Mitzvah Inspire: Super Hero Bat Mitzvah

Lindsy Steinberg of Lindsy Steinberg Events in Houston, Texas, specializes in event planning and design. She recently created a unique Bat Mitzvah theme that we had to share.

The Bat Mitzvah girl has a love for superheroes of all kinds, so Lindsy put her super powers to work and created a Comic Book style party with fabulous details.

Working with some great vendors, including Invitation Solutions, who created custom placemats, napkins, t-shirts and menus for the party and RE Event Solutions who created the custom furniture.

Natural Expressions was the photographer. 

Kippot customized with the Super hero logo and “L” for Lisa

 Custom programs look beautiful with a blue accent ribbon

 The vibrant graphics, as seen on these placemats, were used throughout the party

And on the menu

High-top cocktail tables with spandex and comic font logo decal really pops!

Super photo props

The logo front and center on the bar

An awesome entrance with all of Lisa’s logos and exclamations displayed

  Make-your-own frozen yogurt sundae station that would not have been the same without the custom cups they created

 Digital caricature artist added to the fun

 We thank Lindsy Steinberg of Lindsy Steinberg Events for sharing this Super-fantastic Bat Mitzvah with our readers.

Party Planner: Lindsy Steinberg, Lindsy Steinberg Events; Photographer: Natural Expressions Photography; Custom cocktail napkins, programs and Kippot, Invitation Solutions; Lounge furniture, RE Event Solutions; Music/DJ, Maxed Out Entertainment

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What’s New From Lighter Than Air Events

Lighter Than Air Events is a party decorating company that has been servicing clients throughout Long Island and the Metropolitan area, as well as nationwide, for over 25 years.

They specialize in Bar & Bat Mitzvahs, Sweet 16’s, Anniversaries, and any other special event. No job is too small or too big!

Their services include: Sign in Books, Sign in Boards, Balloons, Photo Blowups, Themed Centerpieces, Break Thru Walls, Card Table Displays, Coming Attraction Signs, Life Size Stand-ups, Place Cards, Invitations, Puzzle Boards, Step & Repeat Backdrops, Superimpose Posters, Club Style/Lounge, Marquis Signs and much more! 

Their New Styrofoam Letters Are All The Rage!

Now available, Lighter Than Air Events has big, bold letters made from styrofoam that can be easily customized to match the theme or color scheme of your child’s Bar Bat Mitzvah.

Perfect for table centerpieces, even sign-in boards!

Sizes are generally 12″ x 24”, larger sizes also available

New Customized Pillows!

Add a splash of color to your lounge decor for your child’s Bar Bat Mitzvah celebration with these new customized pillows.

Clients have their choice of printed or embroidered pillows. They can work with any logo, design or color scheme

 To learn more about Lighter Than Air Events, visit their extended profile page in our Vendor Directory.  

A Special Gift For The Bar Bat Mitzvah Child

Your child will be invited to many Bar Bat Mitzvahs during their 7th and 8th grade school years. There are dressy clothes to purchase, carpools to arrange and many gifts to buy!

It’s common, and (let’s face it) easy, to send a check as the Bar Bat Mitzvah gift. After all, there’s a Bar Bat Mitzvah money card section in many stationery stores across the country.

Bar Bat Mitzvah gift amounts vary depending on where you live in the country, your relationship to the child and how many in your family are attending the celebration. What if you prefer to give the young man or young lady something special, more personal? 

It’s very hard to know what a 13 year old would want as a Bar Bat Mitzvah gift. There are laptops, iPads, iPods and many other electronic devices. For the girls, jewelry is an easy choice and most boys would love tickets to a sporting event.

We found six other options that might strike a cord with your special Mitzvah boy or girl:

1. Baseball cuff links.

Cuff links from Paul Fredrick

These baseball cuff links from Paul Fredrick are very special because they are made from actual used game baseballs. There’s a number engraved on the back which you enter into their Website to find out information about the game they were played in!

2. Invitation box from Lexington Studios.

This gift box from Lexington Studios is personalized with the child’s Bar Bat Mitzvah invitation on the outside and a special message from the gift giver on the inside. Each box also contains an album with ten 8.5 x 11” sheet protectors and acid free paper to allow for creative scrapbooking and to hold your favorite photos. The album can also serve as a guest sign-in book!

