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Episode 3: "Bride Wars: City Hall Edition"

Written for Ken Mendoza

COLD OPEN
EXT. SAN FRANCISCO CITY HALL - MORNING

A line of COUPLES in wedding attire stretches around the block. STAN, KYLE, KENNY, and CARTMAN stand on the steps, looking at the crowd with a mixture of shock and excitement.

STAN
Holy shit, dude. What's with all the wedding couples?
KYLE
(checking his phone)
It says here that City Hall is holding a Valentine's Day wedding marathon. Fifteen-minute slots all day long. They're doing like 60 ceremonies today.
CARTMAN
(eyes widening with dollar signs practically visible)
Sixty weddings? At our standard rate of $500 per ceremony? That's... that's...
KYLE
$30,000, fatass.
CARTMAN
We're gonna be rich! RICH!

MAYOR McDOME approaches with a megaphone and addresses the crowd.

MAYOR McDOME
Welcome to San Francisco City Hall's Valentine's Day Wedding Marathon! A special tradition we totally didn't make up last week to meet budget shortfalls! Remember, each couple gets exactly 15 minutes in the building before we hose you out!

The crowd of couples looks concerned.

MAYOR McDOME
And don't forget to book your official City Hall photographer package! Only $999.99, which includes a complimentary dome-shaped keychain that was definitely not made in a sweatshop!
KYLE
Wait, I thought we were the official photographers here.
STAN
Yeah, after that whole thing with the Ghost of Diane Feinstein last week.
CARTMAN
Screw that! We need to get in there and book as many of these suckers as possible before they all get snatched up!

As they rush up the stairs, BUTTERS appears, carrying their equipment.

BUTTERS
Fellas! Fellas! I got all the memory cards labeled and ready to go!

Butters trips, sending memory cards flying everywhere.

BUTTERS
Oh hamburgers!
STAN
I have a feeling this is going to be a very long day.

The boys walk into City Hall as a large banner unfurls above the entrance: "VALENTINE'S DAY WEDDING MARATHON - LOVE IS CHEAP AND QUICK AT CITY HALL!"

FADE TO:

BRIDE WARS: CITY HALL EDITION

ACT ONE
INT. SAN FRANCISCO CITY HALL - ROTUNDA - MORNING

The rotunda is chaotic with MULTIPLE COUPLES waiting. The boys set up a booth with a sign: "SOUTH PARK PHOTOGRAPHY - BEST WEDDING PHOTOS OR YOUR MONEY BACK (NO REFUNDS)"

KYLE
Okay guys, here's the plan. There are ceremonies happening simultaneously in the rotunda, on the grand staircase, the mayor's balcony, and the North Gallery.
STAN
So we'll each take one location?
KYLE
But there are four main locations and dozens of smaller ceremony spots. We need to be strategic about this.
CARTMAN
I've already got it figured out. I take the couples who look rich, Stan takes the hot chicks, Kyle takes the boring ones, and Kenny takes whoever's left.
KENNY
(muffled)
Mmph mmph mm mmmph mmm! (Translation: That's not fair, asshole!)

A CITY HALL CLERK approaches with a clipboard.

CLERK
Are you the photography team? We need you to sign these waivers acknowledging that if you can't photograph all assigned ceremonies, you'll be legally responsible for all resulting emotional distress, Instagram disappointment, and therapy costs.

Kyle grabs the clipboard and reads.

KYLE
(reading)
"Photographer agrees to capture minimum 50 photos per ceremony, be in 4 places simultaneously, and acknowledge that memory card failure is punishable by public shaming on Yelp"? We can't sign this!
CARTMAN
(grabbing clipboard and signing)
Sure we can! We just won't honor it. That's called business, Kyle.

COUPLES begin lining up at their booth. Cartman whispers to the boys.

