We had the honor of photographing two weddings this past month that were officiated by the mayor, London Breed. Both of our couples had a connection through their parents to London Breed and made requests to the mayor’s office in order to have her officiate there San Francisco City Hall marriage. A lot of people…
Category: Weddings
![bride and groom Candid moment while relaxing on Grand Staircase at SF City Hall](https://www.weddingphotographersanfranciscocityhall.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DSC_8301-850x567.jpg)
Easy Wedding Photography at City Hall
Easy City Hall Wedding Photography Defined What do we mean by “Easy Wedding Photography” and how is it accomplished? Why even try to make it easy? Easy for who? I decided to write this San Francisco city hall blog post in response to a very common concern among engaged couples looking for a wedding photographer….
![City Hall Grand Staircase picture taken from the side.](https://www.weddingphotographersanfranciscocityhall.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/DSC_7383-850x566.jpg)
Best SF City Hall Wedding Photography Locations
Admittedly, SF City Hall offers a bit of an embarrassment of riches because there are so many locations that could be considered the best for photography. Another way to look at it is that if you can’t capture amazing photos at City Hall you have no business being a wedding photographer! The actual purpose of…
Indian Wedding Celebration at City Hall
For more information about having your wedding at San Francisco city hall please go to our Home Page This was not actually a wedding at San Francisco city hall because the couple was already married when they arrived at the building. The bride and groom came here to celebrate their recent nuptials and have some…
![San Francisco city hall bride and groom posing for pictures](https://www.weddingphotographersanfranciscocityhall.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSC_0881-850x478.jpg)
Beyond SF City Hall Wedding Photos
Often times there is more to photographing a San Francisco city hall wedding then just making nice pictures. The day of the wedding can be stressful and it is no different at city hall. Though truthfully, there is less to go wrong because with a civil ceremony you avoid problems with setting up the reception,…
![Historic and beautiful Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Wedding photos.](https://www.weddingphotographersanfranciscocityhall.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/DSC_6522-850x680.jpg)
Living and Getting Married in San Francisco
The San Francisco Life Kissing in Front of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco I am told that I am a rare breed, an actual San Francisco native. I was born in the city and lived there for many years with my family when I was young. San Francisco is a transient area with…
![Another great Angle of wedding photography for the Grand Staircase](https://www.weddingphotographersanfranciscocityhall.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/DSC_6462-850x567.jpg)
San Francisco City Hall Events Photography
We always talk about how great San Francisco City Hall is for weddings and of course Wedding Photography. There are so many iconic locations to photograph here, most notably the Grand Staircase, Rotunda and Mayor’s Balcony. Wonderful backgrounds for wedding photography with amazing early 1900’s architecture that is called “Beau-Arts”. This style is from France…
![Palace Of Fine Arts Wedding](https://www.weddingphotographersanfranciscocityhall.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DSC_5513-850x566.jpg)
SF City Hall Event Closure – What to Do?
With the pandemic far back in everyone’s minds, San Francisco City Hall is starting to have private events again. The only good thing that came out of the pandemic is that City Hall had very few private events for a couple years afterwards. This made our job very easy for quite a while. In most…
![City Hall newlyweds on the grand staircase after their ceremony](https://www.weddingphotographersanfranciscocityhall.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/DSC_7139-850x478.jpg)
Embrace the Crowds at SF City Hall
This short blog post is going to run counter to everything you have read and heard about San Francisco city hall wedding photography when it comes to crowds. All we ever talk about as city hall wedding photographers at this venue is how to avoid the crowds with the obvious intent to NOT have people…
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Family Affair at San Francisco City Hall Wedding
Deb and Bart on the 4th Floor of city hall in Black and White Another fun wedding today for this SF City Hall couple. Deb and Bart made the most of their visit to San Francisco. The 2 of them made the trip to California all the way from Boise, Idaho just to get married…