A Bat Mitzvah Celebration With Love n’ Kisses

The Kashkin family from Plainview, New York, celebrated daughter Lauryn’s Bat Mitzvah on May 14, 2016, at Temple Chaverim in Plainview, New York. Family and friends celebrated later that evening with a party in Lauryn’s honor at Temple Avodah in Oceanside, New York.

There were two logos which set the stage for a lively, elegant party. Growing up, Lauryn’s nickname was Laurie-Lu, so one of her logos was LuLu Lauryn inspired by lululemon, the other incorporated her initials LNK: Love N Kisses.

Pictured L-R: Dad Steven, Bat Mitzvah girl Lauryn, Brother Justin, Mom Jodi.

The photographer was Hi-Tech Photography Events and the rest of the vendor information is listed at the end of the spotlight.

Mitzvah Invitation and Service

The family worked with Wow Creations on the invitation. The pink, white and silver set the color palette for the party

The proud Kashkin family surrounding Lauryn on the Bimah

Lauryn recited her prayers beautifully during the morning service

Mitzvah Style

Lauryn and Mom Jodi’s beautiful gowns were from 2 B Seen. Brother Justin and Dad Steve wore suits from Lord & Taylor. 

The Kashkin Family picture perfect and ready for Lauryn's special night

Great picture of Lauryn and Brother Justin

We love these custom sneakers by ReBootz with the logo 'Love N Kisses'

Lauryn's Bat Mitzvah service dress

Bat Mitzvah Party Venue and Decor

The party was held at Temple Avodah using the colors of pink, silver and white. Two logos were incorporated into the beautiful decor created by Hi Tech Events.

Lauryn loved seeing the ballroom decorated for her party!

Over-sized posters of Lauryn taken during her pre-party shoot were showcased throughout the ballroom

A clever spin on a sign-in door - place pictures in the door inserts!

There were alternating centerpieces for the adult tables. Here are glass vases with floating candles giving the table decor a warm, sophisticated feel

There were also crystal ball centerpieces which were a beautiful decor element. There were also custom menus at each place setting

The gorgeous white dance floor, with Lauryn's logo were prominently displayed, set the stage for non-stop dancing

Music Entertainment

The music entertainment was provided by Party Harty Entertainment with MC Howard Ross.

Lauryn made her way into the ballroom on the shoulders of the Party Harty Entertainment dancers

Surprising her guests with a choreographed dance with two dancers from Party Harty Entertainment

Lauryn surrounded by her friends on the dance floor

Singing with Mom Jodi

Lauryn had a beautiful dance with Dad Steven

Cake/Favor/Giveaways

Lauryn’s friends received great giveaways: cell phone card holders, custom draw string bags, custom favor shirts and giveaway dance floor t-shirts. 

The pink cake had a lululauryn logo and was delicious created by Kombert Caterers

The customized Smart Pocket cellphone card holders were a big hit!

Custom logo'd t-shirts looked great

T-shirt giveaways read "Straight Outta Kashkin," inspired by the popular movie "Straight Outta Compton"

Lauryn’s Bat Mitzvah Project

Lauryn’s Mitzvah Project was with Birthday Wishes of Long Island. Birthday Wishes makes a difference in the lives of homeless children ages 1 – 19 and their families, by bringing them the joy of a birthday party for children.

Mom to Mom Advice from Jodi

“This should be a fun process and I know for many moms it couldn’t be further from fun. Keeping an organized list of ideas, talking with other moms, and using the internet can be your best go-to’s for party planning. Through this process I found a number of vendors that I worked with to add fun extras without breaking the bank.”

Vendor Directory

The following vendors helped to make Lauryn’s Bat Mitzvah special. If you give any of them a call, let them know you read about their services on MitzvahMarket.com.

Service: Temple Chaverim, 516-367-6100
Venue/Caterer/Cake: Kenny, Temple Avodah/Kombert Caterers, 516-678-6161
Party Planner/ Music Entertainment/Videography: MC: Party Harty Entertainment, 516-845-8585 
Photographer/Videographer/Sign-In/Photo Favors/Decor: Hi Tech Events, 631-923-2260 
Favor person: Zbest Printing, 631-595-1400
Invitation: Suzy, Wow Creations, 516-997-0451
Draw String Favor Bags/Cell Phone Wallets/Dance Floor T-shirts: Quality Logo Products, 866-312-5646
Party Dresses: 2 Be Seen, 516-921-5777
Service dress: Dorothy’s 
Suits for family members: Lord and Taylor
Shoes for Mitzvah Girl: Converse Sneakers by Rebootz, Hilary Berger 516-456-5468 and Debbie Rifkin 516-779-2048
Hair/makeup: April, Gloss Salon, 516-597-5571
Makeup: Marinanne, NaturalStyles, 631-944-6184