EMMA & DENNIS

EMMA & DENNIS | A SAN FRANCISCO CITY HALL WEDDING

City Hall Wedding | San Francisco City Hall + Potrero Hill | San Francisco, California

Emma and Dennis met in university, moved to San Francisco from Canada, and decided to make it official right here at City Hall. No big production. Just a quick stop at the County Clerk's office, their families right there with them, and an afternoon in the city they now call home.

We started on the Grand Staircase with everyone together. We did a few classic family photos, then the ones where nobody was standing still anymore, and then it was just the two of them.

Couple kissing on the Grand Staircase at San Francisco City Hall
Families laughing together after a City Hall wedding ceremony in San Francisco
Groom dipping bride for a kiss on the City Hall staircase
Newlyweds walking down the Grand Staircase at SF City Hall
Bride raising her bouquet while walking a City Hall hallway
Couple holding hands in a sconce-lit hallway at San Francisco City Hall
Bride and groom under a marble archway at SF City Hall
Groom in a burgundy suit in a San Francisco City Hall hallway
Bride with a dried flower bouquet in window light at SF City Hall
Wedding rings and dried flower bouquet close-up
Couple silhouetted against a City Hall window
Newlyweds embracing by a window at San Francisco City Hall
Couple on a rotunda balcony at San Francisco City Hall
Smiling bride and groom by the rotunda's arched windows
Groom kissing bride's forehead beside a wall sconce
Couple kissing behind a soft-focus bouquet
Playful couple photo in the brass elevator at SF City Hall
Black and white photo of elevator doors closing on newlyweds
Newlyweds embracing in the brass elevator at San Francisco City Hall on their ceremony day
Black and white photo of couple twirling in a City Hall corridor
Black and white portrait of bride and groom on Potrero Hill
Groom dipping bride with downtown San Francisco behind them
Couple walking hand in hand through their Potrero Hill neighborhood
Bride laughing with groom on a stone ledge at City Hall
Newlyweds twirling in a Potrero Hill crosswalk with a skyline view
Couple about to kiss on a sunny Potrero Hill street

Then we slowed way down. We walked the staircase, took a lap through the hallways while the old sconces glowed, and gave Dennis a minute on his own in that burgundy suit, which honestly stole a few frames.

Emma by the window was one of my favorite stretches of the day. Soft light, that dried flower bouquet, and a smile she couldn't keep in. The same windows gave us the silhouettes, which needed almost nothing from me.

Then came the elevators, which are always a little ridiculous in the best way. Brass doors, a tiny space, one silly face and one proper kiss before the doors closed.

From there we left City Hall for Potrero Hill. It's their neighborhood, the streets they walk on date nights, and they wanted the skyline in their photos. So we found a spot with the whole city behind them and let them twirl, laugh, and just be two people who got married that morning.

City Hall is a gorgeous place to get married, but adding a place that's already yours makes the whole gallery feel like your story. If you're planning a San Francisco City Hall wedding and there's a corner of the city that means something to you two, bring it along. I'd love to plan your day around it.

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