June 7th, 2012
Macen Lantzman of Livingston, New Jersey celebrated her Bat Mitzvah on December 3, 2011 at Temple Beth Shalom, in Livingston, New Jersey. This party combined many traditional as well as modern elements for a beautiful service and fun reception.
Macen’s clever theme was based on Facebook which was converted into “Macebook!”
All event photography was done by Timothy Glenn Photographers and the rest of the vendor information is at the bottom of the spotlight.
Pictured above back row: Dad Scott, Bat Mitzvah girl Macen, Brother Zane and Mom Zanna
Front row: Brother Kai, Sister Hunter
Macen led the entire Mincha, Ma’ariv, Havdalah service by herself. During the service, the Lantzmans handed out mini organza spice bags and glow sticks to their guests so they were able to join in the Havdalah part of the service when the lights were turned off in the sanctuary.
Homemade spice bags
Macen’s Kippot were a puzzle design with silver writing. They were ordered from www.skullcap.com through the sisterhood gift shop
The Lanztman girls all looked great for their families celebration.
Little sister Hunter’s dress was bought off the rack, Bat Mitzvah girl Macen got her dress from Jacqueline’s and Mom Zanna is in a Helen Morley design from Hartley’s
To tie the “Macebook” theme into her invitation without actually giving it away, the Lantzman family created a custom Website through www.MyEvent.com. Her formal invitation gave the basic details and then directed everyone to this Website to RSVP.
Macen’s party took place at Temple Beth Shalom and was catered by The Crystal Plaza of Livingston, New Jersey. Party Art LLC created the centerpieces and other signage using pink, silver and black.
Party Art designed the seating cards for Macen’s friends with a “macebook” design
Dad Scott did the adult seating cards that were also the adult party favors. They were USB memory sticks that were pink and silver and said “macebook” on one side and the date of her party on the other side. On each USB memory stick, they uploaded educational materials for the adults on internet safety and a copy of the montage that was shown at the celebration
The pink up lighting around the room along with the pink tablecloths set the mood
For a special touch, the Lantzmans used Photofetti on the tables with pictures of Macen at different ages
The centerpieces were set on top of a pink lighted pole and were a double sided computer screen shot resembling Macen’s “macebook” page
Each table had a different theme (as shown above) that she “liked” (i.e., Macen Lantzman likes The Proposal). The template provided personalized details, such as her family member names, place and date of event, sponsored by Zanna & Scott Lantzman, and specifics on Macen’s life in general
To set the mood, there were pink tablecloths with a pop of black
The Crystal Plaza also provided an ice sculpture with the macebook logo
There were many special moments during their celebration.
Before guests were served their dinner, Macen’s four Grandparents said the hamotsi and watched a video clip of Macen, at age 3, singing the hamotsi while she was dressed up
Macen and her Dad share a special dance
Powerhouse Entertainment provided the music with Jude as the MC.
A friend of Macen’s Dad named Cricket Snearing gave Macen a very special gift. A custom painted, personalized Horah chair for Macen and her siblings to use at her Bat Mitzvah celebration.
The chair was designed with words meaningful to Macen
The entire chair was covered with special wording
Little sister Hunter enjoyed her time in the chair
Macen isn’t letting go!
In addition to the music, they had other types of entertainment for their guests to enjoy.
Picture This Nashville photo “booth” also served as her sign-in book/board. Above was her customized screen. Mom Zanna found them on Mitzvah Market!
There was also a Coney Island photo booth
Jason Loeffler showed everyone his myachi moves. He gave out the personalized myachi bags to the young guests
Macen’s theme inspired cake was created by The Crystal Plaza caterers.
Mom and Dad designed the kids favors. They were pink sweatshirts for the girls and black sweatshirts for the boys with the macebook logo on the back and the shorter “m” logo with the date of the event on the front.
The girls sweatshirt
The boys version
Here’s some advice from Mom Zanna:
“Stay organized and plan as much as you can in advance, but when the party starts, let go of all the details and enjoy the party as if you were a guest at your own event.”
For her Mitzvah Project, Macen raised over $1,000 for the Worldwide Orphans Foundation. This organization was founded by Dr. Jane Aronson, an adoption medical specialist, and they provide educational and medical services to orphans in many different countries including Ethiopia, Bulgaria, Vietnam.
Macen and her brother Kai who was adopted
Dr. Aronson (pictured with Macen) was Kai’s doctor when he first arrived in the U.S.
The following vendors helped to make Macen’s Bat Mitzvah special. If you give any of them a call, please let them know you read about their services on MitzvahMarket.com.
