And the Fall 2012 Colors Are…..
May 8th, 2012

And the Fall 2012 Colors Are…..

Who is planning a Bar/Bat Mitzvah this Fall 2012? We already reported on the color of 2012 – Tangerine Tango.

We thought you might like to know the rest of the “it” colors for Fall 2012. Pantone, the authority on color unveiled their Pantone Fashion Color Report Fall 2012.

The report features the top 10 colors for the upcoming fall season and might give you some party decor inspiration.

Take a look at the colors you can expect to see reigning on the runways, special events and homes all across the country.

 

We hope we’ve given you some color inspiration for your Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration!

 

MItzvah Find: Calculate Your Mitzvah Date
May 4th, 2012

MItzvah Find: Calculate Your Mitzvah Date

Hebcal.com is a free Jewish calendar and holiday Website. It includes a powerful custom Jewish calendar form that lets you generate a list of Jewish holidays for any year (past, present or future).

We like that you can take your child’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah date and plug it in here: www.hebcal.com/converter – click on the button that says, “Convert Gregorian to Hebrew Date.”

It will show you the Hebrew date of your child’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah as well as the name of the parsha (section or story) from the Torah that will be read on that date.

 Now your child can begin studying!

 

 For more information, visit their Website.

Mitzvah Inspire: Elegant Black and White Soccer Mitzvah
May 4th, 2012

Mitzvah Inspire: Elegant Black and White Soccer Mitzvah

Think you have seen all the ways a soccer Mitzvah can be done?

Think again. Evantine Design created the decor for a black and white elegant themed soccer Bar Mitzvah.

This sophisticated party took place at Green Valley Country Club in Lafayette Hills, Pennsylvania.

Photography was done by Susan Beard.

 

 

 

Although the Bar Mitzvah theme was soccer, this family did not want the party to have lots of sports paraphernalia so they went with a “referee-inspired” black and white striped fabric that was used on vases, chair backs, pillows and lampshades.

 


The place card table had a masculine feel with green flowers such as Limona Roses, Anthurium, Green Goddess Calla Lilies and Orchids. They were used in arrangements with tropical leaves and wheat grass


Images of the Bar Mitzvah boy were life like in the entrance area


The table numbers had black and white photographs of the Bar Mitzvah boy in action


The kids sat at long black satin covered high community tables with white bar stools. The lamp shades were the black and white stripes


The cocktail room had chairs covered in the black and white fabric


The adults were seated at white vinyl upholstered light up tables and the dance floor had the boy’s monogram


Very cool ice sculpture with the Bar Mitzvah boy’s monogram


The cake was created by Truli Confectionary Arts  and was a replica of the Bar Mitzvah boy’s soccer bag

 

 

Here are a few other vendors who helped to make this Bar Mitzvah celebration special.

 

 

Logo and Artwork: Two Paperdolls
Location: Green Valley Country Club
Lighting: Eventions Productions

 

Mitzvah Inspire: Back To The Future Mitzvah
May 2nd, 2012

Mitzvah Inspire: Back To The Future Mitzvah

LunahZon Photography captured all the details of this “Back to the Future” themed celebration for a Bar Mitzvah boy who loves Marty McFly!

The party took place at the Renaissance Charlotte South Park Hotel with Creative Events Charlotte hand-making many of the props to fit in with this 1985 movie.

 

 

Check out how elements from your child’s favorite movie can be incorporated into their theme below:

 

 


Guests were greeted with a place card table featuring a clock and DeLorean, both elements from this great movie


  The place cards featured photographs of the Bar Mitzvah boy that were taken during a “Back to the Future” photo shoot

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The sign-in board also featured pictures from the photo shoot

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The DeLorean car made famous from the movie was on display


Centerpieces were a clock which played an important part in the movie


Photo favors were taken with this famous background

Mitzvah Inspire Back to the Future favors

 The favors were T-shirts with hover boards on them

MItzvah Inspire Back to the Future candle lighting

During his candle lighting ceremony, the Bar Mitzvah boy wore an orange vest ala Marty McFly!

 We thank LunahZon Photography for sharing this creative Bar Mitzvah party with our readers.

Mitzvah Inspire: Creative Candle Lighting Displays
May 1st, 2012

Mitzvah Inspire: Creative Candle Lighting Displays

 

A candle lighting ceremony is a beautiful tradition that is part of many Bar/Bat Mitzvahs celebrations.

In the past, we wrote a story called, Candle Lighting Displays: No Formal Cake and we thought it would be fun to revisit that idea and see how families are creatively displaying their candles!

