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The weather in San Francisco is unpredictable, at best.
Mark Twain once wrote that the coldest winter he ever spent was the summer in San Francisco. Or, at least that’s what Clint Eastwood said he said in Escape From Alcatraz.
Living along the California Coast for almost my entire life (sans my time in Seattle), I am all too familiar with what is coined as ’June Gloom’. The even more unfortunate problem with June Gloom is that it is also called May Gray. And of course, we are getting married in May.
Last year, on our pre-wedding anniversary, Mr. Peep and I met at our venue for some sparkling wine and delicious cupcakes as a pre-celebration. It was gray, dark and drizzling. Ugg.
The next day, it was a clear beautiful day. And if anyone knows San Francisco—this city rocks when the weather is nice!
That said, I feel like I need to prepare for the inevitable possibility of FOG on our wedding day. The good news is that I have recently fallen in love with a few weddings sporting the gray drizzle that I so fear.
I first fell in love after seeing these pictures on Weddingbee Pro by Punam Bean. Seriously Punam, you make fog look better than a blue sky!!
This wedding has been everywhere recently, and I L-O-V-E it. I know I am biased, as the first picture was taken at our venue, but seriously, I love that she wore a blue dress. These pics were taken by the uber talented Joel Flory:
These pictures just scream ‘San Francisco’ to me.
These next two are from a fun photographer with a cute blog. (And it looks like she works in Chicago and St. Louis too, if you need a photographer.)
This one is yet another picture from a wedding hosted at our venue. Are you seeing a trend here?
Good thing I love it! So I say, bring on the May Gray! I can take it.
Anyone else have extreme weather concerns for their big day?
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i’m not feeling too sorry for us Bay Area-dwellers… it was 65 degrees last week… in January!
We live in texas and getting married in May of next year! It could be raining or VERY hot. So we are having an evening wedding and if it rains Mr. FF and I decided that we will get married standing in the rain cause that is like us also! Our guest can leave and go to the party if they like but we will be there standing over the water on our clear stage in the rain saying I DO!
gorgeous photos, by the way! i do love the San Francisco fog sometimes, and it is captured beautifully in those photos.
Well, I do have a bit of a *curse* over my head — it’s rained on the majority of important days in my life (everything from when I came home from the hospital as a newborn to proms to graduations), so I think we MAY have to deal with rain. But, at least I’ll have cute umbrella photos!
@miss fleur de lis: i definitely don’t fell bad about that either! except now i want rain so i can go boarding up north. lol.
considering that you’re venue is right by the water, fog may be even more of a risk but those pictures you posted had an etheral feel to them that i think will make your photos all romantic like. i always come prepared for any weather condition in the bay area. you never know what you’re going to get!
I don’t feel bad either! It’s below zero in MN, so freaking cold!
That said, I’d take the fog any day. Our May day will be either rain, sun, snow (who knows) or immense heat. And probably filled with mosquitos.
I’m sort of hoping for some rain, I love how rainclouds and fog diffuse the light so nicely!
Peep - those photos are gorgeous, I can’t wait to see yours - gray or no gray!
@Firefighter_Prazs_Girl: same here! We’ll either have a hot day or rain…here’s hoping it’s dry!
Can you say blizzard?! Boston on January 2 - we are just asking for it! But we also went to our venue on our “pre-anniversary” and the weather was perfect, at least for Boston in January, of nearly 40 degrees and no snow in sight! We almost kind of want snow on our actual wedding day — it’s the day before and after that we DON’T want snow because we want our guests to travel safely!
Love the pics…they add an air of romance and an artsy vibe! Don’t worry too much…and Oh! I’m a blue dress bride!
What gorgeous pictures you’ve found! I went to San Francisco last year for vacation (first time on the west coast), and I absolutely loved it there. Even when the weather wasn’t so great, I was still able to enjoy it. I love the picture of the ceremony with the chairs out and slanted and the beautiful skyline.
I hear you on the unpredictable weather! I’m getting married in August in San Diego - it will either be nice, gloomy or a bazillion degrees… here’s hoping its nice or gloomy 
Trust me, with a venue like that, you will totally rock the fog… if it comes. The key is all in your expectations — if you know it’s a distinct possibility and are prepared for it then it won’t be a big deal whether it comes or not.
Also, I’m totally with you about the bride in the blue dress. I would have never thought it could look so chic. And the venue! It’s amazing! I love the black chairs they used. I can’t wait to see how yours turns out!
Fog can be really atmospheric and ethereal. I love it. It’s really romantic! And…I also love San Fran! Your pictures will be beautiful, Miss Peeps!
The fog will definitely make for somre unique photos. The examples you posted are beautiful. I think as long as it doesn’t rain you’re good
Punam’s photos are gorgeous, and I think SF would be beautiful, foggy or sunny!
We live in LA but decided to have our eshoot in SF. January no less. We met in SF so our hearts really were in SF (that MT saying is really MT). As we were driving across the bridge, I stared at the grey velvet clouds enveloping the city. I told my fiance I wished that the sun would peek through this gorgeousness just once during the day. And it did. When we were on a rooftop overlooking the city. You just can’t plan that stuff.
