St. Mary’s Cathedral Wedding Photos
These are wedding photos of St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco.
I’m often amazed at how many times I have been to a wedding ceremony location. It only seems like I’ve been to Saint Mary’s Cathedral a half dozen times when in fact, I have been there about A DOZEN times in my illustrious 20 year career.
This wedding is actually one I still use in my portfolio. That is to say, I carry a really nice wedding album with me to meetings with potential brides. So I feel it fitting to post some of my favorites here. This wedding was shot in 2006 so my equipment is quite different now. I’m producing much better quality now, than I was back in 2006. But the pictures still hold up in my opinion. Otherwise, I would not be posting them.
But don’t take my word for it. You be the judge. In either case, you can take a look at a more recent wedding I shot at St. Mary’s Cathedral by click here, then see for yourself. I think you will find that my style of wedding photography hasn’t changed that much. Rather, it has evolved into what you see today with much better quality thanks to new equipment acquisitions, etc.
st mary's cathedral wedding photos
st mary's cathedral wedding photos
st mary's cathedral wedding photos
If you are getting married at St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco I would love the opportunity to sit down face to face with you and show you this amazing wedding album I still have from this wedding ceremony. I can also provide client testimonials from past clients that have used me, that had there wedding ceremony at St. Mary’s Cathedral. oops I almost forgot, Abel and Cynthia have left positive feedback for me on a number of wedding websites. So be sure to contact me so I can give you those links.
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I have shot many WEDDING PHOTOS in the most awesome ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL in San Francisco, CA. In fact, MIMI RUIZ who works at the church often recommends me to brides and groom’s who are looking for an amazing wedding photographer.
The official name of this catholic church is THE CATHEDRAL OF SAINT MARY OF THE ASSUMPTION. There are many St. Mary’s Churches in and around the United States. But this one is in San Francisco and it is a HUGE domed cathedral. Not to be confused with OLD ST MARY’S church which is right across the street from this one [I have shot many weddings there as well].
Here are some of the most recent wedding photographs taken at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Keep in mind this church DOES NOT allow any flash photography during the ceremony. Which means that I am often using 800, 1600 and 2000 iso. That is where the grain comes from. But sometimes grain is good. It makes the wedding photographs look more like film, and less like digital wedding photography. As a film lover myself, I always try to emulate that dreamy film look when I capture digitally.
The church allows you to shoot the processional and recessional with a flash. The start of the ceremony is considered after the BRIDAL MARCH.
They really don’t allow moving around and shooting from many different angles like this. So I have to be super stealth and be careful not to draw too much attention to myself. This is one of my specialties.
All these shots were all natural light, no flash.
The dome at St. Mary’s Cathedral is awesome!
I use a super long lens to get these shots.
The following pictures show an entire wedding guest list as well as wedding court in front of the Church. This is one of my trademark shots. I always love doing shots like this if there is time.
For those of you wanting more information about this catholic church please contact them. The address is 1111 Gough St, San Francisco CA 94109. You can also click here to see it on a map http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl&q=1111%20Gough%20St%2C%20San%20Francisco%20CA%2094109
Magazine Style Wedding Albums at various wedding venues
My clients know that I excel in all areas of the wedding photography process. Including that of designing unique, wedding albums. I design my own wedding albums from the images chosen by the client. Please take a look. To avoid unauthorized use of these images, I had to put my watermark on them.
Below are some wedding photos taken at the Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco, CA
The wonderful wedding below is from St. Mary’s Cathedral San Francisco, CA
Below are wedding photos from the posed wedding court photo session at the Legion of Honor San Francisco, CA
Have you ever been to a wedding at the Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, CA?
And finally this wedding was at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Tiburon, CA
