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San Francisco City Hall

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1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Pl, San Francisco, CA

About This Vendor

It is a fabulous showcase with rich history and rooms like no other venue in San Francisco. City Hall is a destination and tourist attraction known world wide. Its rooms are extremely versatile and able to accommodate any type of event you may be planning. You will see that it is a magnificent place to host a wide variety of events, perfectly suited for a business conference, corporate reception, social gala or wedding.

Amenities + Details

Ceremony Area
Handicap Accessible
Indoor Event Space
Reception Area
Covered Outdoors Space
Dressing Room
Liability Insurance
On-Site Accommodations
Outdoor Event Space
Wireless Internet
Guest Capacity
Up to 200
Settings
Ballroom, City Hall, Historic Venue
Venue Service Offerings
Planning, Rentals & Equipment

San Francisco City Hall Reviews

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Reviewed On 11/25/2019 by Marissa W
We rented the 2nd Floor Mayor's Balcony for the 1-hour wedding package. The space is incredibly beautiful, the coordination staff was helpful and friendly, and the rental for the balcony and chairs was affordable. Everyone from out of town rave...
d about the gorgeous setting—certainly not your average courthouse. The drawback: Our wedding was at 3pm on a Friday and the space was LOUD. Packed with other weddings and tourists, many of our guests said they couldn't hear anything the officiant said or our vows. Luckily we had a videographer who had a mic connected to the camera, so we have it captured for guests to see later.
Reviewed On 11/06/2017 by Julie K
Beautiful archetecture and very welcoming people.
Reviewed On 8/30/2017 by Jean R
SF City Hall is absolutely gorgeous! We rent the 4th floor north balcony and it was perfect. The architecture adds a wonderful ambiance. We hired a harpist and she sounded wonderful with the acoustics. This is a perfect spot for a quick and in...
timate ceremony. We had about 60 seated guests. The event coordinators were also very responsive and helpful. They made booking the venue a breeze. I would highly recommend one of the balconies for your small wedding ceremony.
Reviewed On 7/24/2016 by Knottie1469383765
The $10,000 doesn't include the $4, 000 in fees they'll charge you. Just be sure to get an estimate of the different fees (including the security fee) in writing. The person we worked with told us for 18 months we would only pay $1,000 in t...
otal for all the various fees, plus $10,000 for the space. Then 7 days before the wedding we receive another invoice for an additional $3,000 security fee, separate from the $11,000 we had already paid. There is no set or agreed upon amount in the contract for the security fee; according to article 7 the security fee should have been brought up during the planning phase and settled between both parties. This didn't happen. The security fee was brought up by City Hall 8 days before the event. There was ample opportunity for City Hall to disclose the $3,000 fee over the previous 18 months. Disclosing the fee the week of the wedding, what can I do, right? I've already paid half, and they know I'm not going to cancel. It is what it is. This is their business practice, and it obviously left a bad taste in my mouth. So all in all, it's $14,000 minium. You can rent additional hours for $500 an hour or so. You will need to. Otherwise you have the space starting at 4pm, which means your vendors get two hours tops to set up the space before the ceremony. Hard stop at 12am at night. Your vendors get one hour to shut it all down from 12am to 1am. In hindsight I would have gotten married somewhere else. Not worth the cost or headache.
Reviewed On 11/22/2015 by My T
Typical with any government building, lots of requirements and restrictions on what can be done in the space. These include, liability insurance for all vendors, no use of loose flowers (no flower girl petals!) which could ruin the integrity o...
f the marble floors, no confetti or small particles, no open flames.. among other restrictions. There are several spaces that can be reserved, the most beautiful being the rotunda grand staircase. These reservations should be made well in advance - lots of competition for the space. If these are not deal breakers, the space is absolutely breath taking and the photos turn out amazing.
Reviewed On 12/09/2014 by Kim K
This is an amazing place for wedding ceremony! The staffs are okay but definitely good for taking wedding pictures.
Reviewed On 12/04/2013 by Andrea C
City Hall is beautiful. And we were married on the fourth floor North Wing where the light made the chuppah light up like, well, a Christmas tree. Anyway, it was just gorgeous but not until after we reserved the space a year a head of time an...
d then City Hall double booked our space didn't realize it and accommodated poorly. They were mean and horrible, especially the head lady.
Reviewed On 10/16/2013 by Lynduh S
Absolutely beautiful. And FREE!
Reviewed On 10/14/2013 by Lauren G
I was married on a Wednesday at noon at it was perfect. City hall is beautiful. The process was flawless and our officiant was very accommodating.
Reviewed On 8/12/2013 by eka l
Super easy to make appointment Have to wait and queue a little bit on the wedding day because lots of couple were doing their wedding there too The staff could be little bit friendlier...she seems to be never smile :)