Service/Venue: Temple Beth Shalom Livingston, NJ
Party Planners: Zanna and Scott Lantzman
Caterer/Cake: The Crystal Plaza, 973-992-8100
Music Entertainment: MC Jude, Powerhouse Entertainment, 973-243-1025
Custom Website: www.MyEvent.com
Coney Island Photo booth: Mike Premier Digital, 718-477-5200
Sign-in book booth: Elaine Pardo, Picture This Nashville
Myachi: Jason Loeffler, Myachi, 516-801-4949
Invitation: Peter, All The Best Invitations, 866-992-4033 or 973-992-4033
Kippah: www.skullcap.com
Décor/florist: Carol Berman, Party Art LLC, 973-216-8067
Zanna’s Dress: Hartly’s, Westwood, NJ
Macen’s Dress: Jacqueline’s, Livingston, NJ
Suits for family members: Tuxes rented from Men’s Wearhouse, Livingston, NJ
Hair/makeup: Mid-Town Salon, 973-994-1800
Photographer: Tim Camuso, Timothy Glenn Photographers, 973-887-0625
Videographer: Powerhouse Studios, East Hanover, NJ
Chair for the horah: Cricket Snearing, 610-715-5438
Special Touch: Photofetti.com
June 5th, 2012
Many families struggle to come up with a theme, but sometimes one symbol can tie all your decor elements together. In this case, it was the Jewish symbol of the Star of David.
Here are a few subtle ways this family reminded everyone why they were gathered together – to celebrate their child’s Jewish milestone event.
This Bar Mitzvah comes from the Santa Barbara area and was coordinated by Felici Events.
Photography by Halberg Photographers.
For the invitation, the Star of David logo was created by Lazaro Press who did an amazing job of bringing out the star shape amidst the existing circular pattern
The menu and the table numbers featured that same great logo
Place cards for guests
There were many cool accents like the neon napkin rings and tall glowing votive candles
Christine Dahl Pastries paired the offset yellow Star of David with blue fondant on the outer layers of the cake
Between each layer of the three-tiered cake sat a transparent box filled with lights and shimmering sparkles
You can see the Star of David on the floor and wall
The guests received a CD of the Bar Mitzvah boy’s favorite songs – check out the great cover
We thank Felici Events for sharing this Bar Mitzvah celebration with our readers.
June 5th, 2012
When thinking about the decor for your child’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration, don’t overlook the bar!
It’s one of the places that many of your adult guests will spend time at when they are not eating or dancing. We found many creative ways to incorporate your theme and/or colors onto the bar.
The sports theme quilted bar to the left is from Jersey Street Furniture.
Party Planner Terri Bergman created an Andy Warhol effect on the bar at this Bat Mitzvah
Party Interiors can customize any color and create a glow bar
From the DelAngelo Mitzvah Family spotlight with a “Sweet Caroline” theme, the bar is filled with appetizers for the kids with big candy/ice cream displays
Great Neck Games used a monogram on a white bar along with some pretty floral arrangements for an elegant but simple touch
This bar from Atmosphere Lounge Dezinz has a section with old fashioned soda bottles for the young guests
Jersey Street Furniture used this Bat Mitzvah girl’s logo on the front of a circular bar
You know you are at a New York City themed Bat Mitzvah when looking at this bar from Party Perfect Orlando
From Michael Jurick Photography, Diana Gould Events decorated the bar with hip neon colors
Did you dress-up your Bar/Bat Mitzvah bar at your child’s celebration? Let us know at info@MitzvahMarket.com.
June 2nd, 2012
Lindsay Silverman celebrated her Bat Mitzvah in March 2012 at Temple Or Elohim in Jericho, New York.
This was the third and final Bat Mitzvah celebration for this family of three girls. Lindsay’s initial and bright pink was the theme for this fun celebration.
Neal Bloom was the photographer and the rest of the vendor information is listed at the bottom of this spotlight.
Pictured above L-R: Dad Andy, Mom Lisa, Bat Mitzvah girl Lindsay, Sisters Rachel and Sammi
This past August, the Silverman family, along with close friends and their families took a trip to Israel. There were 12 adults and 9 kids in all. Three of the kids shared a Bat Mitzvah on Masada together. The Rabbi who officiated at the Bnai Mitzvah was a cousin of someone from the group.
Lindsay at her Israel Bat Mitzvah
The entire group planned to wear white for this photo
Lindsay’s fun, hot pink invitation was created by Ellen Futterman of Proper Notice.
All three of the Silverman girls found their unique dresses at It’s Simply For You.
L-R: Sammi’s Sherri Hill short beaded dress was full of sparkles, Lindsay is wearing a Morilee ivory/gold full ball gown, Rachel’s Sherri Hill dress was also worn by Paula Abdul. They changed the look by removing the sleeve. All three girls looked elegantly coordinated!
