A B’not Mitzvah Celebration Flowing With Flowers

The Halpern family of Merion Station, Pennsylvania, celebrated daughters Sydney and Madison’s (Mimi) B’not Mitzvah on October 31, 2015, at Temple Beth David Reform Congregation in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, with a party later that evening at Front and Palmer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

With a professional event planner for a Mom, Sydney and Mimi had high expectations for their floral motif decor and Mom did not disappoint! The day was filled with great tradition and modern touches that were perfect. The two sisters enjoyed their big day with a traditional ceremony and fun-filled reception, surrounded by family, friends with a late night Halloween surprise! There was a secret treat room filled with a candy buffet and custom favors.

Pictured L-R: Mom Li, Bat Mitzvah girl Sydney, Bat Mitzvah girl Mimi, and Dad Cory.

The photographer was Kristine Di Grigoli of ArtChick Photography and the rest of the vendor information is listed at the end of the spotlight.

Invites, Service & Style

The family worked with Anna Malie Designs on the custom floral invitations. Later at the party, the family looks great in their silver-accented outfits!

The invites featured the girls’ favorite colors

Sydney and Mimi did a fantastic job leading the service at Beth David Reform Congregation

Guests were greeted with theme colored kippot and programs featuring the event logo

The service was followed by a cocktail style Kiddush from Bryce's Catering

Home baked sweets, using family recipes passed down for generations, were delicious

Their silver outfits accented the color theme of the party

Mitzvah Details

The reception venue, Front & Palmer, is a former barrel factory made into event space. The space was transformed into a room decorated with the girls’ favorite colors and was filled with beautiful flowers by Flowers  by Marcus Hook Florist. All the personalized party details were so great, thanks to event planner Mom Li–they’re her specialty! 

Each guest received a vase with a floral display

Each vase had a flower that coordinated to the table centerpiece

The cocktail area had different types of seating with themed pillows and vintage style votives in greens, purples and silver

Long banquet tables seating as many as 25, were mixed with round tables throughout the room

Each table had a mix of floral arrangements and single stems in antique vases to coordinate with the place cards

Photofetti, which Mom Li found on Mitzvah Market, added color to the table décor

Little details like custom M&Ms could be found everywhere

Themed pillows looked great on the couches

A private website shared event information

Travel information and links for blocks of hotel rooms were provided for friends and family

The Halpern family guests received filled with Philadelphia treats and tourist information. See more from this celebration here

For their sign-in posters, each girl had their own featuring their logo

Music & Entertainment

MC Josh and DJ Brickhouse from EBE Entertainment rocked the house and kept everyone on the dance floor. As for entertainment, Empower Entertainment’s open air photo booth was busy until the end of the party.

The entire party was on their feet for the Horah!

Fun favors lit up the party

EBE Drummer Ben and DJ Brickhouse kept the beat going through the night

MC Josh led a very competitive Coke & Pepsi game that many kids took off their green and purple dancing socks so they wouldn't slip on the floor

Beautiful flower backdrop for pictures!

The girls were obviously the first ones in the photo booth!

Sydney and Mimi honored friends and family as they lit the candles

Mitzvah Video

There was a great highlight video from the B’not Mitzvah.

Watch their highlight video

Mitzvah Dessert

Sydney and Mimi worked with the pastry chef at Feast Your Eyes to design a cake.

Sydney and Mimi made sure that their cake would mirror their event logo and party colors

The Halpern B'nai Mitzvah was held on Halloween, a late night trick revealed a secret treat room filled with a Halloween candy buffet and custom favors

Goody bags featured the girls' logo on the label

Mitzvah Favors

Black hoodies with the girls’ logo were wrapped in purple and green customized drawstring bags by Li Halpern Events.

Cubbies held the favors which included drawstring bags and hoodies. Hanging on the cubbies were colorful skeletons (Cubbies held the favors which included drawstring bags and hoodies. Hanging on the cubbies were colorful skeletons)

The black hooded sweatshirts featured the girls yin-yang logo

The next morning Sydney and Mimi wore their hoodies to brunch with friends and family

Mimi and Sydney strike a classic Halpern pose for the end of the night

Mitzvah Project

Sydney and Mimi worked together to help the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf to create a library in their Early Childhood Education Center (ECE). The ECE serves very young children though kindergarten aged students to help develop communication and learning skills that will prepare them for continued life-long learning. This is a seriously undeserved community with grave needs for resources. Mimi and Sydney have collected hundreds of books and toys for the ECE and are helping in the school to sort, categorize and display the books. More information about this organization can be found at www.psd.org

Mom to Mom

Some advice from Mom Li:
“Finding great vendors makes everything easier. Remember that this is a celebration where your child will be surrounded by the people who love them and your family the most – this should be a joyous occasion and a happy crowd.”

Vendor Directory

The following vendors helped to make Sydney and Mimi’s B’not Mitzvah special. If you give any of them a call, let them know you read about their services on MitzvahMarket.com.

Temple/Kiddush Venue: Beth David Reform Congregation 
Party Planner: Li Halpern Events Ltd., 484-278-4294  
Kiddush Catering: Bryce Catering, 610-658-2400
Party Venue: Front and Palmer, 215-634-3002
Party Caterer: Feast Your Eyes Catering
Photographer: Kristine Di Grigoli, Art Chick Photography, 215-650-7052
Welcome bags/Decor/Party Favors/Candy buffet: Li Halpern Events, 484-278-4294
Flowers: Flowers by Marcus Hook Florist, 610-485-3281
Music Entertainment: Brian Lizzi, EBE Entertainment, 888-323-2263
Videographer: Parchelle Hotten, Fresh Level Productions,  215-525-4561
Invitation:  Andrea Lueshen, Anna Malie Design
Name tag calligraphy: Amy Wohl, FabuDesigns.com, 312-513-1698
Photobooth/Lighting/AV: Ethan, Empower Event Group, 610-757-7091
Website: Li Halpern Events, 484-278-4294
Photofetti on tables: Photofetti, 866-496-3168
Girl’s Dresses: G-Lizzy by Gabrielle, 610-668-2801
Mom’s dress: Nordstrom
Dad’s Suit: Suitsupply
Hotels for Out of town guests: Hotel Monaco, 267-386-9440/Hilton Philadelphia, 215-879-4000