CARTMAN
Okay, I've got an idea. What if we just take a bunch of generic wedding photos once, then photoshop different couples' faces onto them?
KYLE
That's fraud, Cartman!
CARTMAN
It's not fraud, it's... creative consistency!
STAN
Look, let's just split up and do our best. Kyle, you take the rotunda. Kenny, you take the grand staircase. Cartman, you handle the North Gallery. I'll take the mayor's balcony. Butters can run memory cards between us.
BUTTERS
Oh boy! I'm part of the team!
STAN
Remember guys, we need to be professional. These are people's wedding days.

A HIPSTER COUPLE approaches their booth.

HIPSTER GROOM
So like, we want our photos to be totally vintage but also futuristic? Like sepia but with laser beams? And can you make sure the dome looks way bigger than the U.S. Capitol dome? That's like, super important to our brand aesthetic.
STAN
(deadpan)
This is going to be a very, very long day.
INT. CITY HALL - GRAND STAIRCASE - MOMENTS LATER

Kenny sets up his equipment on the grand staircase as THREE COUPLES prepare for ceremonies happening at different spots on the stairs.

KENNY
(muffled)
Mmph mmmmph mm mmmm mmmmph. (Translation: This is physically impossible to cover alone.)

Kenny notices a BRIDE with an elaborate veil at the top of the stairs. He decides to climb onto the railing to get a better angle.

KENNY
(muffled)
Mmph mmmm mm mmm! (Translation: Perfect veil shot coming up!)

As Kenny leans out precariously, the Ghost of Harvey Milk appears next to him, visible only to Kenny.

GHOST OF HARVEY MILK
I wouldn't do that if I were you. The staircase claims a photographer every Valentine's Day.
KENNY
(muffled, surprised)
MMPH?! (Translation: WHAT?!)

Kenny loses his balance and falls, getting tangled in the bride's veil. As he struggles, the veil wraps around his neck and a heavy marble statue tips over from the commotion.

KENNY
(muffled scream)
MMMMMMMMPH! (Translation: NOT AGAAAAIN!)

The statue crushes Kenny. Blood splatters on the bride's white dress.

INT. CITY HALL - ROTUNDA - SIMULTANEOUS

Kyle is photographing an ELDERLY COUPLE who look truly in love.

ELDERLY GROOM
We waited 60 years for this moment. Back in our day, we couldn't get married because people didn't approve.
ELDERLY BRIDE
But today, we finally can. It means everything to have good photos of this day.
KYLE
(genuinely touched)
That's... that's beautiful. I'll make sure these are perfect.

Butters runs in, panicked.

BUTTERS
Kyle! Kyle! Kenny's dead! And I think I mixed up the memory cards between the lesbian wedding and the Mormon polygamist ceremony!
KYLE
(shocked)
Oh my God, they killed Kenny!
BUTTERS
You bastards! Wait, who's they?
KYLE
Butters, I'm in the middle of something important. Go tell Stan about Kenny, and for God's sake, be careful with those memory cards!

As Butters runs off, Kyle turns back to the elderly couple with renewed determination.

KYLE
I'm going to make these the best wedding photos ever taken at City Hall.
INT. CITY HALL - NORTH GALLERY - SIMULTANEOUS

Cartman has set up an assembly line. He quickly photographs one generic pose with each couple, then ushers them out.

CARTMAN
Next! Stand there, smile, click, NEXT! Stand there, smile, click, NEXT!

A CONFUSED BRIDE looks at her watch.

CONFUSED BRIDE
But... we paid for a 30-minute photo session. You only took one picture.
CARTMAN
One picture is all you need, lady. Haven't you heard of quality over quantity? Now move along, I've got a schedule to keep!

Cartman secretly pulls out his phone and takes a photo of the couple's face with his phone camera.

CARTMAN
(muttering to himself)
Perfect. I'll just photoshop these faces onto my pre-made wedding templates later. These idiots won't know the difference.

PC PHOTOGRAPHY PRINCIPAL appears behind Cartman.

