A San Francisco Dive Bar Wedding

It’s not everyday that you get a call to photograph a San Francisco Dive Bar Wedding. I am always up for a challenge and to do something a little different in today’s world of highly stylized weddings. Don’t get me wrong, I love classic weddings and glamor, but the most important thing to me is being able to craft a good, honest story. When Mike called me to photograph their wedding, I was intrigued at the prospect of documenting a dive-bar love story. The young couple was going to have a city hall wedding and Mike was committed to investing in artistic professional photographs for their dive bar party.

The day of the wedding just happened to be one of those stormy days where I was worried about being able to make it to the city in one piece. I left early before the downpour began and had plenty of time to wait for the bride and groom to make their arrival in the vintage limo. Being early gave me some time to talk to the staff and I discovered that the couple frequented the bar living close by. The staff, the owner had become friends and family. It made sense that they were all a part of Mike and Char’s story along with the family and friends. I am hoping that over time, the wedding album I designed will take them back to this day and what made it special.

Oh, can you believe I didn’t have a single drink? Sometimes, being on the job is no fun…

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