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Best of 2011: Weddings

I know I know, it’s almost February, and I am still back in 2011, recapping weddings. Please forgive me. I thought about letting this post slide by, but I simply couldn’t let it go. 2011 was filled to the brim with such wonderful couples, unique venues all across the country, the most touching moments, and above all, love, love, love.

Below is a selection of just a few of the amazing moments from the past year. The majority of these are photojournalistic captures of genuine emotion. The laughter! The tears! The hugs! I chose these photographs because they are the types of images that remind me what an incredible honor and privilege it is to be able to do this for a living.

My sincerest thanks to every one of my 2011 couples and to their friends and family who invited me to be there on such a special day of your lives. I hope you enjoy! Click on any image to view the full wedding post.

Raquel & Andy | Chautauqua New York Wedding Photography

Catherine & Joe | San Francisco Fort Mason Wedding Photography


Kate & Mike | San Francisco Cliff House Wedding Photography

Ragini & Brandon | Berkeley City Club Interfaith Wedding Photography

Kathleen & Wesley | San Francisco Wedding Photography

Karly & Mario | Los Angeles Descanso Gardens Wedding Photography

Kristen & Ryan | Sunol Backyard Wedding Photography

Connie & Tony | Alhambra Los Angeles Wedding Photography

Silvia & James | Palo Alto United Methodist Church Wedding Photography

Pei-Hua & Tony | San Francisco City Hall Wedding Photography

Kate & Mike | San Francisco Cliff House Wedding Photography

Connie & Tony | Alhambra Los Angeles Wedding


Magali & Sam | Sea Ranch Lodge Jewish Mexican Wedding Photography

Nina & Fernando | Santa Rosa Mexican Wedding Photography

Catherine & Joe | San Francisco Fort Mason Wedding Photography

Janey & Lee | Rio Vista Wedding Photography

Magali & Sam | Sea Ranch Wedding Photography

Raquel & Andy | Chautauqua New York Jewish Wedding Photography

Magali & Sam | Sea Ranch Wedding Photography

Pei-Hua & Tony | San Francisco City Hall Wedding Photography

Cynthia & Nathan | San Francisco Julia Morgan Ballroom Wedding Photography

Evy & Joe | Nogales Arizona Mexican Indian Wedding Photography

Mayline & Kenneth | Washington D.C. Virginia Wedding Photography

Nina & Fernando | Santa Rosa Mexican Wedding Photography

Namiko & Jeffrey | Healdsburg Multicultural Rwandan Japanese Wedding Photography

Ragini & Brandon | Berkeley City Club Intercultural Wedding Photography

Cynthia & Nathan | Julia Morgan Ballroom San Francisco Wedding

Courtney & Colin | Trentadue Winery Healdsburg Wedding Photography

Kathleen & Wesley | South San Francisco Dominics Wedding Photography

Mega & Jason | Brownstone Gardens Oakley Wedding Photography


Kristen & Ryan | Sunol Backyard croquet Wedding Photography

Namiko & Jeffrey | Healdsburg Rwandan Japanese Wedding Photography

Mayline & Kenneth | Hylton Fine Arts Center Manassas Virginia Wedding Photography

Evelia & Joseph | Tubac Golf Resort Arizona Wedding Photography

Courtney & Colin | Trentadue Winery Healdsburg Wedding Photography

Nami & Jeffrey | Rwandan Japanese Healdsburg Multicultural Wedding

Mega & Jason | Brownstone Gardens Oakley Wedding Photography

Kathleen & Wesley | South San Francisco Wedding Photography

Kristen & Ryan | Sunol Backyard Wedding Photography

Evelia & Joseph | Tubac, Arizona Wedding Photography


Nina & Fernando | Santa Rosa Mexican Wedding Photography | Money Dance

Catherine & Joe | Fort Mason San Francisco Wedding Photography

Mayline & Kenneth | Hylton Performing Arts Center Virginia Wedding Photography

Giveaway Winner

I loved reading all the entries for my birthday giveaway! It was so lovely to hear what everyone would do with a free photo session. I wish I could shoot all of these for free, but alas, I can only give away one free session! So my one very lucky winner who gets to take home a free one hour shoot with the full online gallery and disc is… (drumroll)…

Number 25!

Congratulations Hasnain! I will be contacting you directly to schedule your shoot. Can’t wait!

Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway. Even if you didn’t win, I will be emailing each of you with a little surprise!

And finally, thank you again to all my friends and supporters. I had a lovely birthday weekend with birthday dinners in San Francisco and Los Angeles, and then we drove out to the post-apocalyptic desert at Salton Sea for a very strange and interesting day trip. If it sounds bizarre, don’t worry. It is! More on that to come.

Don’t forget to like my facebook page and follow me on twitter! These giveaways are addictive. Perhaps there will be more in the future?

A Birthday Gift… For You! | Photography Giveaway

Yes, today is my birthday, and in honor of this day, I wanted to celebrate you! All of you out there who have been following my work and supporting me in all my little adventures deserve a little treat. Plus, yesterday, my facebook page just surpassed 1000 “likes”, which was really a delightful little gift and perfect with its timing!

So today, I kick off a photography giveaway for one lucky winner. Up for grabs is a one-hour photography session of your choosing. It can be a portrait session, headshots, an engagement shoot, an anniversary, a family session, etc… If you are located in the San Francisco Bay Area, then great, so am I! But even if not, then here is my travel schedule when we might be able to squeeze in a session. And if none of those work either, then you still have the option of gifting the session to someone else. More info and details are below.

Travel schedule (dates are approximate and may not all be available for bookings):

San Francisco Bay Area: this is where I live!
Los Angeles: January 14-19, February 24-27, March 14-19
Las Vegas: January 20-22, February 19-23
Philadelphia: February 10-13
New York City: February 14-15
Durham: April 19-23

 

Photography Giveaway!

  • One-hour portrait session with me, Anna Wu Photography! Includes the full online gallery and disc and a feature on my blog (valued at $625+).
  • One winner will be selected randomly from the comments below.
  • The winner can schedule a session in the San Francisco Bay Area or one of the cities I’ll be traveling to in the next couple months. OR the winner can gift the session to someone else who is able to schedule the session. Scheduling is subject to my availability and discretion.
  • Session must occur before the end of April, 2012.
  • This prize has no cash value and cannot be traded for any other services or goods. A la carte options and products may be added at regular pricing.
  • To enter, comment below with:
    1. Your name
    2. Your city
    3. How you found Anna Wu Photography
    4. What you would do with the portrait session if you won!
  • The deadline to enter is 11:59pm PST on Tuesday, January 17, so don’t delay. Winner will be notified on Wednesday, January 18.  Hooray! Happy Birthday to you!

 

Book a Session Today!

If you’d like to go ahead and book a session instead, I am offering a birthday special for you too! (Weddings included). Just mention my birthday giveaway, and you’ll receive a 5% discount on any bookings finalized between now and the end of January 2012. And yes, this would be a lovely birthday gift to me, too. =) Use the contact form or email me at anna(at)annawu(dot)com.

Pei-Hua & Tony | San Francisco City Hall Wedding Photography

Pei-Hua and Tony first met when they were they first joined AOL and were sent to training in Virginia. Six weeks of work training led to a cross-country long distance relationship, and a couple years later, Tony joined Pei-Hua in California to move into the next stage of their lives together. It was a brisk December day when Pei-Hua and Tony were officially wed at San Francisco’s City Hall. Some of their family members had flown in from Taiwan for the occasion, and Pei-Hua was radiant in her beautiful gown, looking just as elegant as the space.

San Francisco’s City Hall is beyond amazing. It’s such a beautiful building with plenty of natural light for photographs, and it’s simply the perfect setting for a civil ceremony.

Friends and family gather around as they wait their turn for their ceremony.

Laughter and tears!

It was Pei-Hua’s idea to finish off the day with some jumping photos. I love how this turned her dress into a giant poofball!

Congratulations Pei-Hua and Tony! Now that I’ve fallen in love with San Francisco City Hall, I can’t wait to shoot more weddings there!

Wedding Vendors:

Hair & Makeup: Jessie Weng
Dress: Mori Lee
Shoes: J.Renee
Shrug: Light in the Box

Best of 2011: Personal Posts

2011 was a lovely year filled with little surprises. I was lucky enough to fill my days with travel, photography, and even yogurtland and ballet. Oh, and I even managed to read 36 books (thank you iPad). And I blogged and blogged through it all. Below, I share some of my personal posts reflecting on my adventures along the way.

Places

In 2011, I found myself in Las Vegas three times in a row and Los Angeles six times during the year. I had amazing clients who flew me to Atlanta, Washington D.C., Arizona, and upstate New York. And then there was our epic roadtrip up the West Coast from San Francisco to Vancouver. Below are my various adventures, arranged roughly thematically: Bay Area, Las Vegas trips, other destinations, and the Cascadia Road Trip.


The City | San Francisco

Sausalito

SF Vignettes

Falling in Love with San Francisco

A Lifetime Ago | Oakland

Sailing in the Bay

All of the Lights | Vegas

Out in the Desert | Vegas

Neon Museum | Vegas


Ice Waterfall in the Desert | Vegas

Pyramid Lake

With Etiquette

A Single Snow Day | Tahoe

Staying in Awe | Duke

The Beauty of Night | Atlanta

Stone Mountain & Rhodes Hall | Atlanta

Nogales & Tubac, Arizona

Washington D.C.

Cascadia Road Trip

Crater Lake

Portland, Oregon

Tacoma, Washington

Seattle, Washington

Vancouver, British Columbia

Personal Reflections

I’m sometimes not sure how I let such personal thoughts travel from my mind out into the wild world of the internet. But I believe strongly in the power of personal expression, and whilst I found myself seeking inspiration on more than one occasion this year, I had this little hope that perhaps my words could somehow contribute to others finding inspiration as well. Below, some of my personal musings from this past year.

My Biggest Failure

To My Mother

Vulnerable

Shoot What You Love

Happy Holidays