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San Francisco City Hall Elopement with photos at the Japanese Tea Gardens, the Warming Hut, and the Palace of Fine Arts

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Feb 102012

Kristy and Ronan got married with a few family members present at San Francisco City Hall. City Hall is a great place to elope. It is prettier by far than most wedding venues in the area. After the wedding, I took the bride and groom around on a tour of some of the most photogenic spots in San Francisco.

The Japanese Tea Gardens are a great place to take a bride and groom. The spaces are intimate, the backgrounds are exquisite, and it is easy to get shots with nobody else in the frame. Next, Alamo square, which has a great city view for that cool street shot. The warming hut is the best place to get shots with the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Palace of Fine arts is so pretty as to almost be cliche, but it is still that pretty.

Rainy day photos from Hotel Vitale in San Francisco, and Pier 1

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Oct 292010

We’ve had some wet weather this week. It reminded me of Amy and Aaron’s wedding, almost a year ago now. They got married on a rainy day in November in 2009. It worked for them though. It was not raining during their ceremony or formals but there was a rainbow, beautiful clouds, and wonderful light.

All photos © Alex Schoenfeldt 2009. All rights reserved.
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Arianna Huffington at the ERA luncheon

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Jun 202010

Arianna Huffington at the ERA luncheon Equal Rights Advocates

ERA, or Equal Rights Advocates, had their 35th annual fund-raising luncheon last week. It was a huge affair. Hundreds of people.

The keynote speaker was blogger and pundit Arianna Huffington.

Arianna Huffington at the ERA luncheon

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San Francisco Bay Area photographer

Wedding photos: St. Gregory’s of Nyssa Episcopal Church in San Francisco

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Jun 132010

painting from the wall of St. Gregory's church in San Francisco showing a dance.

Here is another wedding from deeper in the stack. Amber and Colin got married at St. Gregory’s Church in San Francisco.

I’ve seen a lot of weddings in my time; Over 600. The ceremony at St. Gregory was pretty unique. It started off relatively similar to most weddings, people in a church, bride and a groom in front. Maybe a bit more colorful. Three officiants instead of one. People sing, which in my experience is somewhat rare these days, but not in the least unheard of. Touches that are slightly different, but not notable.

But then, it got more interesting. Everybody gets in a tight group, and everybody puts their hands on the shoulder of the person next to them, so the entire group is connected by touch.

Then, everybody in the entire church processes to an alter (called “the open table of Jesus”) near the back of the church. Then, and here is the best part, everybody, still touching, does this dance.

Here is a photo panted on the wall of the church of saints and luminaries from human history doing the dance that everybody at the wedding (guests included) do at the end of the ceremony: