It’s funny to look back and realize that it’s only been a year since Alex and I started playing mahjong with all our friends and just over a year since we bought a record player and started collecting vinyls. In that time, these two interests have become such big hobbies in our lives. It was…
September in the Bay! This was also the month we went to Los Angeles and New York, and yet we still managed to pack so much in to the rest of the month too. Starting with the Office of Accountability’s monthly meeting. Hosted by Eileen, shortly before she moved into her new house! Kina Grannis,…
A very happy first birthday to this tiny man! His parents decided to throw him a Costco-themed party to mark this momentous occasion! Hahaha, absolutely delightful. Employee of the month every month, with his little hair net. Attendees filled out a trivia quiz with questions about Costco and about Leo and his parents! The prize:…
Happy birthday to me! As you may know, I have a standing tradition of throwing myself a birthday party to kick off each year. Every time, I ask myself what the specific purpose of my gathering might be, and this time I decided to have an all-day craft day with our closest friends. In the…
Baby Dillon wins the cake smash! She is the mayor of cake town, generously bestowing fistfuls of cake to her mom, dad, sister, and anyone who comes within arm’s reach. I had the absolute pleasure of documenting this little one’s first birthday party, held at Spark Social in Mission Bay. Glimpse the whole adorable sequence…
Westin is ONE! And of course his mom dreamed up the cutest birthday party to celebrate the occasion. Westy loves visiting the farmers market and loves his fruits and veggies (especially avocados). So his parents built him his very own farm stand in the back yard, plus a flower stand for their pup Roux. All…
Anna Wu Photography is fifteen! It has been a wild journey full of highs and lows, and yet I am here today, still reveling in the fact that this childhood hobby of mine has transformed into such a full life and career. To celebrate the occasion, I invited my past clients to help create a…
Another year, another birthday! Every January, I throw myself a birthday party as a way of kicking off the next trip around the sun. In the past few years, I have hosted a moody dinner party, spoon carving, pottery, my 10-year business anniversary, a plant party, a Victorian-modern tea party, a gathering all about gatherings, and most recently, a shibori…
As you may recall, I held a socially distanced shibori birthday party back in January with friends participating from five time zones across four countries. We each had shibori (indigo) dye kits and dyed quilt squares, which were then mailed back to me so I could create a community-made quilt, like a warm hug from…
Every year, after the rush of the holidays and the countdown into a new year, I take the opportunity to celebrate my January birthday with a creative party, and I set off on my next spin around the sun with a few of my favorite people. In the past, I have hosted a moody dinner…
It’s my annual tradition to kick off the year with a creative birthday celebration. Past celebrations include the moody dinner party, spoon carving, pottery, my 10-year business anniversary, a plant party, and last year’s tea party. This year? A gathering about gatherings. I was inspired by Priya Parker’s book, The Art of Gathering, to think…
It’s time for December’s recap! So much holiday cheer, a Lean In retreat, and this post doesn’t even include our trips to Maui, Oahu, and Redwood National Park, all of which will come in future posts (hopefully soon-ish). We kick it off with our monthly Office of Accountability meeting, hosted in Meg’s wonderfully decorated apartment,…