Party Pics From Mother’s 2nd Anniversary Bash
Written by Katie Hintz-Zambrano
Photography by SARAH HEBENSTREIT
As of this past weekend, Mother has officially been “live” for two years. To celebrate our entrance into internet toddlerhood, we invited 100 of our favorite Bay Area ladies (and a few gents) to a whiskey-fueled brunch, co-hosted by Women & Whiskies and held in a beautiful, light-soaked space provided by Splacer.
Just like raising a child (or running a site), it really does take a village. In the case of our second anniversary party, we couldn’t have pulled the shindig together without the help of over 35 partners who helped make the event shine.
A delicious and beautiful savory spread was provided by Seed + Salt and Kite Hill cheese, Nola cold-brew coffee by Blue Bottle, juice by Can Can Cleanse, and an impressive dessert spread by Miss Jones Baking Co. and San Francisco classic It’s-It Ice Cream.
Our settings were made even more stunning with glassware by Chairs + Cups, plates, napkins, and utensils by Harlow & Grey, florals by Laura Seymour of The Wild Ones, and a modern play structure by iA Playhouse.
And, of course…100 personalized gift bags, filled with goodies, including organic Coyuchi baby blankets, Tea Collection PJs, Freshly Picked moccasins, Doughbies cookies, Sonoma Syrup Co. simple syrups, Chronicle Books journals, Everlane tees, Seedling activity kits, Munchkin snack and sippy cups, Annie’s treats, Blabla finger puppets, First Aid Beauty booty, Rifle Paper Co. cards, Harlow & Grey napkins, Oak & Ashland hand-crafted organic face masks, gift cards from Noble Carriage and Freda Salvador, and promo cards by Toca Boca, The Podolls, Kamperett, Metier, Superga, Box Fox, and more.
Thank you to everyone who helped and every single Mother reader over the past two years! We can’t wait to show you what else we have in store…
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- A beautiful and delicious spread provided by Women & Whiskies, Seed + Salt, Kite Hill Cheese, Blue Bottle, Can Can Cleanse, Miss Jones Baking Co., and It's-It Ice Cream.
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- Mother founders Katie and James in the raw, modern space provided by Splacer.
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- Gorgeous blooms by mama/florist Laura Seymour of The Wild Ones.
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- Three tasty Women & Whiskies cocktails (and one mocktail) were served in a variety of beautiful glassware by Chairs + Cups. Gold straws by Harlow & Grey.
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- We spy Le Point's Pauline Montupet, digging into the Seed + Salt and Kite Hill Cheese goodness, as well as fabric artist Meghan Shimek.
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- Seed + Salt's delish vegan BLT's, next to a stack of Harlow & Grey marble plates and splatter napkins.
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- All the juice...and nut milks! (Courtesy of Can Can Cleanse).
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- 100 personalized gift bags (insert the tired, up-all-night emoji).
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- Shop owner Mira Pickett and writer Kristen Philipkoski in the Smilebooth.
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- So many Mother faves in one shot! Left to right: Sheri Evans, Carrie Caillouette, Kelly Tunstall, Erin Feher, Molly DeCoudreaux, Lauren Podoll, Rachel Wolff, Trina Papini, Shawn Burke, and Camille Mason.
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- The ladies of Mother and Seed + Salt's Mo Clancy get their silly on.
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- Whip it good.
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- Sunday Sews author Theresa Gonzalez and Mother's Partnership Director Nicole Martin.
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- Writer Patrice D'Agostino and Noble Carriage's Jen Hartford chop it up.
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- Chloe Fleury, daughter Anouk, and Vanessa Wermter Portois check out the stunning iA Playhouse structure for kiddos in attendance.
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- Booze and blooms.
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- Mama needs a drink...or 20.
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- Petit Collage's Lorena Siminovich and Sandra Ajanaku.
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- Splacer's Rebecca Parker hits the bar, while Olya Hill and Miss Jones Baking Co. founder Sarah Jones chit chat.
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- So many cute babies in attendance, the youngest being Levi's designer Amy Hirst's 3-week-old daughter, Marly.
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- The beyond-beautiful "birthday" cake by Miss Jones Baking Co.. The Miss Jones' crew also used its organic cake mixes to create mini-donuts, Cash Money Millionaire Bars, carrot cake, and Fruit Cart Tarts.
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- It's-It Ice Cream sandwiches...a Bay Area classic. We served the mint, pumpkin, cappuccino, and classic vanilla versions.
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- #MomBosses Surya Grover of Tosan and shop owner Jenny Chung.
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- Grab-and-go Can Can Cleanse juices and nut milks.
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- Those aforementioned Miss Jones Baking Co. mini-donuts.
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- The ladies of Campari and Women & Whiskies.
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- Two years strong.
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- Another cake pic because it's too pretty not to!
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- Slicing into the Miss Jones Baking Co. citrus masterpiece.
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- Pretty marble plates by Harlow & Grey.
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- Gift bags galore!
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- A portion of the goodies inside the Blabla bags, including Freshly Picked mocs, Chronicle Books fruit-print journals, Splacer and Women & Whiskies notepads, an Everlane tee, Coyuchi baby blanket, Munchkin snack grabber cup, Seedling activity kit, Oak & Ashland face masks, and promo and gift cards from Miss Jones Baking Co., Freda Salvador, Tea Collection, Kamperett, and Box Fox.
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- More VIP offers from Can Can Cleanse, Kamperett, Metier, Toca Boca, Seedling, Blabla, Coyuchi, Harlow & Grey, Splacer, iA Playhouse, The Podolls, and Superga.
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