We are one of the leading San Francisco city hall wedding photographers and we often are asked to set up a “First Look” or reveal for our brides and grooms. Before I go into detail about some of these great ideas for a first look at San Francisco City Hall, let me make sure we…
Category: Weddings
Why Book a Professional Wedding Photographer at SF City Hall
You’re getting married! Congratulations! This is a joyous occasion, and you’re probably already thinking about all the details you need to take care of. You have made the decision to save money and have your marriage at San Francisco city hall. You want to instead use your money for your honeymoon or other celebration afterwards….
Private Wedding Ceremony at San Francisco City Hall
This story begins at Christmas time at San Francisco city hall and there were no reservations available for civil ceremonies at that time. In fact, City Hall weddings were so booked up in December of 2024 that the County Clerk made the decision to temporarily increase the number of weddings scheduled per hour. This was…
Robyn and Jeff’s SF City Hall Wedding
I thought it would it would be nice to go back in time and feature some of our more memorable weddings in addition to keeping up with new ones. When I think about past SF city hall wedding photography experiences, Robyn and Jeff always come to mind. We probably overuse the term “fun couple”, but…
Corona Virus at SF City Hall Weddings
I thought I would repost this just as a reminder of what we have all gone through. This was the very beginning of the long closure of city hall due to the Virus. The reason I bring this up is I still occasionally receive messages of concern about getting married in such a public place…
7 Helpful Hints for City Hall Maternity Weddings
We photograph a high percentage of weddings with pregnant brides at San Francisco city hall. More than we even know about, I am sure. In one recent year, we photographed about 25 maternity brides out of 90 weddings (there may have been more!) This is a high enough number to offer some helpful advice from…
How to Find the Best SF City Hall Wedding Photographer
For this blog post I wanted to focus more on how to actually search for and find exceptional San Francisco city hall wedding photographers
Bridal Prep Pictures Before SF City Hall Wedding?
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…
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…
Best San Francisco City Hall Wedding Photographers
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