PC PRINCIPAL
Did I just hear you engaging in photography appropriation, bro? That's two weeks detention in sensitivity training!
CARTMAN
Oh goddammit!
INT. CITY HALL - MAYOR'S BALCONY - SIMULTANEOUS

Stan is trying to photograph a ceremony but keeps getting interrupted by MAYOR McDOME who keeps inserting herself into every shot.

STAN
Mayor McDome, could you please move? I'm trying to capture the couple's vows.
MAYOR McDOME
But this is the MAYOR'S balcony, and as you can see from my sash and incredibly important hair, I AM the Mayor! I'm simply providing added value with my presence!

Butters runs in, now even more panicked.

BUTTERS
Stan! Stan! Kenny's dead, Kyle's emotionally invested in an elderly gay couple, and Cartman's getting sensitivity training from PC Principal!
STAN
Goddammit! We've only done three weddings and everything's falling apart!

Mayor McDome sees an opportunity.

MAYOR McDOME
Since you boys clearly can't handle this volume of nuptials, I'm officially requisitioning your photo services for city use! You'll now photograph ME at every ceremony... for historical purposes!
STAN
(deadpan)
Fuck my life.

Randy bursts onto the balcony wearing a tinfoil hat and carrying a camera with crystals glued to it.

RANDY
Stan! STAN! The dome is giving me wedding energy visions! I need to capture the dome-orbs at each ceremony or love itself will collapse in San Francisco!
STAN
Dad, what the hell are you talking about?
RANDY
I call it "Matrimonial Dome Energy Photography"! It's going to be HUGE on Etsy!

Stan stares blankly at the camera, Jim-from-The-Office style.

CUT TO:
ACT TWO
INT. CITY HALL - ROTUNDA - MIDDAY

The boys (with Kenny now inexplicably alive again) regroup in the rotunda amidst wedding chaos.

KYLE
This is a disaster. We've done 8 weddings and we still have 52 to go. Cartman's method is unethical, Kenny keeps dying, and Butters has mixed up half the memory cards.
BUTTERS
I'm sorry, fellas! All these weddings look the same after a while!
STAN
We need a new strategy. We can't be in four places at once.
CARTMAN
I still say we go with my photoshop plan. Look, I've already started.

Cartman shows them his iPad with crudely photoshopped wedding photos. One couple's heads are clearly too big for their bodies, another has skin tones that don't match their necks.

KYLE
Jesus Christ, Cartman. These are terrible! You can't give these to people!
CARTMAN
You'd be surprised what people will accept if you tell them it's an "artistic filter."
RANDY
(appearing suddenly)
Boys! I've figured it out! The dome was built 42 feet taller than the U.S. Capitol dome because it amplifies marriage energy on Valentine's Day!
STAN
Dad, can you please just leave us alone? We're trying to figure out how to photograph 50 more weddings today.
RANDY
That's what I'm trying to tell you! The dome can help! If we channel its energy through my crystal-enhanced cameras, we can be in multiple places at once... spiritually!

Randy holds up a camera with crystals glued all over it. It's leaking battery acid.

STAN
That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
KYLE
Wait... I have an actual idea. What if we set up remote cameras in each location, and control them from a central spot?
STAN
Like a security camera system but for photography?
KYLE
Exactly! We can have one person monitoring each feed and triggering the shots remotely!

Kenny mumbles something enthusiastically.

STAN
Kenny's right, we'd need someone to set up all the equipment quickly.
CARTMAN
Leave that to me! I know just the workforce we can exploit—I mean employ.
CUT TO:
INT. CITY HALL - ROTUNDA - TWENTY MINUTES LATER

A team of FOURTH GRADERS from South Park Elementary are setting up cameras throughout City Hall, supervised by Cartman who's sitting in a chair holding a whip.

CARTMAN
Faster, minions! These cameras need to be operational in five minutes! Craig, stop trying to flip off the bride! Tweek, calm down and stop saying the camera pressure is too much!
KYLE
(to Stan)
I can't believe you let Cartman bring in child labor.
STAN
He told them it was for a photography merit badge. By the time they figure it out, we'll be done.