3. A customized rap song from Giftrapped.com.

Watch sample song here

Giftrapped.com will gather information from you about the guest of honor and then create a completely personalized rap song and slide show using 20-30 photos. This video can be shown at the child’s celebration as an entrance video or as part of the montage.

4. The Daily Portrait.

The Daily Portrait from Milson Road is a great commemorative Bar Bat Mitzvah gift that is set up like a newspaper. It shows the lead headline, which is news of the Bar Bat Mitzvah child being called to the Torah and other information about the service and celebration. Additionally, they capture the news of the day from national and international sources. It is produced in an 18 x 20 inch print with a custom wood frame

5.  The Pieced Palette.

These keepsake pillows are custom made to complement any invitation, announcement or photo. Using the Bar Bat Mitzvah child’s invitation, they find a complementary fabric and ribbon and create a pillow

6. Sean Kenney: Your portrait in lego!

These clever gift ideas will have the special guest of honor in your life remembering you for years to come.

For more gift ideas, visit our Mom To Mom Forum and make some suggestions for our readers!

The Potash Bat Mitzvah Family Spotlight

The Potash family celebrated their daughter Isabelle’s (Izzy) Bat Mitzvah on November 9, 2013, at the Temple B’nai Chaim, in Georgetown, Connecticut.

The reception was held at the Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk, Connecticut.

The theme was “Izzy’s Igloo” and Mom Lisa’s company, PiPo Press, created the Izzy’s Igloo logo, invitation, and many of the “cool” event details.

Pictured L-R: Dad Ken, Mom Lisa, Bat Mitzvah girl Isabelle and Brother Jack.

Bentley Waters Photography was the photographer and the rest of the vendor information is at the bottom of the spotlight.

 There was a morning service at Temple B’nai Chaim where the family has been members for many years.

Izzy holding the Torah with her proud Mom and Dad

  
After a truly meaningful service, the Kiddush luncheon was held at Weston Field Club in Weston, Connecticut. Izzy spent many of her childhood summers at the club, so it felt right to have a part of her special day at this venue

Simple and beautiful Kiddush centerpieces

 
Mom Lisa is co-owner of PiPo Press, a custom invitation design boutique, and created an invitation and RSVP card which set the tone and theme for the reception. The color palette of blue and hot pink was also used throughout the party.

 The RSVP response card text was very clever.  “Cool!, can’t wait!” or “Brrr! so sorry to have to miss it, have fun!”

 
The thank you card included a picture taken from the party of Izzy dancing with her dad and website information was printed on it so that the guests were able to view the photos from the evening and the highlight video as well.

The Potash family was beautifully color coordinated. Izzy looked awesome in a royal blue chiffon gown from La Femme and Mom Lisa wore a gorgeous pink gown custom made by Jennifer Butler. Dad Ken and brother Jack looked sharp in their own suits and coordinating hot pink ties from Saks Fifth Avenue.

The evening party was held at Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk, Connecticut. Another place Isabelle spent many hours in as a child. The party was held in a wonderful party space to one side of the museum. To keep it intimate, they decided not to open up the party to the entire museum.

Balloon Artistry created a balloon arch that resembled an igloo for guests to walk through as they entered the venue 

The theme was Izzy’s Igloo. Rooms were lit in light blue with sparkles of silver and crystal. 

 
The blue up lighting, clear stools and white table cloths all worked perfectly with the winter decor theme. This was a long hallway with all glass walls where the adult food and bar was set up

 
The large media room featured the kids’ lounge area. There was a dance floor, LED high top cocktail tables, white leather couches, a large floor to ceiling screen and video snowflakes falling throughout the evening

 The gobo looked great on the dance floor adorned with animated snowflakes

MC Gio and the dancers of Jeffrey Craig Events did a fantastic job keeping everyone dancing and having fun all night.

Izzy makes her entrance

Izzy singing along with friends

Balloon Artistry created the sign-in using a mirror with Izzy’s logo in the center. Multi-colored sharpies with ribbons were attached so guests could “sign-in.”

It looked great before and after

One of Izzy’s friends writing her a message

Kids and adults had the opportunity to have custom dog tags created with their names or pictures courtesy of PBG Events. There was also an animated photo booth from The Bosco, where guests could immediately share pictures on Facebook.  There was also a glitter tattoo artist from Glitter Toos with custom tattoos of Izzy’s party logo and the Weston, Connecticut town logo.

Photo engraved dog tags were a big hit!

Here is one of the fun photos from The Bosco photo booth. The photos taken throughout the evening was streamed live on two screens all night. The gift box on the right was from Balloon Aritstry.

