Archive for the “City Hall Weddings” Category

 

We’ve been looking towards Anna and Gary’s wedding ever since they told us their wedding theme – Doctor Zhivago. How super creative and awesome is that? This winter wedding took place on a rainy Friday afternoon, but the uncooperative weather didn’t spoil the day even a tiny bit.

The day started at Campton Place Hotel where I probably spent way too much time photographing Anna’s awesome shoes :) and from there we made our way to City Hall where all the guests were ready for the ceremony to start, right on the Mayor’s balcony.

I just loooved this pair of Louboutins:

Most of the couples getting married in San Francisco City Hall choose to get married under the Rotunda- which is absolutely gorgeous, but I think my favorite spot for a City Hall ceremony now is Mayor’s balcony. It has an amazing view of the rest of the building, it is always quiet and private as the area is roped off to public, and it allows for the couple to have pretty much as many guests as they want!

We decided to do all the portraits right inside of the City Hall because of the rain. We spent about an hour shooting in the halls, on the stairs, in the elevators, and even by the drinking fountains! Anna and Gary were great sports, ready to participate in any crazy ideas we had :)

Then we were off to a candlelit reception at Saint Francis Yacht Club. In line with the Doctor Zhivago wedding theme colorful matryoshka dolls were set as centerpieces at each table surrounded by brightly lit candles. The live piano music greatly added to the evening’s atmosphere. The Saint Francis Yacht Club wedding also included a beautiful ice sculpture of a Russian Orthodox Church in the cocktail area and the guests were treated to black caviar and other hors d’oeuvres.

That evening at Saint Francis Yacht Club had much delicious food and warm toasts. The reception ended with a traditional Russian folk dancing performance in which Anna was one of the stars.

Congratulations, Anna and Gary!!! We were honored to be a part of your day :)

Happy Friday, everyone! Have a wonderful weekend.

 

 

 

We love to photograph City Hall weddings and would love to photograph YOURS! View more information here: San Francisco City Hall Wedding Information.

 

 

About a week ago we had the pleasure of shooting Julie and Brian’s San Francisco City Hall wedding photos. Their family and close friends joined them from around the country for this intimate celebration and we had a great time capturing their wedding photos.

San Francisco City Hall weddings usually take place during the weekdays, and Julie and Brian’s wedding was the last ceremony of the day on a warm and sunny Friday afternoon. Arriving in a beautiful white limo, Julie was met by Brian and everyone who had gathered in front of the City Hall. The emotional ceremony was followed by a photo session near the Palace of Fine Arts:

We don’t get to photograph bridal preparations for City Hall weddings often, so we absolutely welcomed this chance. Love this picture of Julie getting ready.

Loved the reaction of Brian’s mom when she first saw him on the day of the wedding.

Julie looked absolutely stunning, she chose to have a veil which yielded for countless photo opportunities!

SF City Hall building never ceases to amaze me – love the architecture of it. It’s amazing how different it looks from different angles: I don’t think I’ve ever seen two photographs of that building that looked the same!

Waiting for the ceremony to start:

Every wedding ceremony in SF City Hall starts in room 168 – the County Clerk’s Office. That’s where Julie and Brian took an oath and signed all the necessary paperwork.

After all the papers were taken care off it was a time to go up the stairs to the Rotunda for the wedding ceremony:

It’s a pleasure to photograph people who are in love and are overwhelmed with happiness – we never have to ask them to smile :)

It is always a treat to photograph portraits inside the City Hall, the light there is absolutely gorgeous!

Congratulations to Julie and Brian!! It was truly a special day and we were happy to be a part of it.

Mike

 

 

 

We love to photograph City Hall weddings and would love to photograph YOURS! View more information here: San Francisco City Hall Wedding Information.

 

 

As promised, here’s the second part of the super fun photo session at City Hall, San Francisco. Please enjoy!

Natasha

 

 

 

We love to photograph City Hall weddings and would love to photograph YOURS! View more information here: San Francisco City Hall Wedding Information.