SF City Hall Wedding Blog

Your wedding planning guide featuring the Muir Woods area, San Francisco, and Monterey + Carmel, California.

December 10, 2024
Montara State Beach Wedding

A Cliff-Top Elopement at Montara State Beach

When Hannah and Cory first met in college, no one could have predicted that their love story would lead them to a cliff-top elopement on the stunning coast of Northern California. Introduced through mutual friends in Washington DC, their connection was immediate, and soon enough, they were inseparable.
September 25, 2024
Montery and Carmel Wedding

Romantic Victorian Wedding Venue

Monterey and Carmel area weddings are popular and you can see why in their stunning wedding photographs. If you've always dreamed of being a barefoot bride on a beautiful sandy beach with waves crashing as you walk down the aisle, then you might want to consider having your intimate wedding or elopement in this area.

July 6, 2023
Monterey Beach Destination Elopement Bride and Groom

Charming Destination Elopement in Monterey

Like so many modern love stories, Anne and Matt met on Tinder in Switzerland, where they both lived on the same side of town. Matt had also just signed up in January 2023, and they matched with each other very quickly! Right from the start they had chemistry and started writing to each other for hours each day during lockdown.

July 4, 2023
Montara Elopement Photography

The Stunning Cliffs Of Montara State Beach

One of the most popular requests that we receive, is from couples looking for a quiet cliffside area overlooking a beautiful beach with crashing waves. It features high bluffs, with paths worn by other guests, making it easy to access the prettiest spots. Located just a short twenty-minute drive from San Francisco, Montara State Beach is sure to be a crowd-pleaser.

May 24, 2023
Carmel Beach Wedding Photography

Intimate Sunset Wedding in Carmel

I received a phone call from Jessica, who wanted us to help her work out the plans for their very intimate wedding in Carmel. They loved the outdoors and had spent many happy weekends hiking the Carmel and Big Sur trails with their beloved dog. They thought that having a low-key pop-up wedding near the beach would be a very comfortable experience for them. They started looking around at Carmel, California wedding packages and were having a hard time finding everything they wanted and still keeping within their budget.

April 23, 2023
Wedding Picnic table

How to have a wedding picnic that everyone will love!

Forget the stress of creating a traditional wedding, and head outside for your pop-up wedding with a customized luxury picnic! Everyone knows that it's healthy to be surrounded by nature, and nothing feels better than getting married with a gentle breeze and birds singing while you look into your finance's eyes and say your wedding vows to each other. Where's the best place to have a pop-up wedding picnic? Anywhere that feels good to you, is the perfect spot!

April 6, 2023

Beachside Bliss: Top Five Beaches for Your Bay Area Elopement

This whimsically named beach and park, has been a favorite location for engaged couples planning to get married for many, many decades. We've worked with several couples whose parents also got married at this very same location! This gem of a wedding destination is located in Pacific Grove California, tucked right between Monterey and Carmel.

March 16, 2023
Monterey Oceanfront Wedding

A Lovely Oceanfront Wedding In Monterey, California

Couples from all over the world flock to the California coasts for their dream weddings. From simple beach weddings with a stunning ocean view to larger wedding venue rentals, this beautiful area offers it all.  Andi and her husband were lucky enough to have a historic family-owned home with a private backyard located in Monterey California. The logistics were perfect for getting ready for their big day, and the big shindig afterward! They chose black and white with dusty rose for their color theme, and lots of forest details, as the family home is surrounded by big trees.

November 21, 2022
Quirky Destination Elopement in San Francisco

A Quirky All-inclusive Destination San Francisco City Hall Elopement

These days there's a whole new class of love stories, and they'll go down in history and be told to children and grandchildren for many years to come. Courtney and Benjamin are one of these couples and you might have guessed by now, that they met online during Covid! They live in Toronto Canada and were looking for an all-inclusive destination elopement package someplace that was as fun and quirky as the two of them. Naturally, San Francisco fit like a glove.

December 3, 2021
Montara Light House Elopement Photography in California

Say Yes! Romantic Montara Lighthouse Elopement

This self-proclaimed "sweet and goofy" couple met through Tinder in Toronto, Canada. After a very successful first date making sushi together, they knew they had a special connection and have been inseparable ever since.

