The Ryder and Ohel families celebrated their daughters’ B’nai Mitzvah together. Chloe Ryder and Becca Ohel’s celebration took place at the Marriott Lincolnshire Resort, Illinois.
The two families celebrated both the service and party together with a “Chill Out” theme. Mom Jill Ryder works for M&M, The Special Events Company, specializing in designing Mitzvah décor for clients.
Mom Jill and Mom Shoshana collaborated from start to finish with many unique touches. Every detail was thought out!
Pictured above L-R: Good friends Chloe Ryder and Becca Ohel
The photographer was Lee Ross Photography and the rest of the vendors are listed at the end of the spotlight.
The theme was clear once guests received their hand delivered invitation, hot chocolate and mug! The mug read, “Warm Up Before the Big Chill.” Inside of the mug was hot chocolate and a spoon with
Chloe and Becca’s picture
Mugs and invitations ready to be delivered
The service and party were both held at the Marriott Lincolnshire Resort. The girls were privately tutored together and the service was very warm and special. Here’s Chloe Ryder…
and Becca Ohel
The girls’ service program
Both families were very chic and stylish with Chloe and Becca deciding to wear white cocktail dresses from Peaches Boutique. The Ryder family wore blue and the Ohel family wore purple to keep with the color theme. The Ryder family (L-R): Sister Melanie, Dad Adam, Bat Mitzvah girl Chloe, Mom Jill and Sister Jordan
The Ohel family (Clockwise from top): Dad Ziv, Brother Jordan, Mom Shoshana, Sister Gabby,
Bat Mitzvah girl Becca and Sister Hannah
These families got very creative for their place cards. They used Ice Breaker mints with custom labels. The place card table was at the entrance to the ballroom. Once guests picked up their place card they entered a draped tunnel complete with light-up icicles and hanging crystal chandeliers
Each Ice Breaker had a custom label with the guests’ name and table assignment. Creative table names included: “Frozen,” “Glacier,” and “Chillin”
Both girls had a sign-in book
The party took place in a white tent at the Marriott Lincolnshire Resort that lent itself to the theme.
M&M Special Event Rentals provided the décor including the gorgeous linens, Chiavari chairs, lounge furniture, light-up bar, stunning centerpieces and more. Kids chilled in the “Crystal Ice Lounge”
There were several sections of white lounge furniture with custom pillows and white furry ottomans for guests to enjoy
The girls in bathrobes “Chillin’ Out” before the party
Moms Shoshana and Jill in front of the stunning ice sculpture which set the tone of the party. The enormous ice sculpture was a luge for signature drinks and a display for appetizers and desserts
The Crystal Ice Lounge bar
The signature drink included cotton candy which looked like melting snowballs
The dance floor had a Gobo, “Chill Out with Becca & Chloe.” Tall spandex icicles flanked the dance floor and changed color throughout the night
The adult tables were a mix of round and over-sized king tables to create interesting seating. The round tables had purple ribbon linen with white Chiavari chairs and royal blue cushions. There were crystal candelabra centerpieces for a sophisticated elegance
The over-sized king tables had elegant textured white ribbon linens with white leather chairs. The chargers created a look of blue water in the center
There were alternating centerpieces, pictured here: a sophisticated floral design in a mirrored vase and votive candles
The elevated Lucite centerpiece, with gorgeous floral decor, had hanging crystals, glass snowballs and
snowflakes
Each napkin had custom snowflake napkin rings embellished with crystals. There were also glow-in-the-dark ice cubes in blue and purple in all of the water glasses
The kids’ centerpieces had lifted puffs of baby’s breath with twinkling white fairy ball lights and vases lit with crystal collars
Hotel guests received a collection of creams and gels from Bath and Body Works
The custom cocktail napkins were printed in blue and white
The glass “ice” block logo was used as another accent element on the tables
For the girls grand entrance, Xpress Video produced a great music video parody to, “Ice Ice Baby.” Also, the girls recorded a song with their own words to the tune of “Count on Me” that played during the montage section of the girls together
Watch here
After the video, the girls made their entrance out of smoke
Becca’s Dad Ziv surprised everyone (including his own family) with a choreographed dance. Drew from Sole 2 Soul, the teacher that choreographed the dance, on the left and Dad Ziv Ohel on the right
Daughter Becca is the one with the shocked look!
MC Johnny and Revelation Productions provided the music entertainment and rocked the house! They also provided special lighting that changed with the music. Here Becca is up in the chair for the Horah
Chloe up in the chair for the Horah
There was lots of great music for dancing and giveaways that guests enjoyed
The dance floor prizes were a big hit especially the color-changing straws and furry light-up snowballs
Guests enjoyed the photo booth especially the wonderful people Mom Jill works with at M&M The Special Events Company!
The theme continued right up until the end of this celebration. Some of the great dessert options included: Frrrozen Hot Chocolate from Serendipity 3 (flown in from NY)
There was also Baked by Melissa Cupcakes (also flown in from NY!)
Liquid nitrogen, that turned into delicious ice cream, really wowed guests
Cleverly worded labels on the water bottles: “Thanks snow much. It’s been Nice. Please enjoy this melted ice.”
Promotional Product Partners created the drawstring bags and sweatshirts. All of the giveaways matched the theme and color scheme
The back of the sweatshirt favor
What a great memory for two special friends and their families
Chloe and Becca collected holiday games and toys for Toys for Tots
Some advice from Moms Jill and Shoshana:
“We are great friends and after some wine came up with the idea to have our girls’ Bat Mitzvah together. Two great minds that didn’t stop brainstorming (and yes lots of wine!). While the girls were bonding with the Rabbi, the moms had so much fun planning this amazing event. Mom Jill works for M&M The Special Events Company and specializes in designing Mitzvah décor for clients. So when it came to our party, we knew we had to pull out all the stops. Along with my expertise and Shoshana’s very clever ideas; together we were a great team, and it made the process lots of fun!”
The following vendors helped to make Chloe and Becca’s celebration extremely special. If you give any of them a call, please let them know you read about their services on MitzvahMarket.com.
Venue: Marriott Lincolnshire Resort, 847-634-0100
Party Planner: Jamie Joffe, 708-799-9383
Music Entertainment: MC Johnny B, Revelation Productions, 847-564-9944
Photographer/Videographer: Lee, Lee Ross Photography, 847-786-4400
Décor/Florist: Mom Jill, M&M Special Events Company, 630-514-1530
Invitation/Mug/Hot Chocolate: Zazzle.com
Ice sculpture: Jeannie, Art Below Zero, 414-779-7000
Entrance Video: Xpress Video Production, 224-723-5111
Sweatshirt/Drawstring Bags: Michael, Promotional Products Partners, 847-970-9797
Sign-In: Books made by Moms
Party entertainment: Hal or Wayne, PhotoBooth Time, 847-220-4878
Below Zero Frozen Dessert: Wonka Desserts, 224-802-2222
Cupcakes: Baked by Melissa, 212-842-0220
Mitzvah Exit treat: Aunt Annie’s Pretzels
Frrrozen Hot Chocolate: Serendipity 3, 212-838-3531
Bat Mitzvah girl dresses: Peaches Boutique, 773-582-0102
Hair/makeup: Melissa, ZaZa, 847-793-1111
