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…
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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…
Guide to New SF City Hall Guest Rules
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…
5 Great Ideas for Involving Your Children in Your SF City Hall Wedding
For most people, a San Francisco city hall wedding is a second marriage. This means that there are a large amount of weddings at city hall with children involved. If you are a child , seeing your mom or dad marry someone else can be a sensitive situation. Depending upon the circumstances, it can even…
Rain On Your Wedding Day – What Do You Do?
I was inspired to write this blog post because this year’s city hall wedding season has seen an unprecedented number of rainy days. Especially when compared to the last 3 years. In the recent past, when couples asked me about contingency plans for rain, I almost had to laugh. It never rains in California! just…
How to Prepare Your Guests for a SF City Hall Wedding
Most of the people reading this are probably wondering why this is even necessary. Why would you need to prepare the wedding guests? How does this help? The reasons are simple… San Francisco city hall weddings are a bit different than a typical wedding. A Civil Ceremony is generally a small affair with around 6…
How To Choose a Wedding Dress for a SF City Hall Marriage
I am an expert San Francisco city hall wedding photographer, but definitely not a dress designer. However, over my 15 years of taking pictures in this amazing building I have definitely learned what works well when it comes to wedding gowns from a photography standpoint. It may not be the dress you want so please…
What are the Most Important Attributes of a Great SF City Hall Wedding Photographer?
Before I get into the details of this City Hall wedding blog post, let me start by saying that this post is not about me. I definitely possess some of these attributes, but that is really a matter of opinion. Plus there are so many different styles and preferences in wedding photography. With my 14…
San Francisco City Hall Helpful Hints
We have been photographing weddings and events at San Francisco City Hall now for nearly 15 years and have learned some interesting ideas and helpful hints throughout this time. I thought it would be instructive to share some of these thoughts with our readers to help recently engaged couples planning on getting married at San…
Easy Wedding Photography at City Hall
Easy City Hall Wedding Photography Defined What do we mean by “Easy Wedding Photography” and how is it accomplished? Why even try to make it easy? Easy for who? I decided to write this San Francisco city hall blog post in response to a very common concern among engaged couples looking for a wedding photographer….