 

 

 

See some of the ideas we found below:

 

 


Jelly beans in clear paint cans from a celebration at Mamaroneck Beach & Yacht Club


An amusement park themed candle display from Adams Creative Images


The Mendelsohn Family had a neon display. They used 2” square bud vases and filled them with water balls and different color lights with floating candles on top


Posh Able Events created a pretty sea inspired candle lighting display


From Party Decorations by Marlyss, this creative display is for a Cirque du Soleil themed party

Balloon Artistry created these floating candles around the Bat Mitzvah cake

Verbena Designs created these votive candles with the Bat Mitzvah girl’s name

From the Gnat family, they used ceramic letter dishes, filled with candy from Lane Ivy to spell out their daughter’s name


An overhead view from Allison Sargent Events with beautiful color and ribbons


A creative candle lighting set up for Brandon from VIP Caterers


For a baseball themed celebration from its Events by julie


From Adams Creative Images this Bat Mitzvah girl had clear vases with a single beautiful flower

 Did you have a creative candle lighting display? Let us know at info@MitzvahMarket.com.

 

The Perfect Bat Mitzvah Night
April 27th, 2012

The Perfect Bat Mitzvah Night

Our last Mitzvah Inspire from Victoria Dubin Events was called, The Perfect 9-10-11 Night.

Now she is sharing another celebration, this time for a girl named Nikki who wanted the theme of her Bat Mitzvah to be about “color.” By color she meant she wanted it to be playful, yet sophisticated, and show off her love of “art.”

 

 

Nikki has enjoyed drawing, painting and creating since she was a little girl. Her home has many of her favorite pieces displayed throughout and she wanted her Bat Mitzvah to be an opportunity for all to share her enthusiasm and zeal.

Below are fun pictures of Nikki’s “Color My World” celebration:

 

Nikki’s invitation featured a graphic created by Victoria Dubin Events of her name spelled out in colored pencils

They used this logo throughout her party as seen in the projections and video imagery that made the walls of the loft space come alive with color

You can see her logo on the wall and splashes of color on the floor

Upon arrival to her party, the first visual guests saw was the wall of vivid pantone colors

Once guests entered Nikki’s celebration gallery, there was no one in the room who could doubt her love of color, paint, art and fun. Splashes of paint were everywhere, dripping from the furniture, on light up tables and custom logo pillows. Special touches were colorful votive candles interspersed with bright colorful flowers emerging from paint cans as centerpieces

Custom paint splatter pillows

To further enhance the decor of the room, large drum style lampshades were suspended from the ceiling of the loft space and colorfully lit in the party colors, surrounded by gobos of paint splatter brushes. Throughout the night everyone felt they were surrounded by the many colors that Nikki loved

Nikki’s favorite part of her decor was the super sized paint brushes that sat atop the soda bar and flanked the DJ booth and light up dance stages 

The loft space is colorfully ready and set for guests

Throughout the night, guests were able to sign-in on Nikki’s paint board of colored pencils, paint cans and other art related items to express their good wishes

 

Many of Nikki’s friends got a special treat as there was an etch-a-sketch artist at the party that created personalized pictures of the children on mini etch-a-sketch boards to take home

As guests departed they were handed their own chocolate covered paint brush with Nikki’s thank you message

Nikki truly had the time of her life. While her party was fun, fabulous and filled with colors galore, the most beautiful part of the night was the love shared by all in the room and the smiles seen throughout the night. Nikki shined and truly was the highlight of this special Bat Mitzvah celebration. 

From Weddings to Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Corporate Events to Charitable galas, birthday celebrations and more, Victoria Dubin Events reflect signature style and originality. We thank them for sharing Nikki’s Bat Mitzvah celebration with our readers.

To learn more, visit their Website.

The Levinson Bat Mitzvah Family Spotlight
April 27th, 2012

The Levinson Bat Mitzvah Family Spotlight

 

Sofia Levinson celebrated her Bat Mitzvah on February 4, 2012 at Space in Englewood, New Jersey.

Her theme was based around her middle name Rose. This creative Mom had many special touches and we thank them for sharing their celebration with our readers.

Sarah Merians was the photographer and the rest of the vendors are listed at the bottom of this spotlight.

 

 

Pictured above L-R: Dad Josh, Sister Maya, Bat Mitzvah girl Sofia, Brother Isaac and Mom Sara

 

 

Sofia’s invitation was created by Ecuamag and brought in from abroad. Once Sofia chose the paper, the invitation was created around it.