A guest ready for his temporary tattoo

The girls showing off their arm tattoos

The highlight of the evening was a lion dance performed by Wan Chin Ming Hung Gar Institute. Being half-Chinese, the Potash family wanted to include something from Isabelle’s Chinese heritage.

 A group of ten dancers and musicians performed a traditional lion dance with drums to ward off evil spirits and bring good luck to the celebration

A great moment between Izzy and her dad. They danced to “Thank You” by Natalie Merchant.

Wanting an informal, “kids party” atmosphere, AMG Catering provided a cocktail style party for the entire evening with passed hors d’oeuvres and stations all night. The kids had a similar set up with Isabelle’s favorite foods. There was a taco bar and a mashed potato station for dinner, served buffet style.

For the adults, winter inspired ice blue martinis served on trays of shredded coconut snow

 Guests enjoyed Italian ices and snow cones from a truck parked at entrance

The kids’ bar was set up with a rainbow soda bar of glass soda bottles in every color

 Some of the delicious hors d’oeuvres

Milk and cookies, one of the many dessert options

Snowball cake pops on mirror trays

The Cake Boutique created this igloo themed cake which was used for the candle lighting ceremony.

At the end of the evening, Izzy’s friends received clear drawstring goody bags with sweatshirts and bags of blue and silver candy with logo name tags.

 
Sweatshirts with Izzy’s logo all wrapped up

 Izzy and her friend posing in their new sweatshirts

As guests departed, they left with ice blue slushes in logo plastic cups.

Isabelle’s Mitvah project was for Cookies for Kids’ Cancer. They are a national non-profit organization raising funds for pediatric cancer research. She sold cookies to family and friends and raised over $2,000 for the pediatric unit at Dana Farber Cancer Institute. The caterer, AMG Catering donated kitchen time and Isabelle and her friend, Audrey, spent an afternoon there baking hundreds of cookies that were handed out after her Bat Mitzvah service. She wrapped each package in cellophane and tied them with hot pink and cobalt blue string, her party colors. She paid for the ingredients with her allowance and 100% of the proceeds were donated to Cookies for Kids’ Cancer.

 Cookies beautifully wrapped by Izzy and her friend Audrey

Some advice from Mom Lisa:
“Everyone says this, but keeping yourself organized is the only way to go. I purchased a cute little notebook about a year before the event. Scribbles from every meeting with every vendor is in that notebook. Any thoughts I had or suggestions from other friends were recorded in the same spot. Pinterest.com was also a great source of inspiration.  Something else I learned through this process is that so many of the little details that I slaved on were only noticed by me, so if you are on a budget, let those little things go. Focus on what is important to your child and let that guide the party planning. Finally, hire great people with good referrals and you will be in good shape!”

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

Venue: Tabitha Carter, Stepping Stones Museum for Children, 203-899-0606,
Caterer/Party Planners: Alison Milwe Grace/Olivia Savarese, AMG Catering, 203-227-5535
Photographer: Bentley Waters, Bentley Waters Photography, 914-953-4155
Videographer: Jack Craymer, Jack Craymer,  203-434-7882
Invitation/thank you cards/logo: Mom Lisa Chin Potash,  PiPoPress, 203-221-1181
Music Entertainment: Scott Sica, MC, Gio, Jeffrey Craig Entertainment, 800-690-9370
Balloon arch/sign in board/gift box, Shaina, Balloon Artistry, 845-352-2828
Party Furniture rental/dog tags: Nancy, PBG Events, 646-430-4107
Animated Photo Booth: Lisa Fertig, The Bosco, 917-407-3802
Lion Dance Dancers: Warren Wan, Wan Chin Ming Hung Gar Institute, 917-922-6877
Sweatshirt Favors/Slushee cups: Chrissy Nasi, Professional Marketing Services, 203-984-1915
Caterer Rentals: Taylor-Rentals, 203-762-9611
Tattoos: Liana, Glitter Toos
Candy bags: Swirl, 203-544-7057
PJ’s Italian ices/snowcone truck: PJ, 203-331-7017
Cake: Sonia, The Cake Boutique, 203-761-7990
Bat Mitzvah girl Izzy’s gown: La Femme, Neiman Marcus
Mom Lisa’s gown: Jennifer Butler, 203-256-5768
Dad Ken and brother Jack: Their own suits, coordinating hot pink ties, Saks
Transportation: Hoyt Livery, 203-966-5466
Hair & makeup, Blow Dry Southport, 203-557-4789

Mitzvah Find: Flash Tattoos

Flash Tattoos are gorgeous, metallic, jewelry-inspired temporary tattoos!

