Tuesday 30 January 2018

You Can Have A Once In A Lifetime Affair With A San Francisco City Hall Wedding

By Andrew Snyder


Most couples have a ceremony of some kind when they get married. It can be an elaborate affair with hundreds of guests, an orchestra, and an expensive reception. Others opt for the most economical service they can manage with just a handful of friends and family. If you want a great, affordable experience, and trick your guests at the same time, you can invite everyone to join you at your San Francisco city hall wedding.

If you are not familiar with this building, you will be surprised and pleased to learn that it is an iconic structure, frequently photographed and well known throughout the architectural world. You can choose a simple ceremony that takes place either on the Mayor's Balcony or in the Gallery located on the fourth floor. There is seating for a maximum of sixty guests. The basic package for this one hour service costs one thousand dollars.

If you need more room for guests and want a more elaborate affair, you can have a two hour service for around five thousand dollars. These ceremonies take place in the Rotunda on the Grand Staircase. There is room for two hundred guests. Your package includes insurance, basic services, and chairs. You will have to set up and break down the equipment within the two hour window.

A really great option, and one that is extremely popular, is the evening ceremony. Vows are taken on the Grand Staircase. Your guests can enjoy a cocktail reception in the North Light Court, and then dine and dance in style in the nineteenth century Rotunda. Services are held on weekends and all throughout the week. You will be able to set up beginning at two in the afternoon and must have everything out of the building by two the next morning.

These packages do not include everything. When you meet with the events coordinator, you should go over what is covered in the basic package, and what you will be expected to provide. The building has a limited amount of equipment and chairs for instance. Most couples contract with an independent vendor to provide the equipment they need.

None of the packages include a marriage license or certificate. You have to get these through the Clerk of the Court. The packages do not provide someone to officiate the service. Unless you have someone in mind, you can contact the city or the Clerk of Court for more information.

When you discuss packages with the event coordinator, you will probably receive a list of rules and regulations. Items that are not allowed will be high on the list. These include fireworks, snow and smoke machines, confetti, helium balloons, and smoking. If you want to raise a sign or banner, or install lighting, on the building's exterior, the city engineer must supervise it.

This is not what people think of when they imagine city hall weddings. Instead of an austere affair consisting of you, a judge, and a witness, you can have a lavish and memorable ceremony in a beautiful American Renaissance atmosphere. It will surely be a once in a lifetime experience.




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