 

Guests could see Sofia’s logo on the stamp!

 

 

The girls in the Levinson family all looked great in their color coordinated dresses.

 

 L-R: Maya’s dress was from Bobbi’s Golden Hanger, Mom Sara’s dress was custom made and Bat Mitzvah girl Sofia’s dress was from Party Girl

 

 

Elvira, who owns Space was also the party planner and had fun with color and “roses” to set the decor for this celebration.

See how pretty Space looked below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sofia’s logo was projected on the colorful walls all night!

 

 

Additional elements at Sofia’s celebration included:

 

 

A custom gift box for Sofia’s guests to drop their gifts

Custom napkins by Creative Works Marketing who also did Sofia’s favors

Sofia under a pretty arch of roses

 

 

 

 Space provides the music entertainment as part of their packages. Sofia’s MC was Charlie who got the crowd rockin’!

 

 

 

 

A sign-in book filled with pictures of Sofia was created by Sarah Merians, their photographer.

 

 

 

 

Mom Sara created the below cupcake stand and made all the cupcakes herself!

 

Mom Sara called it a labor of love!  Each color rose was a different flavor cupcake. Red, strawberry cupcake with a strawberry meringue frosting. Yellow: banana cupcake with chocolate ganage frosting. Orange: carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. Teal: chocolate chip with mint frosting. Violet: vanilla cake with vanilla frosting. Pink, chocolate cake with chocolate frosting

 

 

 

The sweatshirt favors for the young guests were created by Creative Works Marketing.

 

 Black sweatshirts with Sofia’s logo in puffy hot pink

 Adult guests received mugs with coffee and a box of homemade candies by Mom Sara

 

 

Some advice from Mom Sara:
“I made sure Sofia stayed focused on what was important to us, which is her commitment to our religion. I made sure I did what was necessary on my end: contracts, invitations, dressing everyone etc. I made a schedule for myself for the last week since I was making so many things myself that needed to stay fresh. As for the party, I sat with Elvira and went through the concept of what we wanted. She did the rest. On the Thursday before the Bat Mitzvah, I showed up with the cupcakes and she showed up with the flowers at 1 pm. We looked at each other and knew we were on the same page. I left at 2 pm and came back on Saturday. I knew she got it and was going to take care of her end. It was gorgeous!”

 

 

Sofia did a three part Mitzvah Project. She worked during both soccer and basketball seasons with kids that have special needs through a program in their home town. She also participated as a helper in Challenger soccer and Challenger basketball. The third part of her project was to collect books for the Englewood Family Center. It is a non for profit that provides services to the community. They are in need of resources.

 

 

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

 

Venue: Space, 201-567-3810
Party Planner: Elvira Grau, Space
Music Entertainment: MC Charlie Czerniawski, Space
Favors: Creative Works Marketing, 201-638-8182
Photo favors: The Main Event, 800-839-0918
Invitation: Ecuamag
Cupcakes: Mom Sara
Décor/florist: Elvira Grau, Space
Sign-In book: Sarah Merians, photographer, 212-633-0502
Sofia’s Dress: Party Girl, 201-568-8804
Maya’s Dress: Bobbi’s Golden Hanger, 201-768-7770
Hair/makeup: Heather Quinn
Party security: Provided by Space
Photographer/Videographer: Sarah Merians, 212-633-0502

 

 

 

 

The Mendelsohn Bar Mitzvah Family Spotlight
April 24th, 2012

The Mendelsohn Bar Mitzvah Family Spotlight

 

David Mendelsohn celebrated his Bar Mitzvah on September 3, 2011 at Off The Hookah in West Palm Beach, Florida.

The club theme is very popular these days, so instead of going somewhere and trying to make the space look like a club, this family decided to have it at an actual club.

They loved the venue so much, that Mom Valerie is now working there planning parties for other families!

We want to thank them for sharing their celebration with Mitzvah Market.

Erica Dunhill was the photographer and the rest of the vendors are listed at the bottom of the spotlight.

Pictured L-R: Dad Alan, Brother Teddy, Bar Mitzvah boy David and Mom Valerie

 

 

 

 

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For their invitations, they decided to go an unconventional route and created a Website filled with all the necessary Bar Mitzvah information. Guests received the big postcard below, designed by Mom Valerie directing them to a Website.

 

 

David Mendelsohn invite

To visit David’s Website with his Bar Mitzvah information, click here

 

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Following their service, they held a luncheon in the courtyard outside their temple. In addition to catered food by Strathmore Bagels, there were many homemade treats baked by David’s Grandma Essie and her friend Saunie.

