Wedding Photos of San Francisco

The following “San Francisco” images were created by documentary wedding photographers from the WPJA, who regularly submit their best candid moments, artistic portraits, details, and scene setters for review by our WPJA competition judges.

WEDDINGS + ELOPEMENTS + ARTISTIC PORTRAITS & DETAILS + ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS

Some of the “San Francisco” marriage photography samples below may have come from the getting ready events, the actual wedding ceremony, the reception after-party, an engagement session with the couple, or possibly be artistic portraits or detail shots.

FINE ART WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY: Our Artistic Guild award winners take a more creative approach to wedding day Portraits and use their innovative skills to capture the Details of each couple’s special day. The Artistic Guild’s Scene Setters are some of the most notable and breathtaking from within the artistic WPJA contest categories. Playing with light and shadow, special effects, and post-production editing, these images embrace the artistic component of wedding photography.

PRE-WEDDING ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY: The story of every couple starts long before the wedding day, and the engagement marks one of the most important milestones in their story. Engaged couples often want to celebrate the occasion and announce their upcoming wedding with a photoshoot. Pre-wedding portraits of an engaged couple can be just as moving and compelling as the images taken on the wedding day. Engagement portraits can win a Diamond Award, an exclusive WPJA award whose winner is selected from the best engagement photography in the world.

The couple can be seen through the cafe window enjoying their special treats in the bustling streets of San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California: Couple Spotted Enjoying Special Treats Through Cafe Window on Bustling Streets

The couple is captured in love, hand in hand as they climb a beautiful San Francisco hill on a city street

San Francisco Love: Couple captured hand in hand climbing a beautiful city street hill

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A couple is being photographed while posing in front of a vibrant red building in San Francisco's China Town, adding a touch of urban flair by incorporating a bicycle into the portrait session

San Francisco's China Town Couple Portrait Session in Front of Vibrant Red Building with Bicycle

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A couple in San Francisco, California, are captured in a playful and joyful engagement session as they stroll hand in hand on a city street

San Francisco Engagement Session: Playful and Joyful Stroll for a Couple in California

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This creative engagement session took place in San Francisco as a couple shared a warm embrace in front of a red brick building

San Francisco Creative Engagement Session: Couple's Warm Embrace in Front of Red Brick Building

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The bride and groom to be are in San Francisco City Hall, both laughing, framed by a beautiful window

San Francisco City Hall: Laughing bride and groom framed by beautiful window

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A professional wedding photographer captured this award-winning image in San Francisco, California. The couple is seen dancing a choreographed dance near the DJ booth at a reception venue.

Dancing in the City: An Unforgettable Wedding Moment in San Francisco

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A civil wedding image was captured at San Francisco City Hall, CA, as the groom joyfully dipped the bride for their kiss with the officiant and guests in attendance

The couple celebrated their wedding with a dip kiss at San Francisco City Hall, CA

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In the wedding portrait, the bride gracefully reclines on a bed of flowers, beautifully framed by the warm, golden afternoon sun and contrasting stark shadows

Wedding Portrait in San Francisco: Bride Reclines Gracefully on Bed of Flowers in Golden Afternoon Light

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The couple enjoyed a romantic moment celebrating their engagement with a passionate kiss by the seaside in beautiful San Francisco

The couple kissed passionately by the seaside in San Francisco to celebrate their engagement

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The couple embraced the beauty of San Francisco in their engagement session

The couple celebrated their engagement in San Francisco's beauty

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Two lovebirds celebrate their union with a romantic embrace in stunning San Francisco

The couple embraced romantically in San Francisco to celebrate their engagement

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An engaged couple pose joyfully on an eye-catching spiral staircase in San Francisco, California

The engaged couple beamed with happiness as they posed joyfully on the eye-catching spiral staircase in San Francisco, California

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A couple in San Francisco, CA were photographed in a Mustang with the city skyline in the background

The engaged couple in San Francisco, CA were captured in a beautiful moment, smiling in a Mustang with the city skyline in the background

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The couple posed for a lifestyle session in San Francisco, CA, featuring the city skyline

The engaged couple posed for a beautiful lifestyle session in San Francisco, CA, with the stunning city skyline as their backdrop

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This beautiful couple in love, surrounded by the stunning architecture of San Francisco City Hall, will have a lasting memento of the day they decided to spend their lives together

The happy couple, beaming with joy, posed for their engagement portrait, capturing a moment of pure bliss and love

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The groom's emotional reaction to the wedding vows was evident as a tear rolled down his cheek

The groom's tearful emotion at the wedding vows was evident at the venue location

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The happy couple posed for their engagement announcement portrait, framed by the beautiful sunlight and windows of the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco

San Francisco Transamerica Pyramid: Engaged Couple in Sunlight & Windows

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In San Francisco, USA, a romantic save-the-date engagement announcement portrait is taken of a couple leaning in for a kiss at night

San Francisco, USA - Romantic Engagement Announcement Portrait of Couple Kissing at Night

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The couple kissed near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco for their engagement announcement portrait

San Francisco Engagement Announcement Portrait Session: Couple Kissing near Golden Gate Bridge

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A San Francisco couple posed for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait in an old house

San Francisco Couple Engagement Announcement Image in Vintage House

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A couple posed for their save-the-date engagement announcement portrait at a hut in San Francisco, USA

San Francisco, USA: Engagement Announcement Portrait of Couple at Hut

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At the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, an embracing couple is framed by the Vines and Palms

San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts, CA: Embracing Couple Framed by Vines and Palms

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The couple posed for a romantic embrace and kiss in front of the Golden Gate Bridge at night in Overlook, San Francisco for their save-the-date wedding announcement picture

Overlook, San Francisco: Couple's Romantic Embrace at Golden Gate Bridge at Night

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The couple posed for their Save-the-Date wedding announcement photo at Baker Beach, San Francisco, with the Golden Gate in the background at golden hour

Baker Beach, San Francisco - Golden Gate at Golden Hour: Couple's Wedding Announcement Photo

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The couple posed for their save-the-date wedding announcement picture at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, surrounded by towering columns

Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco: Couple Announcement Picture Among Towering Columns and Lush Gardens

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At The Metropolitan Club in San Francisco, CA, a bride and groom shared a minute of joy and laughter in the warm light of the window during their portrait session

A wedding photographer captured the bride and groom's joyous laughter in the light of the window during a portrait session

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The couple posed for their save-the-date wedding announcement picture at San Francisco City Hall, framed by beautiful stairs in a high angle shot

San Francisco City Hall: couple posed for wedding announcement, high angle shot framed by beautiful stairs

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A couple in San Francisco is celebrating their engagement with their engagement portrait

San Francisco: Couple celebrates engagement with a bold, graphic portrait

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A couple is soon to be married in San Francisco, as shown in their engagement portrait taken amongst the tall white columns

San Francisco hosts a soon-to-be-wed couple's romantic engagement shoot centered in building columns

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