Everyone wants their wedding photos on the Grand Staircase at San Francisco City Hall. It is the central theme and location in this amazing building and so consequently every bride and groom wants their photo taken there. There is not getting around it, you must provide a Staircase photos to your brides and grooms if…
Category: Weddings
Best Ideas for your SF City Hall “First Look”
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…
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…
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Spring and Summer in the City – San Francisco City Hall!
Spring and summer at San Francisco city hall is a fun time. Lots of weddings and unpredictable weather. It could be foggy and cold with dark lighting or it can be warm and bright in the building. This past couple of weeks have been particularly pleasant in the building with nice medium heat waves. Definitely…
Summer Weddings at SF City Hall
Summer is almost here at San Francisco city hall with almost 4 full years behind us since the reopening. Last summer and the one before it saw very tourists because of Covid-19, but now this is slowly changing. We Have gradually seen the return of people visiting San Francisco City Hall and also special events…
Guide to New SF City Hall Guest Rules
A few years ago the San Francisco county clerk’s office had been asked by the Mayor’s office to start enforcing the 6 guest limit rule for City Hall Civil Ceremonies. At that time, we were not sure how city hall planned to enforce the new rules, especially given the short notice for all married couples…