 

David Mendelsohn

Friends Marcie Singer and Lori Gilman surprised the Mendelsohn family with centerpieces for their luncheon that included hand-dipped chocolate covered pretzels and Oreos with designs on them including Stars of David and the number 13. There were also cookies featuring David’s pictures throughout his life, created by Sandy Cookie Creations

 

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David ordered custom converse sneakers for his celebration.

 

 

David Mendelsohn custom converse

David’s colorful custom converse sneakers are on the right

 

 

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To add to their “club” feel, they renamed Off The Hookah Club D13, and put posters and banners with David’s picture outside the venue.

 

David Mendelsohn venue

David’s signage hangs outside the venue

David Mendelsohn venue

Guests arrived to a red carpet!

David Mendelsohn venue
There was a bouncer pretending to check the VIP list. The kids were then given a lanyard with a VIP access pass

David Mendelsohn VIP Pass
David’s All Access passes

David Mendelsohn with staff

David with the staff of Off The Hookah

 

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The inside of the venue featured lots of signage, couches, pillows and low sushi tables, as well as regular tables.

 

David Mendelsohn decor

There are Moroccan and Egyptian touches throughout this venue, so minimal decorating was required

David Mendelsohn decor
There were several banners announcing a special appearance by David Mendelsohn at Club D13, these were hung over the dance floor

David Mendelsohn decor

Monitors hung throughout the space with David’s logo

David Mendelsohn decor

The bar had table tents printed with drink specials for the night – these included a Davidtini, a Mitzvahrita, L’Chaim Drop and Horajito!

 

Stamp Mitzvah Food

 

Mom Valerie said everyone raved about the food! The adults started off with passed hors d’oeuvres including hummus, bruschetta, coconut chicken, and pigs in a blanket. Off The Hookah serves Mediterranean and Asian food. For their dinner buffet, guests enjoyed chicken kabobs, beef kabobs, falafel, sushi, salad, orzo, rice, and a carving station with prime rib and turkey. The kids enjoyed their own buffet of sliders, chicken fingers, pasta, french fries and rice. They finished off the night loading up on goodies from the candy bar.

 

Stamp - Mitzvah Music

 

Z Entertainment with Nick as the MC kept everyone on the dance floor the entire night, doing a dance-off with the kids and handing out tons of prizes. Since it is a club, all of the lights and special effects are already there.

 

 

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The dance floor is full including David’s Grandma Tickle!

David Mendelsohn cheerleading

David made his entrance behind a group of cheerleaders. Six of his girl friends dressed in TEAM DAVID t-shirts with the number 13 on the back. They came in waving purple pompoms and then did a dance and sang a song that Mom Valerie wrote to the tune of ”Oh Mickey” with the words changed to “Oh David”

David Mendelsohn dancing

All of the staff wore purple T-shirts with the Club D13 logo on the front – the kids received these shirts as their favor inside a Club D13 drawstring bag with a CD of 10 of David’s favorite songs

 

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Throughout the night, Off The Hookah’s bartenders entertained the guests with different tricks such as flair bartending – juggling the bottles and making drinks at the same time, blowing fire from their mouths and other cool tricks. Towards the end of the evening, a belly dancer also entertained the crowd with a traditional belly dance.

 

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A belly dancer performs

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David gets a lift during the Horah

David Mendelsohn karaoke

David and his friends enjoy karaoke

 

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For their candle lighting, this family wanted something different. They used 2” square bud vases and filled them with water balls and different color lights.

 

David Mendelsohn candle lighting

David Mendelsohn candle lighting

Candles were placed at the top and looked beautiful across the room

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The Mendelsohn’s light their candle

 

 

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They created their sign-in book on Shutterfly.

 

 

David Mendelsohn sign in

 

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They ordered their favors through Andrew Goldstein. Each young guest received the drawstring bag and T-shirt.

 

 

David Mendelsohn favor tag

Their very creative friend Jenn Baxt, made individual tags that looked like iPhones, with the kids’ names on them, and a text that read “thnx 4 coming”

David Mendelsohn favor bags

 

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Can you please give us some Mom-to-Mom advice since you survived planning a Mitzvah!
“It’s the little touches that make your party special and unique. I planned my son’s Bar Mitzvah in 2 ½ months and I wouldn’t change a thing. Just be organized and if you are fortunate enough to have some creative and willing friends, let them help. Remember, at the end of the day, you’re doing it all for your child, so keep him or her in mind when making decisions. It’s also not about who spends the most money, but more about being innovative and coming up with something new and fresh and fun. Having close friends and family around for the special day is the most important thing. Don’t stress, enjoy the special time and take it all in, because in a few hours it’s all over!”

