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 kids involved. If you are a child , seeing your mom or dad marry someone else can be sensitive situation. Depending upon the circumstances, it can even be…
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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 3 year drought we may finally be coming out of. In the recent past, when couples asked me about contingency plans for rain, I almost had to…

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. There are so many great places to take our brides and groom for photos at city hall it took 2 separate posts…

Wedding Vows at San Francisco City Hall
Can you Recite Your Own Vows? You have made the decision to have your wedding at San Francisco City Hall and have made the appropriate reservations to secure a date for your Civil Ceremony. You and your future spouse have discussed some of the things you would like to say to each other during the…

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? San Francisco city hall weddings are a bit different than a typical wedding. A Civil Ceremony is generally a small affair with around 6 guests in attendance. This…
Reception Ideas – San Francisco City Hall Weddings
Civil ceremonies at San Francisco city hall do not always end when the wedding is over. Many brides and grooms want to celebrate their nuptials in some of many great restaurants in San Francisco. However, not all restaurants have wedding reception facilities that can accommodate a fairly large group. Some may not have a private…

Wedding Ideas for San Francisco Brides-To-Be
Resource for Brides Getting Ready for their Wedding Day at San Francisco City Hall This article is intended to assist future brides in how to prepare for their San Francisco city hall wedding. With my 15 years of experience photographing weddings at City Hall I have become very aware of the type of information needed…

SF City Hall Wedding at the Mayor’s Balcony
For more information and helpful tips about having your wedding on the Mayor’s Balcony at City Hall please go to our San Francisco City Hall Wedding Photography website. Lacie and Brad had already eloped in Europe but wanted to still have a marriage ceremony in the US for their family and friends. They booked the…

What are the Most Important Attributes of a Great SF City Hall Wedding Photographer?
Before I get into the details of this 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. With my 12 years of experience as a San Francisco city hall wedding photographer, I have definitely learned…
San Francisco Wedding Photographer
This blog post is a little bit marketing oriented, but I decided to post it based upon considerable feedback I have received recently. Quite a number of our San Francisco city hall wedding photography clients have acted surprised that we also photograph large full scale weddings. In fact, we were recently told that we missed…