For more information about having your wedding at San Francisco city hall please go to our Home Page This was not actually a civil ceremony wedding at San Francisco city hall because the couple was already married when they arrived at the building. The bride and groom came here to celebrate their recent Indian wedding…
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Beyond SF City Hall Wedding Photography
Often times there is more to photographing a San Francisco city hall wedding then just making nice pictures. The day of the wedding can be stressful and it is no different at city hall. Though truthfully, there is less to go wrong because with a civil ceremony you avoid problems with setting up the reception,…
Living and Getting Married in San Francisco
The San Francisco Life Kissing in Front of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco after their SF City Hall wedding Many people have told me that I am a rare breed, an actual San Francisco native. I was born in the city and lived there for many years with my family when I was…
Special Events at San Francisco City Hall
With the winter season coming and San Francisco City Hall weddings ramping up for the Christmas busy season soon, special events are also back and occurring more frequently than anytime since the Pandemic. We saw a considerable decrease in special events after SF City Hall reopened following the Covid closure, but now enough time has…
San Francisco City Hall Events Photography
We always talk about how great San Francisco City Hall is for weddings and of course Wedding Photography. There are so many iconic locations to photograph here, most notably the Grand Staircase, Rotunda and Mayor’s Balcony. Wonderful backgrounds for wedding photography with amazing early 1900’s architecture that is called “Beau-Arts”. This style Of architecture is…
Embrace the Crowds at SF City Hall for Wedding Photography
This blog post is going to run counter to everything you have read and heard about San Francisco city hall wedding photography when it comes to crowds. All we ever talk about as city hall wedding photographers at this venue is how to avoid the crowds with the obvious intent to NOT have people in…
Family Affair at San Francisco City Hall Wedding
Deb and Bart on the 4th Floor of city hall in Black and White Another fun wedding today for this SF City Hall couple and their family. Deb and Bart made the most of their visit to San Francisco. The 2 of them made the trip to California all the way from Boise, Idaho just…
Up in the San Francisco City Hall Dome!
I was offered the unique opportunity to go all the way up in the dome at San Francisco City Hall. We were photographing a wedding at city hall and we were up on the 4th floor taking some pictures. Eventually, we started talking to one of the event staff while he was putting away chairs…
Fun Wedding Dress at SF City Hall – Photography
We photographed Cheri and Wesley’s San Francisco City Hall wedding on 10/13 and had never met them prior to the wedding. When I arrived at City Hall, I contacted Cheri so we could meet briefly prior to the wedding. Since I didn’t know what she looked like I asked her where she wanted to…
Quinceanera Photography at SF City Hall
We have been offering Quinceanera photography at San Francisco City Hall for quite a while now and it’s starting to get very popular. We have also added a fairly large gallery of some of our recent Quinceañera photography in this historic building. To learn more about this service you can click this link – Quinceanera…