JIMMY arrives with a laptop setup.

JIMMY
I g-g-got the c-central control system working, fellas. Now we can m-m-monitor all the c-ceremonies from one l-location.
STAN
Thanks, Jimmy!

The boys gather around a bank of monitors showing different ceremony locations throughout City Hall. Kyle notices the screen showing the elderly couple he photographed earlier.

KYLE
I need to keep handling this couple personally. Their story is too important.
CARTMAN
Oh my God, Kyle's going native! Next he'll be crying during the vows!
KYLE
Shut up, fatass! Some of us actually care about what we're photographing!
STAN
Fine, Kyle. You stick with them. The rest of us will handle the remote system.

As they get organized, MAYOR McDOME appears on one of the screens, photobombing a ceremony.

CARTMAN
Goddammit! She's in every shot!
MAYOR McDOME
(on screen)
Remember folks, a wedding photo without your mayor is just a regular photo! Be sure to tag #McDomeBrides on Instagram!
STAN
This might actually work. Kenny, can you go around and adjust the cameras as needed?
KENNY
(muffled)
Mmph mmmph! (Translation: On it!)

Kenny heads off to adjust a camera on a high ledge near the dome.

INT. CITY HALL - DOME AREA - CONTINUOUS

Kenny climbs up to adjust a camera near the dome. RANDY is nearby with his crystal-covered camera.

RANDY
You feel that, Kenny? That's pure dome energy! The dome is 42 feet taller than the U.S. Capitol dome because it channels LOVE!
KENNY
(muffled, ignoring him)
Mmph mmm mmmph. (Translation: Whatever, crazy person.)

As Kenny adjusts the camera, Randy's crystal camera starts glowing and sparking.

RANDY
Oh my God! It's happening! The dome is channeling its energy!

A bolt of electricity shoots from Randy's camera to Kenny, who is electrocuted. Kenny's burning body falls from the ledge, crashes through a wedding ceremony, and lands in a punch bowl, electrocuting several guests.

INT. CITY HALL - ROTUNDA - CONTINUOUS

The boys see Kenny's death on the monitors.

STAN
Oh my God! They killed Kenny!
KYLE
(distracted, looking at elderly couple's screen)
You bastards... Hey look, they're exchanging rings!
CARTMAN
Focus, Kyle! Our remote photographer system is falling apart!

Butters runs in, excited.

BUTTERS
Fellas! Fellas! I did something right for once! I figured out how to automate the cameras to take photos based on sound cues like "I do" and "You may kiss"!
STAN
Butters, that's... actually brilliant.
BUTTERS
Really? Oh boy! My dad won't ground me tonight!
CARTMAN
Don't get too excited. Let's see if it actually works.
CUT TO:
ACT THREE
INT. CITY HALL - ROTUNDA - AFTERNOON

A montage shows the boys' remote system working surprisingly well. The sound-activated cameras capture key moments at multiple ceremonies. Butters proudly monitors the system.

STAN
I can't believe it. Butters' system is actually working!
CARTMAN
Yeah, but we still have a problem. All these photos are piling up and we need to organize them by couple. How do we know which photos go to which wedding?

Butters smiles proudly.

BUTTERS
I thought of that too! The cameras tag each photo with the ceremony location and time slot! We just match them to the schedule!
CARTMAN
(suspicious)
Since when did you get so competent, Butters?
BUTTERS
Well, I've been taking online courses in wedding photography organization! My parents said I need a marketable skill in case the whole "being friends with you guys" thing doesn't work out as a career path.
STAN
That's... actually kind of sad, Butters.

Meanwhile, Kyle is still personally photographing the elderly couple, now fully invested in their story.

