January 10th, 2015
Is your child a fan of the popular reality show, “Project Runway?” Or even just an aspiring fashion designer?
Atlanta Occasions Magazine once again featured a great Bat Mitzvah on their website that we had to share with our Mitzvah Market readers. This young woman is a budding fashion designer, so she could think of no other theme suitable for her upcoming Bat Mitzvah than her very own spin on Lifetime’s hit TV show.
What makes it even more special is that all event planning and design was done by her Mom, Michelle Nathan! If you would like to use her fabulous services, just email her at MNathan101@aol.com.
All the vendors are based in Atlanta and include: Chuck Robertson Photography, decor by Tulip and T-shirts from the Atlanta T Shirt Factory. Enjoy!
Colorful signage that hung from the draping
The place cards were fashion illustrations by the Bat Mitzvah girl
The table decor was colorful and creative – this centerpiece included a lamp with scissors and a spool of thread – all the chairs had boas on them
The centerpieces are simple but colorful – wrapped boxes with votives and single carnations
The dessert bar all “dressed up”
The T-shirt giveaways had Project Runway host Tim Gunn’s favorite catchphrase “Make it Work!”
To see another Mitzvah Inspire from Atlanta Occasions Magazine, click here.
January 7th, 2015
Janie Haas Events recently created a modern version of Alice in Wonderland with “Abby in Wonderland” themed Bat Mitzvah that was nothing short of amazing.
The venue was the versatile event space Theatre 1 & Space 57 at The Revere Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts.
The Bat Mitzvah girl loves the book and it was a great opportunity for the family and event planner to let their creative juices flow.
With a mix of vintage and modern decor, this popular theme had not been done like this before!
The photography was by Person + Killian.
At the entrance, a window cling with her logo
Custom service programs
Characters from the book came to life
Vintage inspired skeleton key place cards
Tea cup centerpieces
Take a look through this beautiful “Looking Glass” sign-in
Chess pieces and the mushroom forest were a focus of the bar and lounge area
It was the Mitzvah Mom’s idea to use many of the novel’s quotes throughout the décor
Adventure and fun were around every corner
A full room photo from above
Beautiful vintage lace linens, flowered tea cups and dainty china were used for the adult table settings
The adult menu featured a vintage font
The kids’ menu decorated in vibrant modern colors
The table numbers were illustrated characters from the book
“Which way you ought to go depends on where you want to go” was just one of the very cute and appropriate quotes for the kids’ napkins
We love this seating banquette
Sophisticated and modern lounge area
Hanging chairs and over-sized tea cups on the kids’ side
“Every adventure requires a first step” decorated this great serpentine table
The amazing cake with all the characters
We thank Janie Haas Events for sharing this wonderful and creative Bat Mitzvah celebration with our readers.
Event Planner: Janie Haas Events; Photographers: Person + Killian Photography; Venue: Theatre 1 & Space 57 at The Revere Hotel; Decor: Art of the Event, Inc.; Furniture Rentals: Art of the Event, Inc., Peterson Party Center; Lighting: Suzanne B. Lowell Lighting Design; Entertainment: Klass Universal Entertainment
January 7th, 2015
Guests appreciate a bottle of water when they leave a Bar Bat Mitzvah celebration.
It’s a great idea to customize the water bottle label with your child’s Bar Bat Mitzvah theme.
Here’s some helpful advice if you decide to do-it-yourself:
Buy your water bottles in bulk from Costco, BJs or Sam’s Club. You should use waterproof labels, so your artwork doesn’t run as the water cools off in the fridge. Onlinelabels.com has a great selection to choose from.
The most important part of this process is to preserve the water bottle packaging, so transporting them to your Mitzvah venue will be easy!
Here’s how:
Cut a hole in the plastic shrink-wrap surrounding the case of water bottles. Make sure it’s in the center on the top
Carefully take each bottle out through the opening you created
Now you can remove the old labels, replace them with your custom labels and put the bottles back into the original packaging.
Voila! Your bottles are ready and can be easily lifted into the car and taken to your Mitzvah venue!
If you have any Mom-to-Mom advice or tips, please let us know at info@MitzvahMarket.com.
January 4th, 2015
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.
The Perchekly family of Plainview, New York, celebrated their daughter Gabby Bat Mitzvah with a celebration at Temple Or Elohim in Jericho, New York.
Since Gabby loves to dance and the family loves a good party, combining the two was a great way to celebrate.
Using the “The Great Gabby” as her logo, this party had lots of glitz and glamour and a great touch by Mom Sabina!
Bottles of champagne for the adults doubled as place cards and favors and were placed on top of a beautiful hot pink table linen
Simon Elliot Events created the labels, Mom Sabina bought and labeled the champagne bottles herself
To see the rest of this Mitzvah Family Spotlight story, click here.
To see our past Mitzvah Find, click here.
January 4th, 2015
NY Party Works is a full-service Event Planning company. They have coordinated thousands of events in the Metro area and beyond. High-end photo favors, photo booths, arcade games, virtual reality and interactive games are some of their specialties.
Whether you are looking for complete event planning or just looking to add some exciting entertainment to your Bar Bat Mitzvah celebration, NY Party Works can provide it all.
NY Party Works Introduces “AppMe”
AppMe is a new interactive party favor that combines a photo option with a customized game app. It’s perfect for Bar Bat Mitzvah parties; it’s Mitzvah fun that kids of all ages will love! Games can be custom branded with any background or logo to match your child’s Bar Bat Mitzvah theme or color scheme.
Here’s how it works:
1. Take a photo in front of a green screen.
2. Select one of the five game choices, including: Hero Dress Up, Hit the Hero, Hero Jump, Hero SlotMachine and Angry Hero.
3. Receive a photo of youself inserted into the game of your choice. You are now part of the game!
For example, on Hit the Hero, it will be your head that pops up to be smashed!
4. Enter the code on the photo into one of NY Party Works tablets at the party or use your own smartphone. You can play at the party and also later at home.
5. Compete in a scoring competition with all your friends who are at the celebration or send your customized game to your friends so they can play too!
Watch this demo of kids at a Bar Bat Mitzvah celebration to see how it works
To learn more about NY Party Works, visit their extended profile page in our Vendor Directory.