 

Stamp Vendor's Directory

 

The following vendors helped to make David’s celebration special. If you give any a call, please let them know you read about their services on MitzvahMarket.com.

 

Venue: Mom Valerie, Off The Hookah, 561-252-9935
Party Planner:
Mom Valerie
Music Entertainment:
MC Nick, Z Entertainment Group Michael Zeidman
Favor Person:
Andrew Goldstein, A.Goldstein & Co., agoldcony@aol.com, 561-656-1485
Party Entertainment:
Belly Dancer and flair bartenders provided by venue
Invitation:
My Event
Sign-In book:
Shutterfly.com
Mom’s Dress:
Nordstroms
Photographer:
Erica Dunhill, WP Inks, 561-543-7618
Videographer
: Tony Hall, thvideo@gmail.com, 954-721-6142
Custom Posters and Banners:
Soha Herrera, Starring YOU, 954-328-9448
Photo Cookies
: Sandy Cookie Creations, 561-214-1506

 

Mitzvah Inspire: Can’t Forget Invitations
April 22nd, 2012

Mitzvah Inspire: Can’t Forget Invitations

Our readers love seeing invitations!

Our past story Inviting Invitations was very popular, so we decided to round-up a new bunch of “can’t forget” clever invitations.

Enjoy some great invitations below!

Arriving in a box, complete with a mini game ball, what basketball enthusiast wouldn’t love this invitation from Natural Impression Design

Boxed invite with purple gatefold invitation with personalized tag of recipients name. On the inside, the name “emily faith” was embellished with ultra fine glitter! The RSVP card was fashioned after a traditional guest check from a restaurant. To see more about this invitation and others visit FabuDesigns.com

 

This origami fortune teller invite is from Create Studio Invites

 
The “Locker Folder” design from Pioneer Announcements is great for a sports themed invitation. It is laser cut on a brushed silver paper. Some of the accessories were designed to resemble an actual sports game ticket 

 

Dear Friends created the McAndies invitation above for Andie’s Bat Mitzvah which took place at a McDonalds in Manhattan. The “A” was made into a golden arch to resemble the “M” in McDonalds. Each invite was placed properly so the small details were visible.  The french fries container had the RSVP and direction cards. The RSVP cleverly said, “Welcome to McAndies. Can I take your order. Place your order by April 25th.” The direction card read, “Drive Thru.” The cup contained M&Ms with Andies name on it

Lehr & Black created this one of kind invitation for a fashion loving young lady named Bianca. Once guests opened the Pucci design, they were treated to music from Madonna’s “Vogue” with graphics featuring the Bat Mitzvah girl on the cover of her favorite magazine

 
This two-sided glossy hard card stock resembled an iPad and featured the Bat Mitzvah girl’s favorite apps from M. Studio Events

Proper Notice created this invitation with smoke lucite silkscreen text and custom envelope with leather grommets and a tie closure

Created by Luscious Verde, this custom lacrosse invitation features a hand drawn, hand stitched paper lacrosse stick that was printed on textured paper to give the dimensional feel of the actual sports equipment


Unique viewfinder attached to information on this celebration from Write Next Door

Did you have an uber creative invitation for your child’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration? Let us know at info@MitzvahMarket.com.

Pantone’s Color For Spring Is…
April 22nd, 2012

Pantone’s Color For Spring Is…

Spring is here and Pantone, the color authority just announced the color of the year!

Tangerine Tango, a spirited reddish orange, provides an energy boost to recharge and move forward.

“Sophisticated but at the same time dramatic and seductive, Tangerine Tango is an orange with a lot of depth to it,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “Reminiscent of the radiant shadings of a sunset, Tangerine Tango marries the vivaciousness and adrenaline rush of red with the friendliness and warmth of yellow, to form a high-visibility, magnetic hue that emanates heat and energy.”

We will begin to see this color in cosmetic shades, fashion, home decor and party elements.


We found this great collage of tangerine tango on the DUO blog

Over the past several years, orange has grown in popularity and acceptance among designers and consumers alike. A fun, lively take on a traditional autumnal hue, Tangerine Tango will surely carry through to fall fashion as well.

Will your upcoming Bar/Bat Mitzvah have a touch of tangerine tango? Let us know at info@MitzvahMarket.com.