KYLE
(emotional)
And how did you two first meet?
ELDERLY GROOM
It was right here at City Hall, 1968. We were both protesting for equal rights.
ELDERLY BRIDE
We've been together ever since, waiting for the day we could legally marry. And now here we are, 57 years later.
KYLE
(wiping away a tear)
That's the most beautiful thing I've ever heard.

Back at the monitor station, RANDY bursts in with his crystal camera, now even more covered in shiny objects and blinking lights.

RANDY
Boys! The dome energy is reaching critical mass! All these weddings happening simultaneously are creating a love vortex!
STAN
Dad, please! We're actually getting things under control here.
RANDY
You don't understand! According to my calculations, at exactly 4:30 PM, all 15 ceremonies happening at once will create a dome energy surge that could... could...
STAN
Could what?
RANDY
I don't know, but it sounds awesome! I need to photograph it!

Randy rushes off. Stan sighs deeply.

STAN
Let's just keep the system running and ignore my dad.

MAYOR McDOME pushes her way into their control room.

MAYOR McDOME
There you are! I've been looking everywhere for my official photographers! I need you to document a special ceremony!
CARTMAN
We're kind of busy here, Mayor McDome. We've got 30 more weddings to cover today.
MAYOR McDOME
This is more important! It's a surprise ceremony for a very special couple - ME and the city's new tech tax break! We're getting married on the dome observation level at 4:30!
STAN
(realizing)
Wait... 4:30? That's when my dad said all the dome energy...
MAYOR McDOME
Yes, and I need your best photographer. The one who actually cares about the couples.

Everyone looks at Kyle, who's still emotionally photographing the elderly couple.

CARTMAN
You mean Kyle? He's kind of busy having feelings.
MAYOR McDOME
Perfect! Get him to the dome observation level by 4:30 sharp! This wedding will be the crowning achievement of my administration! A mayor marrying a tax break - the people will eat it up!

Mayor McDome leaves. Stan looks concerned.

STAN
Guys, I have a bad feeling about this 4:30 thing with the dome.
CARTMAN
Whatever. As long as we get paid for all these weddings, I don't care if the dome blows up.

Kenny walks in, somehow alive again.

KENNY
(muffled)
Mmmmph mmm mmmphhh mm? (Translation: What did I miss?)
STAN
You died, Butters became competent, and the mayor wants to marry a tax break on the dome at 4:30, which might also be when my dad thinks a "love vortex" will form.
KENNY
(muffled)
Mmm, mmph mmmmph mmm. (Translation: So, a typical Tuesday.)
CUT TO:
INT. CITY HALL - ROTUNDA - 4:15 PM

The boys' system has successfully captured dozens of weddings. Butters is organizing memory cards like a professional.

STAN
I can't believe we actually pulled this off.
CARTMAN
And the best part is, we can charge each couple for a "premium package" since we have so many photos!
KYLE
(walking up, emotional)
Guys, that was the most meaningful photoshoot I've ever done. Carl and Edward's story is incredible. They've been together since before Stonewall!
STAN
That's great, Kyle, but we need you to go photograph the mayor marrying a tax break on the dome level.
KYLE
Are you kidding me? That's ridiculous! I'm not wasting my talent on that nonsense!
CARTMAN
Oh, listen to Mr. Wedding Photographer Artist! "I only shoot meaningful ceremonies now!" What a douche!
BUTTERS
(checking watch)
Uh, fellas? It's 4:25. Someone needs to get to the dome level for the mayor's ceremony.
STAN
I'm concerned about what my dad said about the "love vortex" at 4:30.
KENNY
(muffled, volunteering)
Mmmmph mm mmm. (Translation: I'll go do it.)
KYLE
No, Kenny! You've already died twice today!
KENNY
(muffled, shrugging)
Mmmph mmm mmph mmmphm. (Translation: Might as well go for the hat trick.)
STAN
Wait! I'll go. I want to see what my dad is up to anyway.

Stan grabs a camera and runs toward the stairs. Kyle looks at the monitors showing all the ceremonies in progress.