This is the must-have trend this summer and all the rage at sleep-away camps too.

We think this would make a great activity at your Mitzvah reception.

Flash Tattoos are non-toxic and safe for anyone to wear. All Flash Tattoos pass safety standards for the cosmetic and toy product industries and meet all U.S. and international regulatory requirements.

They are tattoos for serious (and not so serious) fashionistas. Just apply, glimmer and go!

 Sophisticated, elegant and temporary

The perfect accessory

 They last up to 7 days and each kit contains 4 sheets of fun

Check out their Website at Flash Tattoos.

Mom Find: DIY Mitzvah Style

Who better to find the latest and greatest for all things Bar Bat Mitzvahs than our own Mitzvah Moms!

We have spotlighted over 200 families and we thought it would be fun to call out some of the “Mom Finds” that you might have missed.

 
When the Nussbaums celebrated their second child’s Bat Mitzvah, they wanted something completely different than their son’s Bar Mitzvah in 2006. Carlee loves texting and circles and they were able to incorporate both into their theme, “LOL With Carlee.”

Mom Tracey also found a way for her daughter to wear a custom dress, without the custom price!

Carlee’s chocolate brown dress was found at a Jessica McClintock store and then embellished by an FIT student/family friend Erika Schuster. She went shopping with Carlee and added embellishments so her dress would match the theme!

To see more ideas from this Mitzvah Family Spotlight, click here.

To see our past Mitzvah Mom Find, click here.

The Event Of A Lifetime: No theme, Lots Of Colors

The Event Of A Lifetime, Inc. can save you hours of leg work and phone calls, since the research has been done for you. They have an extensive library of Bar Bat Mitzvah resources and contacts in every field and will carefully select only those professionals who can enhance every detail of your special day.

Recently Melisa Imberman was the party planner for one of the last Bat Mitzvahs of the season! Bat Mitzvah girl Rebecca knew she wanted lots of color, but not a specific theme! See the results below.

Margaret Fox was the photographer.

Here’s Rebecca’s reaction seeing her party room for the first time!

This celebration took place at the Elmwood Country Club in White Plains, NY

Decor was a collaboration between Melisa and X-Quisite Events

The colorful kids’ lounge

The Bat Mitzvah cake

The good looking candy buffet!

This vanity mirror sign-in was perfect as the Bat Mitzvah girl loves the theatre

We thank The Event Of A Lifetime for sharing this Bat Mitzvah celebration with our readers.
To learn more, visit their extended profile page in our Vendor Directory.

United Floral Events: New Trends In Decor

United Floral Events fuses creativity and innovation to build living works of art for the most discerning clients. They are always out on top with the newest ideas in the industry.

When you work with them, each client deals directly with Charles, their lead designer, from start to finish no matter how small or large the event.

Recently, Charles has been designing Bar Bat Mitzvah celebrations without flowers.

Below are a variety of different out-of-the box centerpiece ideas designed by Charles:

 This centerpiece included industrial towers with grass and trendy sneakers

Check out this look using Nike Foamposites!

They incorporate touches of flowers with their custom style props in a clean fashion

They offer many different style candle stands, lamps, faux flower balls, glass containers, faux stems, metal test tube stands, air vent containers and Ralph Lauren inspired props

Here’s a new trend which gives you a night club look. Silver drum shade lamps with white rose hedges at the base were used along with a stainless steel bar with a graffiti backdrop. To finish the look, 15 foot palm trees are around the room 

Their trendy tall candle stands speak for themselves

Different sized vessels with floating candles

A pewter stand with suspended test tubes – with a line of votive candles

This look features a large oversized square vase with wheat grass submerged in glass

They also offer the newest lounge décor furniture in various styles and in many different colors. They can provide you with studded, plain or antique furniture in leather, suede, velvet, and various other different fabrics. Of course for anyone looking for light up lounge décor, they can accommodate your requests right from their warehouse. They can provide light up, stainless steel or mahogany bars, with stools to match. AND they offer much more…just ask and they will do their best to fulfill your vision!

Their new 2,000 square foot showroom is filled with lots of “out of the box” ideas.

Learn more about United Floral Events by visiting their extended profile page in our Vendor Directory.

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