Is a $50,000 Wedding Realistic for 80 Guests in the Bay Area?
Is $50,000 enough for an 80-guest Bay Area wedding? See a realistic budget breakdown, affordable venue strategies, photography and content costs, and tips for making it work.
The Best Time of Day for Your Elopement Photos at Sutro Baths and Lands End
What Does "Shooting True to the Room" Mean in Low-Light Event Photography?
Do You Need a Second Photographer for an SF City Hall Wedding?
Eloping at Baker Beach? Here's What Nobody Tells You About Permits (and Finding Your Perfect Light)
Eloping at Baker Beach? Here's What Nobody Tells You About Permits (and Finding Your Perfect Light )
Your Legion of Honor Wedding Photography: Timeless Elegance in San Francisco
Your Palace of Fine Arts Elopement: Insider Tips for Permits, Timing, and Unforgettable Photos
Your Stanford Wedding: An Insider's Guide
Stanford Memorial Church is one of the Bay Area's most striking wedding venues — but its booking process, photography restrictions, and campus logistics take some know-how to navigate. Here's what we've learned from shooting there, from securing your date to getting the best light on the mosaics.
Your Pulgas Water Temple Elopement: An Insider's Guide
Your SF City Hall Elopement: What You Really Need to Know About Costs in 2026
Your SF City Hall Elopement: What You Really Need to Know About Costs in 2026
The Journal: SF Elopement & Wedding Guides
Real advice on City Hall weddings, Bay Area elopement spots, and planning your day — from a team that's been there hundreds of times.
Planning a wedding or elopement in San Francisco brings up more questions than you'd expect — permits, timing, what to wear, how to handle the fog rolling in at the worst moment. This is where we answer them. Browse guides on SF City Hall, our favorite hidden Bay Area locations, and the honest, on-the-ground advice from our team of photographers, drawn from hundreds of real weddings we've shot across the city.