We are getting married on Oct 10 in Connecticut. Last year it was a balmy 70 degrees but it could be cold or raining.
When I think about having to create a Plan A and B, I am reminded of a friends wedding last June. The weather was glorious. The officiant was almost an hour late. Right after the ceremony began, it began to rain. The venue staff brought big umbrellas and we huddled close to the couple. My friend said that was the moment that everything felt right. It was less “a ceremony” and more of taking her vows surrounded by family and friend (literally). Not two minutes after the ceremony did the sun burst through the clouds. Amazing. You should see the photos. Quite like the gorgeous ones you chose. Life is unpredictable; how we weather the storm is what makes us who we are.
Sunny, foggy, rainy - it will be perfect.
Joel is my cousin, and he did our wedding photos! Just thought I would throw that out there. He did a fantastic job, as always!
i’m with hot cocoa, SF is gorgeous regardless. i hate driving in it, but i love the feel of fog (like when it blankets the part right outside our home). i think the photog’s talent can really be shown in these cases, fog can ‘make or break’ the shots! when captured properly, i think it’s extra lovely!
SF is gorgeous even with the fog! In my area it’s usually pretty predictibly warm in June, but there are always those years when we have some rain. I’m crossing my fingers that it doesn’t happen since my ceremony and reception are both outside!
those photos make me miss SF something awful. I’ve been in LA for 6 years now, a Nor Cal transport. There’s nothing like SF!
Although I’m loving the weather we’ve been having, it makes me afraid that all our rain is going to come this summer!
I wouldn’t mind the fog, though! Our wedding photographer actually said that the lighting is way better when it’s foggy and grey!
Thanks for all the SF Love! I am keeping my fingers crossed for anything but rain!
@Sheila- move back! I love it here more every day!
aahh, yes… SF and it’s rolling fog… you should take pictures in Pacifica if you really want to incorporate the fog. I would be more worried about chilly weather. Do you have a shrug or bolero?
That looks amazing! I’m getting married in the Dominican so the only thing I’m worried about is frizzy hair and tan lines
Yay! I LOVE shooting in the fog and in “bad” weather. I certainly do not wish upon any one getting married that the weather is anything less than what they wish it to be- but my favorite pictures to take and to look at mostly occurred in blizzards, thunderstorms, thick fog, and cloudy days. It’s such a cool dramatic backdrop in which to set love against. Like triumph!
The fog is beautiful. I agree with Miss Taffy that it brings a dramatic effect
Definitely unique photos ops w/ the fog. I’m totally going to embrace whatever weather Mother Nature brings our way in Hawaii! I’m secretly hoping it rains to cool my arse down. 
The fog makes everything so romantic! I just hope NYC’s not 100+ degrees in July…that will not be a pretty sight.
thanks for the shout-out miss toe peep!!! your wedding will be spectacular in any weather…one comment was right - photographers LOVE the cloudy, dim light - no one likes harsh shadows! added bonus - no sweaty makeup 
I live in SF and absolutely love the fog! I think it makes everything look like a dream!
I am from SF. Born and raised there, but am having my wedding in Orange County where I live now. I would trade the foggy weather for the worries of the intense heat we have here any day. And the constant fears of fires breaking out! My wedding is in October which is prime fire season. Ack!
OMG IS IT TIME FOR YOUR WEDDING YET!>!?!>!?!? I’m trying to live Vitale vicariously though you here! The fog is so utterly San Francisco, you’re so right… it’s not a hindrance on your day at all!
Awww, I heart SF weather!! But I definitely get what you mean about the lack of predictability. You just never know.
Fingers crossed for no rain!!
I LOVE pics with fog! I say, if you get fog, GO for it and rock the photos! They’re so dreamy.
Punam’s pictures really do make the fog seem so dreamy and romantic. I think no matter what your pictures and wedding will be beautiful.
Beautiful photos. Really, overcast days are the best lighting when shooting photography
OMG - how have I missed that your venue is the uber fab Hotel Vitale???? My bff and I took a girls weekend trip to San Francisco back when the hotel first opened (it was just a few months before her wedding). I LOOOOOVE that place. The halls smell like lavender… and the views are GORGEOUS and you could spend all night drinking (multiple botttles of) wine up on the terrace… uh what? multiple bottles? Like we would ever drink 4 bottles of wine between the two of us… lol
I CANNOT WAIT for your wedding now! DETAILS!
Punam does make fog look magical. I love the blue dress and venue.
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Mrs. Peep Toe, San Francisco
Age and Occupation: 29, Policy Analyst
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 36, Olive Oil Production Manager
Engagement Date: December 16, 2007
Wedding Date: May, 2009
Blogging Since: November 26, 2008
Venue: Hotel Vitale
About Me: I am a west coast lady who loves the San Francisco Bay Area. I love living with Mr. Peep and our animals: Huck the Dog and Ferris the Cat. I work to save the environment in San Francisco, while Mr. Peep makes ridiculously delicious Olive Oil. On any day you can find me reading the latest book I have gotten my hands on, eating Swedish Fish, and perusing wedding blogs! We are both champagne drinking foodies on a Bud Light budget. We are planning an eco-chic, intimate, and interfaith San Francisco City wedding.
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