City Hall Crowd Rules The city hall website specifically states that the maximum number of guests allowed at standard civil ceremonies is 6. The rules go on to explain that if you DO bring more than 6, city hall reserves the right to have them removed from the building. The rules also talk about your…
City Hall Sign Entrance Photos
One of the first things our clients ask us when we begin our City Hall wedding photography shoot is the sign picture. They all ask: “Can we do the City Hall sign photo?” I always let them know that of course we will, but it is best to save it for last because we avoid…
Kids at City Hall Weddings
Assign a Baby Sitter Update: I added more information regarding children at City Hall on the main part of the website. Click here to check out more about Kids at weddings. There are quite a few things to consider when bring your children to your San Francisco city hall wedding. If they are still…
San Francisco Wedding Photographers Best Locations
The month of January is always our slowest time period for city hall weddings. It’s in the middle of the winter and there is no special event or holiday in January. December of course is always busy due to the Beautiful Christmas tree and brides and grooms just like to get married at that time…
Modern Wedding Photography
Post Modern Wedding Photography Note: This blog post was updated to add more information and correct a couple of small errors Why Post Modern? I believe that we have already gone well beyond the concept of Modern Wedding Photography. In my opinion, the modern wedding photography era started with the emergence of quality digital cameras. …
San Francisco City Hall Wedding Ideas
UPDATED: San Francisco City Hall Wedding Ideas We have been photographing weddings at San Francisco City Hall now for nearly 12 years and have learned some interesting ideas and helpful hints throughout this time. I thought it would be instructive to share some of these thoughts with our readers to help engaged couples planning on…
Grand Staircase at City Hall
Everyone wants photos of the Grand Staircase at San Francisco City Hall. It is the central theme in this amazing building and so consequently every bride and groom wants their photo taken there. Obviously this presents a massive problem….. Not only do all 35 couples who get marred at city hall on a daily basis…
Navigating City Hall Guest Limit
We have already discussed the newly enforced 6 guest limit at San Francisco city hall, but it is worth further mention. To refresh your memory, the County Clerk’s office began to enforce the 6 guest limit effective May, 2019. You might ask, how can City Hall tell me how many people to bring to a…
Robyn and Jeff’s City Hall Wedding
Note: This wonderful couple was one of our first at San Francisco city hall. We just found out the the bride very tragically passed away. One of our favorite couples ever so we were very sad to hear this. Condolences to Jeff He was such a loving husband throughout Robyn’s struggles. Since this is a…
Weddings Cancelled or Delayed at SF City Hall
What happened today at San Francisco city hall? Toni and I are never surprised at what we face doing weddings in this great building. Every day it’s a new adventure. Today we thought it was going to be a typical day with a shorter coverage wedding booked. We arrived at the building typically early and…