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.