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…
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“2 Men and a Baby” at SF City Hall Wedding
I wanted to update this post from last year because I have some new photos to add to it. I still love this first one (see above) because it is so classic! One of our favorite City Hall Weddings from that year! We photographed the wedding of Steve and John with only 1 guest…… Their…
Navigating the SF City Hall Limit of 6 Wedding Guests
We have already discussed the 6 guest limit at San Francisco city hall in other blog posts, but it is worth further mentioning again because there is so much uncertainty regarding this rule. Plus there seems to be renewed interest in it lately, with some other changes coming in the New Year. I thought it…
SF City Hall’s Enforcement of 6 Guest Rule is Spotty at Best
In a somewhat surprising turn of events back in May of 2019, the San Francisco city hall County Clerk’s office had finally decided to begin enforcing the maximum 6 guest rule for civil wedding ceremonies. I personally spoke with officials at the County Clerk’s office at that time and they understand that this rule may…
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…
Summer Weddings in San Francisco at City Hall
Great ideas for San Francisco wedding locations that are perfect for photography
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…
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…