About the SF City Hall Wedding Photographers

We have been photographing weddings together for over 10 years, with over 800 at San Francisco City Hall. One of us will always photograph your wedding. We are not one of these large San Francisco city hall teams you may see on other websites where you do not know who will cover your wedding. Mike will act as your lead photographer.

We never send strangers or subcontractors to your very important wedding event. Here are a few ‘fun facts’ about each of us so that you can get to know us a little more.


• We feel incredibly fortunate to be able to do the work we do and meet so many amazing couples. San Francisco City Hall is a great place to do business and the city is a fantastic environment.

• Our family and friends are everything to us and one of our favorite aspects of our job is being able to meet so many amazing people who often become friends with us. We have maintained many of these relationships starting at San Francisco City Hall.

SF City Hall Wedding Photographer Bios

Mike and his small team are ready to provide you with the ultimate San Francisco City Hall wedding experience. In addition to the amazing wedding photography they offer, their goal is to always make the day fun for both of you! With over 800 San Francisco City Hall weddings photographed, Mike and his associate photographers know the best spots in the building and the time of the day to take you there. Their combined Wedding Photography experience spans well over 35 years, providing you with comfort and confidence that you have chosen the right photographers to creatively capture your San Francisco City Hall wedding. Their easygoing style will help you feel comfortable in front of the camera. They create memories to last a lifetime!

Mike was born in San Francisco and spent many years living here and walking the neighborhoods. A rare SF native, Mike knows the city very well and loves to talk about it's beauty. Mike feels that much of his artistic ability and love for the city comes from his mother who was an amazing artist and grew up in the Haight Ashbury District. His mom painted many San Francisco scenes including Victorian houses and Napa Vineyard scenes.

Mike put himself through school with sports photography and occasional weddings. His photography career spans over 2 decades and he has photographed 1,600+ weddings! Quite a few years ago, Mike discovered San Francisco City Hall as a wedding venue and made it his specialty! This allowed him to spend more time with his family with fewer weekend weddings to photograph. Most of San Francisco City Hall's weddings occur during the week with an occasional Saturday.

Wedding Photography Equipment

All of us shoot with Nikon camera equipment and possess the latest technology in wedding photography. We approach each city hall wedding with a full slate of backup equipment including spare flashes and camera bodies. Our cameras include the following models: Nikon D780, D750, and D6 II Mirrorless. We love our prime lenses and will photograph your wedding with a combination of lenses including an 85mm f1.4 and a 180 F2.8. We also use quite a few zoom lenses with our 16-35mm and 24-70mm being the most popular. We prefer to use off-camera professional lighting equipment to provide you with dimensional lighting. On-camera flashes can cause flat lighting so we avoid that whenever possible. For the most part, we only use on-camera lighting during the ceremony to provide us with a bit more versatility and speed. But all of the lighting is bounced off the walls to avoid harsh and direct light.

Most importantly, we have tried hard to stay on top of the latest camera technology and Adobe Photoshop software and upgrade our equipment when needed.

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