A San Francisco City Hall Elopement // She walked to him in Galia Lahav. He was in Armani. There were nine people in the room. I have never felt more like a fashion photographer.
Chanel and Marcus chose San Francisco City Hall for the same reason I think most couples who end up there do. They are not people who needed a production to feel the weight of the moment. They needed the right space, the right light, and the people they actually love standing nearby.
If you are planning an intimate San Francisco wedding and you have quietly dismissed City Hall as the practical option rather than the beautiful one, I want you to look at this carousel and think again. That building does something to people. It makes a small ceremony feel historic. It turns a dress into a painting. It gives a veil a reason to move.
These are the mornings I photograph fifteen years into a career and still leave slightly undone.