cell phones take amazing pictures nowadays. In fact, I’ve seen some iPhone pictures that rival the best professional cameras. In addition, cheap consumer cameras are as good as ever and easy for anyone to use. They provide an amateur photographer with the ability to auto focus, exposure correct, and white balance just…
Spring and Summer in the City – San Francisco City Hall!
Spring and summer at San Francisco city hall is a fun time. Lots of weddings and unpredictable weather. It could be foggy and cold with dark lighting or it can be warm and bright in the building. This past couple of weeks have been particularly pleasant in the building with nice medium heat waves. Definitely…
Best San Francisco City Hall Wedding Photographers
San Francisco City Hall Wedding Photography for over 8 years with 400+ marriages creatively photographed
Great SF City Hall Weddings in June – LGBTQ
LGBTQ Weddings at City Hall on a Special Day June of 2025 will featured a single day where San Francisco City Hall allowed almost unlimited weddings. The estimate for June 27 was over 220 weddings. This celebrates Gay Pride week and last year (2024) it was estimated that close to 250 couple got married that…
Ballerina Bride at San Francisco City Hall
At SF City Hall Wedding Photography By Michael, we like all of our brides and grooms and always make sure we work hard to get great images for all of them. However, every once in a while we are lucky enough to book a couple that are naturals in front of the camera. The couple…
How to Plan Your SF City Hall Wedding
This blog was created to assist engaged couples who want to get married in San Francisco or more specifically SF City Hall. SF City Hall Wedding Photography By Michael is happy to provide you with free planning of your wedding with no obligation to utilize our service. For more information about our service, please click…
5 Best Ideas for Your City Hall Wedding in 2025
If you are a San Francisco City Hall Bride-to-Be, you want the perfect wedding. I have been involved in over 1,000 weddings at City Hall since 2012 and created this guide just for you. We also offer quite bit of advice about city hall weddings on our website and in other places on this blog….
Professional Wedding Photographers at SF City Hall
I am going to go out on a limb here and guess that you have rarely heard about one wedding photographer recommending another unless they were personally booked for your wedding date. That is about to change…. SF City Hall Wedding Photography by Michael has been shooting weddings for many years and we have discovered…