December 10, 2024
Montara State Beach Wedding

A Cliff-Top Elopement at Montara State Beach

When Hannah and Cory first met in college, no one could have predicted that their love story would lead them to a cliff-top elopement on the stunning coast of Northern California. Introduced through mutual friends in Washington DC, their connection was immediate, and soon enough, they were inseparable.
September 25, 2024
Montery and Carmel Wedding

Romantic Victorian Wedding Venue

Monterey and Carmel area weddings are popular and you can see why in their stunning wedding photographs. If you've always dreamed of being a barefoot bride on a beautiful sandy beach with waves crashing as you walk down the aisle, then you might want to consider having your intimate wedding or elopement in this area.

July 6, 2023
Monterey Beach Destination Elopement Bride and Groom

Charming Destination Elopement in Monterey

Like so many modern love stories, Anne and Matt met on Tinder in Switzerland, where they both lived on the same side of town. Matt had also just signed up in January 2023, and they matched with each other very quickly! Right from the start they had chemistry and started writing to each other for hours each day during lockdown.

July 4, 2023
Montara Elopement Photography

The Stunning Cliffs Of Montara State Beach

One of the most popular requests that we receive, is from couples looking for a quiet cliffside area overlooking a beautiful beach with crashing waves. It features high bluffs, with paths worn by other guests, making it easy to access the prettiest spots. Located just a short twenty-minute drive from San Francisco, Montara State Beach is sure to be a crowd-pleaser.

May 24, 2023
Carmel Beach Wedding Photography

Intimate Sunset Wedding in Carmel

I received a phone call from Jessica, who wanted us to help her work out the plans for their very intimate wedding in Carmel. They loved the outdoors and had spent many happy weekends hiking the Carmel and Big Sur trails with their beloved dog. They thought that having a low-key pop-up wedding near the beach would be a very comfortable experience for them. They started looking around at Carmel, California wedding packages and were having a hard time finding everything they wanted and still keeping within their budget.

April 23, 2023
Wedding Picnic table

How to have a wedding picnic that everyone will love!

Forget the stress of creating a traditional wedding, and head outside for your pop-up wedding with a customized luxury picnic! Everyone knows that it's healthy to be surrounded by nature, and nothing feels better than getting married with a gentle breeze and birds singing while you look into your finance's eyes and say your wedding vows to each other. Where's the best place to have a pop-up wedding picnic? Anywhere that feels good to you, is the perfect spot!

April 6, 2023

Beachside Bliss: Top Five Beaches for Your Bay Area Elopement

This whimsically named beach and park, has been a favorite location for engaged couples planning to get married for many, many decades. We've worked with several couples whose parents also got married at this very same location! This gem of a wedding destination is located in Pacific Grove California, tucked right between Monterey and Carmel.

March 16, 2023
Monterey Oceanfront Wedding

A Lovely Oceanfront Wedding In Monterey, California

Couples from all over the world flock to the California coasts for their dream weddings. From simple beach weddings with a stunning ocean view to larger wedding venue rentals, this beautiful area offers it all.  Andi and her husband were lucky enough to have a historic family-owned home with a private backyard located in Monterey California. The logistics were perfect for getting ready for their big day, and the big shindig afterward! They chose black and white with dusty rose for their color theme, and lots of forest details, as the family home is surrounded by big trees.

November 21, 2022
Quirky Destination Elopement in San Francisco

A Quirky All-inclusive Destination San Francisco City Hall Elopement

These days there's a whole new class of love stories, and they'll go down in history and be told to children and grandchildren for many years to come. Courtney and Benjamin are one of these couples and you might have guessed by now, that they met online during Covid! They live in Toronto Canada and were looking for an all-inclusive destination elopement package someplace that was as fun and quirky as the two of them. Naturally, San Francisco fit like a glove.

December 3, 2021
Montara Light House Elopement Photography in California

Say Yes! Romantic Montara Lighthouse Elopement

This self-proclaimed "sweet and goofy" couple met through Tinder in Toronto, Canada. After a very successful first date making sushi together, they knew they had a special connection and have been inseparable ever since.