Photographing civil marriage ceremonies at San Francisco City Hall are honestly my favorite! I love taking traditional wedding photos at various venues in the bay area, but there is something magical about San Francisco’s City Hall here in California. The lush gold accents, marble walls and floors and etched wood work are stunning. I feel like I’m in a palace amongst my clients, your royalty, when I’m here. :)

If you are hoping to get married indoors in San Francisco, I highly recommend reserving a ceremony appointment at SF city hall. I want to share some options you’ll have if eloping in San Francisco. As a wedding and elopement photographer, I hope I can help make your wedding day dreams come true!

Whether you are considering having a wedding with up to 100 people, a private wedding in the private ceremony room or having up to 6 people view your marriage ceremony on the rotunda at city hall, there are multiple options to choose from to make your wedding day ideal. All you need to do is reserve a 15 minute appointment with the deputy marriage commissioner at SF city hall at least 90 days in advance. Make sure you have already made plans to get your marriage license before your ceremony as well as have that document for the day of! The process to get married in San Francisco is pretty simple. You can find more information here to prepare for your wedding day!

As your wedding, elopement, or engagement photographer, I know the best spots to take photos at for both your ceremony and couple portraits within City Hall and outside by those beautiful golden rimmed glass doors. We will take a variety of photos ranging from directed candid photos to portraits. I like to get detail shots and perspective shots as well. Our minimum time together will include photos at the ceremony and about 30 minutes of images after. For the minimum time frame, we would arrange for the 1 hour photoshoot. If you would like to have even more photos of your special day, we can extend the time to take photos at City Hall, and/or drive to other locations in the area. I personally like the idea of taking additional photos in some iconic spots nearby like having the Golden Gate Bridge in the background or the Palace of Fine Arts for example.

My minimum session fee including my travel to SF is $575 as your elopement photographer. You’ll get 65 Fully edited high resolution digital images (with the option to have your images without my signature preset), access to download and share a private online gallery, and the print release. Please click the links below if you’d like to look at my pricing in detail or if you’d like to get in contact with me to reserve me as your wedding day photographer!