Boston City Hall Wedding Photographer
Married by lunch, photographed like it mattered — because it does.
A Boston City Hall wedding is official, unfussy and over before the morning is. The building is famous brutalist concrete, but here's the secret: the best Boston City Hall wedding photos aren't taken at city hall. They're taken in the ten-minute walk around it — Quincy Market, the North End, Christopher Columbus Park, the harbor.
So that's how I shoot it: real ceremony coverage inside — vows, rings, the kiss, your people's faces — and then we spend the rest of the time making wedding portraits in the most photogenic square mile in New England.
How it works
1. License and ceremony slot. Apply at the Registry, wait three days, book your slot. Every step is in my Boston City Hall wedding guide.
2. We plan the route. One call: ceremony time, guest count, and which two portrait stops you want after. I scout it before you arrive.
3. Married by lunch. Ceremony, family groupings, portrait walk. Sneak peek in 48 hours, full gallery within 30 days.
Pricing
City Hall Ceremony + Portraits — $849. Sixty minutes at Boston City Hall: the ceremony, then portraits outside. Up to 50 edited images, sneak peek within 48 hours, full gallery within 30 days, full printing rights. City Hall only marries people on weekdays, so the weekday timing is simply when this happens.
Planning more than the ceremony — getting ready, a meal afterward, a longer day? Tell me what you have in mind and I'll put the right coverage together, or see the packages page. Not a city hall wedding? Intimate and full-day coverage is on the Boston wedding photographer page.
Considering Cambridge instead? The building is prettier and the process is similar — see the Cambridge City Hall wedding photographer page. I also cover city and town hall weddings in Somerville, Brookline, Quincy, and Salem.
City hall questions, answered
How much does Boston City Hall wedding photography cost?
City Hall Ceremony + Portraits is $849 — 60 minutes, up to 50 edited images, a sneak peek within 48 hours and the full gallery within 30 days. Boston's own fees come to $125: a $50 marriage license plus a $75 ceremony, which is cash only.
Is Boston City Hall a good place to get married?
The ceremony itself is quick and simple — the building is brutalist concrete, which some couples love and some don't. The good news: Quincy Market is two minutes away across the plaza, and the North End and the waterfront are a ten-minute walk, so the portrait options around city hall are some of the best in the city.
Where do we take photos after a Boston City Hall ceremony?
Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market for classic Boston, Christopher Columbus Park for the harbor and the trellis, or the North End's cobblestone streets — all within a ten-minute walk. An hour of coverage handles the ceremony plus one of those stops.
How do we book a ceremony at Boston City Hall?
Apply for your marriage license at the Registry (both partners), wait the three-day period, then book the ceremony slot. My Boston City Hall wedding guide covers the paperwork, timing, and what the room is actually like.
Can we do a city hall ceremony and a bigger celebration later?
Very common — many couples do the legal ceremony at city hall with a few people, then a party or full celebration months later. I shoot both; proposal and engagement clients get returning-client treatment on wedding coverage.
Getting married at city hall?
Sixty minutes, up to 50 photos, zero stiffness. City Hall Ceremony + Portraits, $849.
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