Very Much You - About Us

Hi, I’m Anthony!

I’m a 25-year-old Rutgers Business School grad, design nerd, and the person behind Very Much You.

I started this company because I got tired of giving gifts that felt... fine. You know the ones. Nice enough, but not them. My partner works in a similar creative space, and watching him build something around art, memories, and meaningful gifts inspired me to create something of my own — something personal, playful, and rooted in the details that make people feel truly seen.

Every portrait we create is made from the things that make someone, them. Their favorite foods, the flowers they always stop to smell, their pets, their hobbies, the memories they bring up every time they tell a story, the inside jokes only a few people would get. We take all of that — the favorites, the details, the quirks — and turn it into a piece of art that’s completely one of a kind.

This isn’t a gift you grab last minute. It’s the one they hang on the wall. The one they show every person who walks into the room. The one that says, “I actually know you.”

I created Very Much You because I believe the best gifts aren’t just expensive or impressive — they’re personal. And I think everyone deserves to give, and receive, something that feels that way.

Thanks for being here. It genuinely means a lot. Whether you’re shopping for someone you love or treating yourself, I hope you find something that feels so very you.

— Anthony

This photo captures two of the things that helped inspire Very Much You: my partner (right) and and I (left), and a beautiful getaway we shared in Hawaii. It was one of those experiences that felt personal in a way you want to hold onto — the kind of memory made up of a place, a feeling, and the person you shared it with. That's what inspired me to create artwork that turns meaningful moments and favorite things into something you can keep forever.