I absolutely adore photographing surprise proposals. And what better place for a proposal than in front of the iconic blue door at The French Laundry in Yountville, California? I was excited to work with Thomas on this surprise for his girlfriend Jenny. I’ll let them tell the story from here! From Thomas: Jenny and I are both…
A huge congratulations to Tina and Michael on their engagement! Michael proposed in the Marin Headlands where they had their first hike together, and I was honored to be on hand to capture the occasion. I love hearing the story from my couples themselves, so I’ll let them take it away! From Michael: I knew…
We headed over to the Berkeley Rose Garden for this lovely editorial shoot with florals by Jessie of Handsome Flowers, jewelry from Tess Young, dresses from Armours and Anguish, and our model Ruby. See some of my favorites below! Anna Wu is a wedding and portrait photographer based in San Francisco. She…
Reunited! With my dear friend Talya, who makes periodic appearances on this blog with all her glamorous portrait sessions. This time, we met up in Berlin, where she is now a full-time opera singer with Komische Oper Berlin. See just a couple of my favorites from our shoot below! Anna Wu is a wedding and…
Anna Wu Photography is ten! Ten years simultaneously feels like it’s just flown by and has stretched on forever. Actually, if you reach back, from exploring photography as a child to getting affirmation for it at summer camp, to taking a class in high school, and then building on my interest in college, in many ways the…
If you’ve been following along with my “After I Do” series, you’ll know that I’ve been catching up with past wedding clients to see where they are now. All of this has been in anticipation of the ten-year anniversary of my business, which happens to be TODAY! Indeed, today’s couple is the couple that started it all. They…
We headed out to Sutro Baths for Megan and Andrew’s engagement session on what must have been the windiest day of the year. But despite the chilly air aggressively whipping us about, both of them were so wonderful and in good spirits the whole time. See just a few of my favorites from the session…
Cindy and Jon wanted a little bit of city and a little bit of the water for their engagement session, so we met up in the cute town of Sausalito, catching a lovely gap between rain storms and a gentle little sunset too. Anna Wu is a wedding and portrait photographer based in San Francisco. She creates…
About an hour south of San Francisco is a little hidden gem: a hostel on the sea at Pigeon Point Lighthouse. For $40, you get a room, access to a hot tub overlooking the ocean, and even wifi. Kim and Chris discovered this little hideaway together, and one day on a romantic stroll down to…
I loved exploring the north side of the Golden Gate with Liz and Ryan on their engagement session. We hiked up to Battery Spencer and down to Kirby Cove, with varied scenes and an abundance of beautiful sights all along the way. See a few of my favorites below! Anna Wu is a wedding and…
Surprise proposals are one of my absolute favorite things to photograph. The excitement! The thoughtful planning! I loved working with Oliver to help him capture his surprise for Molly. I’ll let them tell the story below. From Oliver: Molly and I met online (this was really my first time ever trying this). After a wonderful…
Shirin and Eric first met at SantaCon five years ago (with her dressed as Ms. Gingerbread and he as Super Santa), so Christmas is one of their favorite times of year. For the proposal, Eric wanted to pay tribute to Shirin’s old tradition of creating fairytale books for her family, so he taught himself how…