From time to time we have couples asking us about favorite or best spots in San Francisco to make photographs. Often, it’s connected with a portrait shoot or a post-wedding photography tour around the city. Well, we’ve photographed around the city for years, and here is a quick and easy visual guide for all you lovers and travelers out there.

First up, San Francisco City Hall. And Yes, Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were married here in 1954. Here’s a mash up of two weddings that we’ve photographed. One couple had additional wedding related session along 17 Mile Drive in Carmel and again at a venue in Santa Cruz. The Second couple had Doug photograph them again for a family wedding celebration on Pfeiffer Beach in Big Sur, followed by a reception at the Big Sur Bakery. We often find that our more private intimate shoots are coupled later on with larger, more lavish celebrations either here in Northern California, the Central Coast of Big Sur, or somewhere even further away, as we’ve seen for Hawaii and Thailand.