KYLE
Is it just me or are all the ceremonies syncing up? They're all doing the "I do" part at the same time.
CARTMAN
Who cares? More efficient for our photo system!
BUTTERS
Uh oh... all the cameras are activating at once. The system can't handle that much data!

The monitors start to flicker and glitch.

INT. CITY HALL - DOME OBSERVATION LEVEL - 4:29 PM

Stan arrives to find MAYOR McDOME in a wedding dress standing next to a large contract labeled "TECH TAX BREAK." RANDY is nearby with his crystal camera aimed at the dome.

MAYOR McDOME
Ah, my photographer! Just in time! We're about to make history!
STAN
Dad, what are you doing here?
RANDY
Stan! It's happening! The dome energy is reaching critical mass! When all these couples say "I do" at exactly the same time, the dome's energy will be unleashed!
STAN
That sounds really bad, Dad!
RANDY
No, it's beautiful! The dome was designed for this exact purpose! Did you know it's 42 feet taller than the U.S. Capitol dome?
STAN
Yes, Dad! Everyone knows that!

The OFFICIANT begins the ceremony for Mayor McDome.

OFFICIANT
Do you, Mayor McDome, take this Tax Break to be your lawfully wedded municipal policy?
MAYOR McDOME
I do!

From throughout the building, dozens of voices saying "I do" echo simultaneously. The dome begins to glow with an eerie light.

RANDY
(ecstatic)
YES! YES! THE DOME ENERGY!

Randy's crystal camera starts glowing intensely. Stan backs away slowly.

STAN
Dad, I think we should get out of here!
RANDY
Are you kidding? This is it, Stan! The moment I've been waiting for! The ultimate dome energy photograph!

A beam of light shoots from the top of the dome, straight up into the sky. All the cameras in the building start taking photos automatically, creating a strobe effect.

CUT TO:
ACT FOUR
INT. CITY HALL - ROTUNDA - SIMULTANEOUS

Kyle, Cartman, Kenny, and Butters watch in shock as all their monitors show the same glowing dome light.

KYLE
What the hell is happening?
CARTMAN
Sweet! This will make for some awesome Instagram photos!

Kenny stares at the monitor showing the dome level, where Randy's camera is now floating in mid-air, surrounded by energy.

KENNY
(muffled)
Mmmph mmmph mm mmm! (Translation: That can't be good!)

The GHOST OF DIANE FEINSTEIN appears before them.

GHOST OF FEINSTEIN
The dome awakens! As it was designed to do once every century when enough love energy accumulates!
KYLE
Ghost of Diane Feinstein! What's happening?
GHOST OF FEINSTEIN
The dome is 42 feet taller than the U.S. Capitol dome because it serves as a love energy beacon! When enough couples say "I do" simultaneously, it activates!
CARTMAN
But what does it DO?
GHOST OF FEINSTEIN
It judges the purity of the marriages! True love is amplified, while false unions are... exposed.

Kyle looks at the monitor showing Carl and Edward, the elderly couple. They're surrounded by a warm, golden glow.

KYLE
Look at Carl and Edward! The dome is blessing their marriage!

Another monitor shows Mayor McDome, who is now floating in air as the tax break contract burns in front of her.

CARTMAN
And it's royally pissed at the mayor!
BUTTERS
Fellas! Our camera system is capturing everything! We're documenting a supernatural event!
KYLE
We need to get up there and help Stan!
INT. CITY HALL - DOME OBSERVATION LEVEL - CONTINUOUS

Stan is taking cover as the energy swirls around. Mayor McDome is floating mid-air, screaming.

MAYOR McDOME
WHAT'S HAPPENING?! THIS WASN'T IN THE CITY CHARTER!
RANDY
(photographing everything)
This is AMAZING! The dome is judging your union as impure, Mayor! You can't marry a tax break! There's no love there!
MAYOR McDOME
Of course there is! I LOVE money and corporations!

