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…
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Past Favorite San Francisco City Hall Weddings, 2025
April and Michael posing at SF City Hall I thought it would be fun to share an ongoing series of blog posts regarding some of our favorite past weddings and couples. We have had so many great experiences in our 900 + San Francisco city hall weddings that it is really hard to focus on…
San Francisco Wedding Photography Destinations – Part 2
As discussed in Part 1 of this series about San Francisco wedding photography destinations, our coverage almost always starts at City Hall, but then we can take the newlyweds elsewhere. In many instances, our brides and grooms want to go to some of the more famous and well known SF locations. However, in addition to…
What are the Best Places to Eat Near San Francisco City Hall?
We often are asked by our San Francisco brides and grooms to suggest great restaurants near to San Francisco City Hall. Many of our couples want to celebrate their wedding vows at a nearby eatery without having to get in the car and fight traffic. As luck would have it, there are quite a few…
How to Get the Most out of Your SF City Hall Wedding Experience
Sepia Tone Image from City Hall (below) So you are getting married at San Francisco city hall and want to make the most of it. You and your future spouse have agreed that to save money you should have a civil wedding ceremony without all the fuss and expense of a large San Francisco wedding….
Top Rated SF City Hall Wedding Pictures for 2025
With the summer here we thought we would share some of our highest rated City Hall wedding pictures for 2025. We chose these pictures based on social media statistics that we gathered over the past year or so. When compiling these social media stats, we look at things such as “page likes” and social media…
5 Best Reasons NOT to have your Friends Photograph your City Hall Wedding
Let face it, cell phones take amazing pictures nowadays. In fact, I’ve seen some iPhone pictures that rival the best professional cameras. In addition, cheap consumer cameras are as good as ever and easy for anyone to use. They provide an amateur photographer with the ability to auto focus, exposure correct, and white balance just…
Ballerina Bride at San Francisco City Hall
At SF City Hall Wedding Photography By Michael, we love all of our brides and grooms and always make sure we work hard to get great images of all of them. However, every once in a while we are lucky enough to book a couple that are naturals in front of the camera. The couple…
How to Plan Your SF City Hall Wedding
This blog was created to assist engaged couples who want to get married in San Francisco or more specifically SF City Hall. SF City Hall Wedding Photography By Michael is happy to provide you with free planning of your wedding with no obligation to utilize our service. For more information about our service, please click…
5 Best Ideas for Your City Hall Wedding in 2025
If you are a San Francisco City Hall Bride-to-Be, you want the perfect wedding. I have been involved in over 900 weddings at City Hall since 2012 and created this guide just for you. We also offer quite bit of advice about city hall weddings on our website and in other places on this blog….