Barbara Becker of Dazzling Parties created the striking decor using Lindsay’s initial with black and pink.
A large lamp shade with dangling “L’s” greeted guests upon arrival
The ballroom at Temple Or Elohim looks pretty with pink up lighting and is ready for guests.
Black table cloths with pink napkins create a striking look
Large “L” lamp shades tie the look together
The kids lounge area
White lounge furniture, cubbies and matching pillows in the lounge area
Blow-ups of Lindsay from Serengeti Studio surround the room
Entertainment Tonite provided the music entertainment with Matt as the MC.
Hasson Caterers provided the pretty cake with Lindsay’s initial.
The talented Silverman family created their own sign-in book using Snap Fish.
And That created sweatpants for the young guests and the shirts for the dancers.
Lindsay showing off the pants that the girls received
The boys received a different design
Lindsay’s favor bags had custom labels created by her sister Rachel
For her Mitzvah Project, Lindsay baked and sold chocolate chip cookies in memory of her grandfather Stan who passed away from a brain tumor. All the money was donated to the National Brain Tumor Society.
Now that Mom Lisa has successfully planned her third daughter’s Bat Mitzvah celebration, we thought she could share some advice:
“I definitely got more creative and better at doing things myself with each celebration. I recommend looking at other families parties for ideas. I used two ideas that I saw at a friend’s Bat Mitzvah. We made table numbers using photos of Lindsay growing up and we made our own photo sign-in book on Snap Fish. I saw both of those ideas in the Karen Mitzvah Family Spotlight story.
Lindsay’s sister Sammi created the table numbers featuring Lindsay at different ages and Dazzling Parties turned them into easel photos
The following vendors helped to make Lindsay’s celebration special. If you give any of them a call, please let them know you read about their services on MitzvahMarket.com.
Venue: Temple Or Elohim
Caterer: Hasson Caterers
Music Entertainment: MC Matt, Entertainment Tonite, 516-826-6900
Decor: Barbara Becker, Dazzling Parties
Invitation: Ellen Futterman, Proper Notice, 516-621-9523
Cake: Hasson Caterers
Favors/Dancers shirts: Jen Stoler, And That
Photographer/Videographer: Neal Bloom, 631-754-7442
Blow-ups of Lindsay: Femi, Serengeti Studios, 516-623-2828
Dresses for Lindsay and Sister: Rachel, It’s Simply For You
Mom’s Dress: Talass in Great Neck
Hair and Make-up: Linda, Ambiance, 516-625-3647, 516-484-0704
June 2nd, 2012
By Tara Silberg
It’s Tara, telling YOU what’s happening on the Bar/Bat Mitzvah circuit today. Last time I wrote about dresses and what’s in for this coming season, this time it’s all about cakes!
I have done some fun reporting for this blog and my recent trip to attend The Cake Boss Show at Westbury Music Fair in Westbury, New York was no different.
I went with Mitzvah Market’s Sheri Lapidus, and a few others including one of my closest friends, Julia. Now this wasn’t any ordinary show, it was an interactive, upbeat, all-around enjoyable performance.
The best part? The star, Buddy Valastro.
Yes, the Cake Boss himself. If you don’t know already, Buddy stars in TLC’s The Cake Boss and has showed his baking and cake decorating talent from an early age. He owns multiple bakeries and is often asked to teach his craft all around the country.
In this show, Buddy called upon many volunteers from the audience. They ranged from young girls to men in their 40’s. These volunteers demonstrated their skills by decorating all-ready baked cupcakes and cookies. Of course, the best cupcake in the end was Buddy’s.
Buddy made an exciting announcement at the show. Carlos’ Bakery will now deliver to a 60 mile radius. So those readers in the metropolitan area can get a specialty cake delivered to their Bar/Bat Mitzvah!
This Carlo’s Bakery cake is from the Reisman Family Spotlight
This Carlos’ Bakery creation is from the Erica Levy Mitzvah Family Spotlight
This was really a great trip because I got to know a little bit more about the man behind the cakes, and I had a blast. They also have quite a few stores in New Jersey, if you live close enough.
I just want to say thank you to Sheri and my friends that let me come along with them to this great show.
Till next time…On The Circuit With Tara.
About Tara Silberg
I’m in 7th grade at Jericho Middle School and I love art. When I say art, I’m talking about photography, painting, and drawing. I also love music. When I feel stressed, I listen to my iPod to calm down. I will most likely attend between 60-70 Bar/Bat Mitzvahs before I finish 8th grade. I’m excited to be reporting from “The Bar/Bat Mitzvah Circuit” for Mitzvah Market.com.