The dome energy intensifies. Randy's camera absorbs some of it and starts projecting images onto the dome ceiling - genuine wedding moments from throughout the day, focusing on real emotion and love.

STAN
(in awe)
Dad... your crazy camera is actually doing something!
RANDY
I told you, Stan! Dome energy is REAL!

Kyle, Cartman, Kenny, and Butters burst in.

KYLE
Stan! Are you okay?
STAN
I'm fine, but the dome is going crazy!

The dome energy forms a vortex, and all the wedding photos from throughout the day swirl in a tornado-like pattern. The images separate into two distinct groups: one filled with genuine, loving moments, and another with fake, posed, commercial shots.

GHOST OF DIANE FEINSTEIN
(appearing before everyone)
The dome has judged your work, young photographers! It separates the authentic from the artificial!

To everyone's surprise, most of Kyle's photos and even some of Stan's are in the "genuine" group. All of Cartman's photoshopped images are in the "artificial" group and start disintegrating.

CARTMAN
Hey! Those took me like 10 minutes to photoshop!

Kenny stares up at the energy vortex in fascination. A particularly powerful beam of light shoots down.

KENNY
(muffled)
Mmmmph mmmmm! (Translation: Oh shit, not again!)

The beam hits Kenny, vaporizing him instantly.

STAN
Oh my God! They killed Kenny!
KYLE
You bastards!

The dome energy begins to subside. Mayor McDome is gently lowered to the ground, looking humbled. Randy's camera stops glowing, and the wedding photos settle into neat, organized piles.

GHOST OF DIANE FEINSTEIN
The dome has spoken! It has judged your photography and found that only images capturing true love and genuine emotion are worthy!
KYLE
That's what I've been saying all day! Photography should capture real moments, not fake posed shots!
RANDY
(examining his camera)
The dome has blessed my camera! It's now a genuine love detector!
STAN
(deadpan)
Great. That won't be annoying at all.
MAYOR McDOME
(humbled)
I... I've learned something today. City Hall isn't just a building or a photo backdrop. It's a place where real moments happen, where real love is celebrated.
CARTMAN
(unimpressed)
Yeah, yeah, whatever. Do we still get paid for all the weddings?
MAYOR McDOME
In fact, I'm doubling your payment for those photos the dome deemed worthy! The city could use them for our new tourism campaign: "San Francisco City Hall: Where Love is Real... Unlike Our Housing Market!"
STAN
You know, I've learned something today too. Being a photographer isn't just about taking pictures - it's about capturing moments that matter.
KYLE
And the most meaningful photos aren't always the perfect ones. They're the ones that show real emotion.
CARTMAN
I've learned that if you want to scam people with photoshop, don't do it in a building with supernatural dome powers.
BUTTERS
And I learned that I'm actually good at something! My parents might not ground me tonight!

The Ghost of Diane Feinstein nods approvingly and fades away. The dome stops glowing, returning to normal.

EXT. CITY HALL - EVENING

The boys exit City Hall, carrying stacks of wedding photos and equipment. Kenny is somehow alive again, carrying a memory card.

STAN
Despite everything, I think this was actually a successful day.
KYLE
And we got some genuinely beautiful photos. I can't wait to deliver Carl and Edward's album.
CARTMAN
Plus, we're getting paid double for half the photos! I call that a win!
KENNY
(muffled)
Mmm mmmmph mmmm mmmph. (Translation: At least I only died three times.)
BUTTERS
Do you think we'll ever figure out why the dome is 42 feet taller than the U.S. Capitol dome?
RANDY
(running up behind them)
Boys! Boys! I've figured it out! The dome isn't just 42 feet taller than the U.S. Capitol dome... it's a SPACESHIP! And it's going to take us to a wedding planet!

The boys exchange exasperated looks and keep walking as Randy continues his excited rant in the background.

THE END
EPISODE 3: BRIDE WARS: CITY HALL EDITION
Created for Ken Mendoza - Part of the South Park creative project