SF City Hall Wedding Blog

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

May 12, 2025
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May 12, 2025
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How to Plan Your SF City Hall Wedding

Thinking about planning an epic SF City Hall wedding or elopement? There are a few things you need to know before you tie the knot! Below, we've put together a complete guide to help you plan your best day ever at SF City Hall. We've included details on how to obtain your marriage license, booking your ceremony, hiring an officiant, wedding photos, and so much more. Need to come back to this post later? Bookmark it or add it to your favorites as your got-to SF City Hall wedding guide!
September 12, 2024
Legion of Honor Elopement Photos
September 12, 2024
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An Elegant Architectural Elopement

San Francisco is a stunning city for weddings, with its rich history and vintage architecture. In this blog, we explore two popular locations for couples: San Francisco City Hall and the Legion of Honor Museum. City Hall, built in 1915, offers elegant Beaux-Arts design, perfect for intimate elopements. The couple's day began with getting-ready photos, a first look on the second floor, and a thoughtful exchange of love letters and gifts. After their ceremony, they headed to the Legion of Honor, a French neoclassical venue, for more romantic shots, creating a timeless wedding portfolio with classic traditions like cake cutting and celebratory toasts.

August 24, 2023
Gentlemen's San Francisco City Hall Elopement
August 24, 2023
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A Delightful San Francisco Destination Wedding Adventure

When John and Richard met twenty years ago at Pride weekend in London, they knew right away that they had something special. After a year of long-distance dating, they decided to live together and twenty years flew by in the blink of an eye. When they reached out to me from England to plan their destination elopement for their twentieth anniversary (plus one long-time friend as their witness!), I was so excited to show them the best of everything that San Francisco and the Bay Area had to offer for their wedding. They knew they wanted a San Francisco elopement planning company that really knew SF City Hall inside and out, and we did all of the wedding planning for the two of them.

June 1, 2023
Wedding group at a queer wedding in San Francisco City Hall
June 1, 2023
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Adorable Queer Wedding at San Francisco City Hall!

Pride month was founded on June 28, 1970, and I would turn three years old the next day. At the time, I had no idea that this unofficial holiday would become a symbol both personally and nationally for anybody who wanted to celebrate the joy and freedom of being their authentic self.  There are currently 1.2 million same-sex households in America, and that number is growing every year.  I'd love to send a big "Happy Pride" and a rainbow hug to each and every one of you celebrating Pride in the month of June. 

March 23, 2023
Crystal Hearts Wedding Ceremony
March 23, 2023
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Crystal Hearts Wedding Ceremony

A wedding ceremony for the dreamers and the rebels, the mystical ones and those who consider themselves spiritual, but not necessarily religious. The elements of this rite of passage are a combination of Crystals, Numerology, and old-world Celtic tradition. Interpreted, for the new millennium. Let us tell you more....

January 4, 2023
A complete City Hall Wedding
January 4, 2023
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An Intimate Wedding with Family at San Francisco City Hall

If you're recently engaged, just starting your wedding planning, or getting married soon, SF City Hall is a location you should take a look at. With an experienced wedding photographer to give you tips on what month to take outdoor photography in order to avoid the San Francisco Fog and what time of day will get you the pretties pictures indoors without a lot of other people walking around the building to disrupt or delay your couples session, you're sure to have a day that will go smoothly and deliver pictures that you'll cherish forever.

November 21, 2022
Quirky Destination Elopement in San Francisco
November 21, 2022
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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.

September 12, 2022
Couple over looking their old neighborhood after their wedding at San Francisco City Hall
September 12, 2022
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San Francisco City Hall is TRENDING for Intimate Weddings

San Francisco has so many iconic spots, and I'm sure you've noticed them over the years on popular sitcoms and in famous movies. One of the reasons that San Francisco is such a popular destination for weddings and elopements, is that many people feel like they already know us, having grown up with our city as the backdrop on their big and small screens!

April 15, 2022
San Francisco City Hall Wedding Photo by team member K.
April 15, 2022
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San Francisco City Hall Wedding Photography Dream Team

I'm very excited to introduce a new section of our blog and a new team member! Starting this year, I've been training our team of photographers by my side at San Francisco City Hall. It's our home base as a photography company and after eleven years of serving couples here, I feel like I had to share my knowledge with each member of the team.

