Presidio Chapel

The first time I visited Presidio Chapel, I fell in love with it. It was very quaint for a smaller ceremony (150 people). They had a mural room that we were considering for a Chinese tea ceremony. They even had a wedding bell that the bride herself could ring as she was about to walk down the aisle. The chapel has their own parking lot, which is great for San Francisco.

Now the downside: The main reason we didn't choose this chapel was because when I was leaving the chapel, I looked to the left and next to the chapel is the National Cemetery. For traditional Chinese people, this is a taboo to have the cemetery next to the wedding site.

We had our wedding there on a Friday. It was a beautiful venue for a smaller wedding party. The bride's room is good for pictures before the wedding. The stained glass windows give a very nice light. Overall, great location and great setting.
Negatives:
The chapel coordinator was not accomodating at all to us in regards to time of the wedding because we had a Friday wedding (which is around $350 cheaper than Saturday) and therefore we seem to have less rights than the Saturday folks. We wanted to move the wedding time to the evening but were told the Saturday rehearsals had priority over our actual wedding.
Be aware of the strict restrictions - no throwing of anything which was disappointing for our flower girls.
The 'coordinator' they had for the day of was really high maintenance and brought her dog in the church during our ceremony. We didn't know but she kept showing the dog to us after our ceremony and generally wanted to talk about herself with us all the time right after our wedding - telling us where she was from etc, when DH and I really wanted some time alone.

The chapel is very cute and cozy - just enough space to seat 150 people. Not too expensive to rent either - around $1200. The chapel folks are genuinely friendly. We were thinking about having the ceremony at Inspiration Point but had doubts of an outdoor wedding - we just popped by the chapel because it in front of our reception venue. Now fi's parents feel a little better that it's in some sort of house of worship :) ( 10.05)
The chapel is a great venue for an intimate and unique ceremony. My dad said it was old but we thought it had character. There's no speaker system so you have to talk loud but it's not very big so the sound travels. We also rang the cool bell after the ceremony - my little brother wanted to do it too! Note: The Chapel is difficult to find - being in the winding Presidio and all - and a couple of our guests actually attended another wedding that was located in the Chapel of our Lady! Give your VIP's actual Presidio maps, circling the locations so if they get lost, they'll know how to re-route to get there. The Presidio has these maps online. The chapel host was extremely patient with us when we ran over our time during the rehearsal and ceremony. ( 09.06)

This chapel was very cozy and would work well for a small wedding. The lighting was very good (for professional photos) and the brides room was large and not stuffy.

They also have stained glass which adds a nice church feel to it. Overall, we liked the church and it was in a great and quiet part of the city. I'm not sure if you have to be an active member of that church to be able to have your wedding there though.