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 use some of your wedding related money for your honeymoon or…
Category: Weddings
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…
7 Helpful Hints for SF City Hall Maternity Weddings
We photograph a high percentage of weddings with pregnant brides at San Francisco city hall. Probably more than we even know about. 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 our own…
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…
5 Great Ideas for Involving Your Children in Your SF City Hall Wedding
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 every week with children involved. If you are a child, seeing your mom or dad marry someone else can be a sensitive situation. Depending upon the circumstances, it can…
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…
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. You can check out this link also with more great ideas for City Hall weddings. In Part 1 of this post, we explored the Grand Staircase, the Mayors Balcony and the 2nd Floor hallway. You can click…
Top Wedding Photographers SF City Hall
I have been photographing San Francisco city hall weddings now for over 14 years with 900 weddings under my belt. During this time I have managed to make friends with many of the other SF City Hall wedding photographers and have tons of respect for them. We often talk to each other while waiting at…