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May 12, 2025
SF City Hall Wedding, Plan SF City Hall Wedding, SF City Hall Wedding Photographer
May 12, 2025
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How to Plan Your SF City Hall Wedding

Thinking about planning an epic SF City Hall wedding or elopement? There are a few things you need to know before you tie the knot! Below, we've put together a complete guide to help you plan your best day ever at SF City Hall. We've included details on how to obtain your marriage license, booking your ceremony, hiring an officiant, wedding photos, and so much more. Need to come back to this post later? Bookmark it or add it to your favorites as your got-to SF City Hall wedding guide!
September 12, 2024
Legion of Honor Elopement Photos
September 12, 2024
Categories

An Elegant Architectural Elopement

San Francisco is a stunning city for weddings, with its rich history and vintage architecture. In this blog, we explore two popular locations for couples: San Francisco City Hall and the Legion of Honor Museum. City Hall, built in 1915, offers elegant Beaux-Arts design, perfect for intimate elopements. The couple's day began with getting-ready photos, a first look on the second floor, and a thoughtful exchange of love letters and gifts. After their ceremony, they headed to the Legion of Honor, a French neoclassical venue, for more romantic shots, creating a timeless wedding portfolio with classic traditions like cake cutting and celebratory toasts.

August 24, 2023
Gentlemen's San Francisco City Hall Elopement
August 24, 2023
Categories

A Delightful San Francisco Destination Wedding Adventure

When John and Richard met twenty years ago at Pride weekend in London, they knew right away that they had something special. After a year of long-distance dating, they decided to live together and twenty years flew by in the blink of an eye. When they reached out to me from England to plan their destination elopement for their twentieth anniversary (plus one long-time friend as their witness!), I was so excited to show them the best of everything that San Francisco and the Bay Area had to offer for their wedding. They knew they wanted a San Francisco elopement planning company that really knew SF City Hall inside and out, and we did all of the wedding planning for the two of them.

June 1, 2023
Wedding group at a queer wedding in San Francisco City Hall
June 1, 2023
Categories

Adorable Queer Wedding at San Francisco City Hall!

Pride month was founded on June 28, 1970, and I would turn three years old the next day. At the time, I had no idea that this unofficial holiday would become a symbol both personally and nationally for anybody who wanted to celebrate the joy and freedom of being their authentic self.  There are currently 1.2 million same-sex households in America, and that number is growing every year.  I'd love to send a big "Happy Pride" and a rainbow hug to each and every one of you celebrating Pride in the month of June. 

March 23, 2023
Crystal Hearts Wedding Ceremony
March 23, 2023
Categories

Crystal Hearts Wedding Ceremony

A wedding ceremony for the dreamers and the rebels, the mystical ones and those who consider themselves spiritual, but not necessarily religious. The elements of this rite of passage are a combination of Crystals, Numerology, and old-world Celtic tradition. Interpreted, for the new millennium. Let us tell you more....

January 4, 2023
A complete City Hall Wedding
January 4, 2023
Categories

An Intimate Wedding with Family at San Francisco City Hall

If you're recently engaged, just starting your wedding planning, or getting married soon, SF City Hall is a location you should take a look at. With an experienced wedding photographer to give you tips on what month to take outdoor photography in order to avoid the San Francisco Fog and what time of day will get you the pretties pictures indoors without a lot of other people walking around the building to disrupt or delay your couples session, you're sure to have a day that will go smoothly and deliver pictures that you'll cherish forever.

November 21, 2022
Quirky Destination Elopement in San Francisco
November 21, 2022
Categories

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.

September 12, 2022
Couple over looking their old neighborhood after their wedding at San Francisco City Hall
September 12, 2022
Categories

San Francisco City Hall is TRENDING for Intimate Weddings

San Francisco has so many iconic spots, and I'm sure you've noticed them over the years on popular sitcoms and in famous movies. One of the reasons that San Francisco is such a popular destination for weddings and elopements, is that many people feel like they already know us, having grown up with our city as the backdrop on their big and small screens!

April 15, 2022
San Francisco City Hall Wedding Photo by team member K.
April 15, 2022
Categories

San Francisco City Hall Wedding Photography Dream Team

I'm very excited to introduce a new section of our blog and a new team member! Starting this year, I've been training our team of photographers by my side at San Francisco City Hall. It's our home base as a photography company and after eleven years of serving couples here, I feel like I had to share my knowledge with each member of the team.