Reviewed On 10/30/2012 by Krysta G
We could not have ask for a more perfect setting. The history, architecture and ambience were the perfect setting for our intimate wedding. The pictures could not have been more beautiful as the lighting was perfect and so romantic. Everyone wa...
s so friendly and so helpful. Our judge said just the right words and was truly engaged in how we met and we felt like we had known her forever. If you want a simple, elegant, intimate wedding then this is the place!
Reviewed On 9/23/2012 by Tee K
there are too many regulations and the space was too big for our 150 person wedding.
Reviewed On 9/11/2012 by Anna L
The Event's office folks were easy to work with and accomodiating. The SF City Hall Wedding Coordinator assigned to my wedding was professional and attentive. We were running a few minutes past our 2 hour contracted rental time frame and he wa...
s calm and accomodating. The chairs set up at the base of the grand staircase were according to plan and the venue was breath taking!
Reviewed On 9/07/2012 by Kaley L
City Hall was more perfect, breathtaking, and special than I could have ever imagined. They allowed all 9 of my family/friends to witness the ceremony and the pictures are just priceless. I recommend it to anyone thinking of doing it! The offic...
iant was also just wonderful. She really made us feel special.
Reviewed On 8/30/2012 by Karli B
It was our dream to get married at City Hall, and when it all came together, it was a magical night in one of the city's most beautiful and iconic buildings. We wouldn't have done anything different, but we wish things were easier when having a...
wedding there. From not allowing guests to bring gifts in the building without them going through security in the back of the building, to their extremely strict rules for everything imaginable, they sure don't make it easy to have an event there . . . still, the end product (and the pictures) make it worth the trouble and high price tag.
Reviewed On 1/03/2012 by maria r
We flew from Ft. Myers, FL to elope in San Francisco City Hall. The cost was affordable & the hall itself is breath-taking. We rsvp'd our ceremony for 10:30am we got there at 10am. The officiant showed up at 10:55am & didn't allow my hu...
sband to be to say his vows because they were "too long" & he had to marry other ppl..I nearly cried but kept composed..We had seen like 20 couples a couple days prior getting married here in front of the Chrismas tree that they display for the holidays which I was soooo deeply in love with & excited to have that as my back drop for the wedding picures but instead my officiant said we couldn't get married there because tourist needed to see it and not have a wedding party there in the middle. I thought "We paid to have this ceremony so why treat us so bad?" plus he said he didn't want anyone to fall down the steps...I didn't understand that because you have to walk up and down the steps to see everything But instead I bit my lip....he married us in the middle of the steps, the pictures had ppl in the background because we didn't have the tree as a back drop...all in all I shed some tears but my hubby said it didn't matter because he was the luckiest man to have married me....He read his vows during our wedding dinner that night..just me and him..I cried and said Damn I'm LUCKY.
Reviewed On 11/13/2011 by Jennifer E
My husband and I were married on the 4th Floor North Gallery with 50 of our closest friends and family there. We rented seats for the ceremony and a table for the champagne from city hall event organizers and it was perfect. They set up and cle...
aned it out, all we had to do was enjoy ourselves. It is amazingly beautiful there as well and made for some really special photography.
Reviewed On 11/02/2011 by Casey K
We were married in the rotunda. So beautiful. The justice who married us had a small service prepared that felt very personal. Sure, there's a little waiting around, but it was perfect for us. And it was fun to see all the other couples get...
married!
Reviewed On 8/14/2011 by Kate G
There is no building on earth more beautiful that the San Francisco City Hall. Every bit of it is covered in detail. Even for a simple ceremony you can get gorgeous photographs with the simplicity of a city hall wedding. Couldn't have made a...
better choice. The people who helped set everything up were also very nice and accommodating. And the people who are there a very sweet. :)
Reviewed On 8/08/2011 by Laura S
If you've ever been to SF City Hall, you know how beautiful it is - inside & out! The rotunda was perfect for our 150-guest ceremony, but be sure to allow extra time for guests to go through security (yes, even on the weekends when the offi...
ces are closed). Our ceremony was delayed because our guests were still going through security! Also, consider sound issues/solutions in the large area. Although our guests could hear our officiant, they could not hear the husband-to-be and me give our vows. Otherwise, simply beautiful!
Reviewed On 11/09/2010 by Ginger H
My fiance and I wanted an intimate ceremony in a cool space in San Franciso and City Hall was just that. The archetecture is gorgeous and the ceremony was short and sweet. Make sure to book your date early, there were like 30 other wedding happ...
ening the Friday we got married. Also, the cost of the ceremony was only $75.
Reviewed On 5/10/2010 by MILLY H
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