This story begins at Christmas time at San Francisco city hall and there were no reservations available for civil ceremonies at that time. In fact, City Hall weddings were so booked up in December of 2024 that the County Clerk made the decision to temporarily increase the number of weddings scheduled per hour. This was…
Author: mike@cityhallphotos.com
Simple Way to Find the Right City Hall Wedding Photographer For YOU!
I am sure you are thinking this is easy right? Just look at the photos on the Wedding Photographer’s website! Well, if it was that easy, brides wouldn’t spend hours searching for their ideal SF City Hall wedding photographer. It is a well known fact that many brides use multiple sources to find a trusted…
7 Helpful Hints for SF City Hall Maternity Weddings
We photograph a high percentage of weddings with pregnant brides at San Francisco city hall. Probably more than we even know about. In one recent year, we photographed about 25 maternity brides out of 90 weddings (there may have been more!) This is a high enough number to offer some helpful advice from our own…
How to Find the Best SF City Hall Wedding Photographer
For this blog post I wanted to focus more on how to actually search for and find exceptional San Francisco city hall wedding photographers
Bridal Prep Pictures Before SF City Hall Wedding?
This is an interesting question and there is no simple answer. At San Francisco City Hall Wedding Photography by Michael, we frequently receive requests from our brides to capture pictures in the morning prior to their Civil Ceremony. San Francisco weddings in general can make bridal prep photography a little tricky because of potential parking…
Post Modern Wedding Photography
Why Post Modern? I believe that we have already gone well beyond the concept of Modern Wedding Photography in 2025. In my opinion, the modern wedding photography era started with the emergence of quality digital professional cameras. As a SF City Hall wedding photographer who has spanned both the film and digital eras, I feel…
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…
San Francisco City Hall Comes Back From Pandemic – 2025
I thought I would update this posting because it has been a while since the Pandemic. However, many issues are still relevant today, so I am deleting and adding to make this article current. It has been well over 4 years now since San Francisco City hall reopened for weddings after being closed for the…
Christmas Wedding Photography at SF City Hall
With October well under say and November just around the corner, it is time to book your Christmas wedding at San Francisco City Hall. It is always a wonderful time and the building is always very busy and the giant Christmas tree becomes the center point of this great wedding venue. Wedding photography at San…
Busy Week at San Francisco City Hall in the Heat
With summer here, city hall has become very busy. The Quinceañeras are out in full force and that makes the building a bit more crowded. We are receiving many wedding inquiries for city hall and there is an obvious backlog of weddings to get done. This has mostly faded away at this point, although we…