Celebrating after the Wedding! Bride and Groom Kissing at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco I have been photographing city hall weddings now for over 10 years with 500 weddings under my belt (Check out my City Hall Home Page for more information). I have made friends with many of the other City Hall…
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Corona Virus Wedding Cancellations
Its time to blog about the Corona Virus and it’s affect on San Francisco city hall weddings. We have already had some cancellations from brides and grooms who are mostly concerned about their guest’s health and the chance of building closures. At this point, most of our wedding cancellations have been for larger gatherings and…

Why Book a Professional Wedding Photographer at City Hall
Yes, I know you are probably thinking that you have seen this type of article over and over again. It is usually written by frustrated professional wedding photographers who are begging you to understand why it is so important to hire a pro. The author will usually go on and on about the quality of…

Professional Wedding Photographers
I am going going to go out on a limb here and guess that you have rarely read one wedding photographer recommending another unless they were personally booked for your wedding date. That is about to change…. SF City Hall Wedding Photographer by Michael has been shooting weddings for many years and we have discovered…

SF City Hall Wedding Photographer
We worked with a great couple last week and I wanted to talk about it while it was fresh in my mind. Yuan and Tracy chose our Golden Gate package which provided them with 1 additional San Francisco photography location after we finished at City Hall. They choose to go to the Legion of Honor…

Modern Wedding Photography
Post Modern Wedding Photography Note: This blog post was updated to add more information and correct a couple of small errors Why Post Modern? I believe that we have already gone well beyond the concept of Modern Wedding Photography. In my opinion, the modern wedding photography era started with the emergence of quality digital cameras. …
Summer Weddings at SF City Hall
Summer is officially here at San Francisco city hall and with it comes all of the tourists. One of the challenges of photographing weddings at SF City Hall is effectively dealing with all of the crowds that get in the way of our pictures. Granted, these peoples have EVERY right to be there since this…
Best SF City Hall Wedding Photography Locations – Part 2
This is part 2 of our blog post about the best San Francisco City Hall wedding photography locations. We have already explored the Grand Staircase, the Mayors Balcony and the 2nd Floor hallway. Here are a few more favorites: 3rd Floor North Windows – City Hall Why do we love the 3rd floor so much…
Best SF City Hall Wedding Photography Locations
Admittedly, SF City Hall offers a bit of an embarrassment of riches because there are so many locations that could be considered the best. The actual purpose of this Blog post is to share my 8 years of San Francisco city hall wedding photography experience to help you understand WHY each of the locations are…
Quick City Hall 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…