I was offered the unique opportunity to go all the way up in the dome at San Francisco City Hall. We were photographing a wedding at city hall and we were up on the 4th floor taking some pictures. Eventually, we started talking to one of the event staff while he was putting away chairs…
Category: Weddings
Italian Weddings in San Francisco – Part 1
I will admit to having a soft spot for big Italian weddings, especially in San Francisco. As an Italian myself who grew up attending large Italian parties, I have experienced the amazing food and fun traditions with my family. Plus, I certainly have attended (as a guest) many Italian wedding in San Francisco over the…
SF City Hall Weddings – Masks on or off?
I wanted to provide an update to this blog posting from a few years ago because there seems to be some additional concern right now about this newest version of Covid that seems to be more contagious. The symptoms are usually not as extreme, but it is winter time now so we all want to…
Valentine’s Day at SF City Hall
San Francisco city hall has officially opened up it’s Valentine’s dates for civil ceremonies and it will be here before you know it. There is always a rush of people who want to get married on and around Valentine’s Day. If this is something you want to do, I would suggest you start thinking about…
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 San Francisco 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…
San Francisco City Hall Comes Back From Pandemic – 2025
I thought I would update this posting because it has been a while since the Pandemic. However, many issues are still relevant today, so I am deleting and adding to make this article current. It has been well over 4 years now since San Francisco City hall reopened for weddings after being closed for the…
Christmas Wedding Photography at SF City Hall
With October well under say and November just around the corner, it is time to book your Christmas wedding at San Francisco City Hall. It is always a wonderful time and the building is always very busy and the giant Christmas tree becomes the center point of this great wedding venue. Wedding photography at San…
Busy Week at San Francisco City Hall in the Heat
With summer here, city hall has become very busy. The Quinceañeras are out in full force and that makes the building a bit more crowded. We are receiving many wedding inquiries for city hall and there is an obvious backlog of weddings to get done. This has mostly faded away at this point, although we…
City Hall Announces Reopening for Weddings!
Great news to share, San Francisco city hall has announced that it is reopening to the public and will start allowing weddings again! The official reopening appears to be June 7th with weddings starting a couple of days after that. I have already booked a couple for June 15th. This ends one of the longest…