September 8th, 2013
New look, same great service! EJTheDJ.com gets a makeover…
EJ The DJ Inc. utilizes its worldwide resources to customize entertainment for your affair. The EJ staff is always on the lookout for what’s hot and about to hit. They know what is the next “big thing” in the world of entertainment and are ready to incorporate it into your affair.
Now it’s easier than ever to learn more about their services by visiting their newly designed Website at www.ejthedj.com.
New look with easy navigation
Their talent section features videos of their MCs, dancers and extra musicians:
To see more click here
Are you looking for lighting? With a combination of LEDs and intelligent lighting, they can change the entire atmosphere of your party with the push of a button.
You can work one on one with their designers to coordinate the perfect look. See more photos in their lighting area here
Get creative with your seating and their lounge furniture!
Bring the night club look to any venue. Check out more lounge decor here
When looking for added fun, EJ The DJ can provide photo novelties, airbrushing, crafts and much more!
Learn more about all their extra activities here
You will also find a Videography and Photography area. Whether you want a custom entrance video, montage, event recap or just photography, they have it all!
Watch some samples in their video and photography area here
In the center of it all is your party dance floor.
They have white dance floors, holograms, parquet or checkered to name a few. See more examples in their dance floor section here
To learn more about EJ The DJ, visit their extended profile page in our Vendor Directory.
September 7th, 2013
By Marisa Thalberg, ExecutiveMoms.com
I’m excited to share my personal experience in planning my daughter Hannah’s Bat Mitzvah. In going through this process, I have had time to think about my own Bat Mitzvah. I wanted to share some of my memories….
It was one of the most glorious days of my adolescence, with roughly twice the number of friends and family together to celebrate my ascent into “womanhood” (as Jewish tradition would have it) than my husband and I would have between us at our wedding.
Perhaps because photos of my growing up are scattered, having an album of my Bat Mitzvah photos keeps the memories of that day that much more clarified in my mind than most others from those surrounding years. My father as it turned out would pass away only 7 years later; my favorite grandmother just 4 years after that, so the preserved sight of them laughing and reveling makes this event all that more special to me.
My family and I, on my Bat Mitzvah day in 1982
Flash forward to today, and it is a true sense of time warp. How could I be the parent now beginning to plan my own oldest daughter’s Bat Mitzvah? As typical busy, modern, New York parents, the role religion has played in our lives is hugely tempered, and arguably far more ambiguous than it was when I was growing up. In fact, right or wrong, one of our priorities in trying to find any kind of congregation to align with, was that it would offer our kids a just one-day-a-week religious school option, which felt proportionately acceptable to us relative to all the other activities that hold sway over our family’s calendars.
However, as suggested above, it is the realization that ultimately, my Bat Mitzvah remains such a seminal memory from my youth of family, love and tradition, that it is important to me that my girls have the opportunity to have this same milestone event, hopefully surrounded by those most special to us as well.
And that brings us to… the PLANNING of a Bat Mitzvah.
In NYC and perhaps even worse in the surrounding suburbs, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs have become wild extravaganzas – weddings on teenage steroids. My mother – who claimed a preference for tuna fish even as my dad aspired to give her caviar – was as I increasingly appreciate now, a visionary ahead of her time. In planning my Bat Mitzvah, her priority was to be budget-savvy yet resourceful. Her inspired venue? (which I’m sure I initially resisted) She convinced the private school I attended on Long Island (at which I was in a very small minority of Jews) to ‘rent’ us the space and let us convert the gym into a reception hall. In her mind this was a place with personal significance to my life, uniqueness, and appropriateness to a 13 year old vs. a standard catering hall.
As you can see, the exterior was as gorgeous as any venue one might ever choose
The party inside spared nothing – yet somehow was just RIGHT
All these years later, my tastes and style are quite different from my mother’s – yet I realize it will be her creative approach that I’m actually emulating in trying to plan for MY daughter a Bat Mitzvah that for HER turn, is also… just right.
ABOUT MARISA THALBERG
Marisa Thalberg is the founder of Executive Moms which for 11 years has provided content and community for fabulous women who are both professionals and mothers. An executive herself, she is also the head of corporate digital marketing worldwide for The Estée Lauder Companies. She has been widely acknowledged for her work on both fronts, including being named a Working Mother of the Year, an Advertising Age Woman to Watch, and a featured mother in UNICEF’s State of World’s Children report. She lives in Manhattan with her husband David and their two daughters Hannah, age 12 and Avery, age 7. She will be celebrating Hannah’s Bat Mitzvah in November 2013 and is blogging about her planning experience for both MitzvahMarket.com and on her blog.
Read about Hannah’s celebration here.
September 2nd, 2013
Gotham T-shirts designs and prints favors for over 200 Bar Bat Mitzvahs a year.
They offer personalized custom screen printing, embroidery, art and theme designs for Bar Bat Mitzvah celebrations.
Their fashion designs look best on hooded and zipper sweatshirts, T-shirts, flannel PJ sweatpants & nylon draw string back packs.
Recently they printed T-shirts for Ed, an 83 year old man who decided to celebrate for the second time! His Bar Mitzvah was held on February 23rd at the Aventura-Turnberry Jewish Center in Florida and included T-shirt favors for his family and close friends!
Designed and printed by Gotham T-shirts
We asked why Ed wanted to celebrate his Bar Mitzvah for the second time and were told, “The reason for a “2nd Bar Mitzvah” is that there is Jewish lore that a lifetime is equal to 3-score +10 years. That would mean that life ends at 70 years, therefore, 13 years after that would make the Bar Mitzvah 83-years old.”
Ed’s celebration was an intimate event with immediate family and close friends. It took place in a restaurant in the building where Ed and his wife live, The Hampton’s at Aventura.
Ed was thrilled to have everyone together to celebrate his special event. Mazel Tov to Ed and his family and thank you for sharing your story with Mitzvah Market.
To learn more about Gotham T-shirt, visit their extended profile page in our Vendor Directory.
August 28th, 2013
Space is a unique party space with all high tech games, extravagant entertainment, unique decor and customized menus.
When you book your party at this venue you can expect FUN! They know that this celebration is for 12-13 year olds and want your young guests to play the games, enjoy creative, fun food, chill in a lounge setting, listen to great music, dance and have the time of their lives!
Now they are offering something new – Foam Mitzvahs!
Guests are told in advance and towels are provided. Check out all the fun below and watch all the action here:
To learn more, visit their extended profile page in our Vendor Directory.
August 28th, 2013
The Ackerman family celebrated Alex’s Bar Mitzvah on April 27, 2013 at The Jewish Center in Princeton, New Jersey. Dinner and dancing followed that evening at the Greenacres Country Club in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Alex is a sports fan but this was not your typical sports themed party. Thanks to creative Mom Andi’s DIY touches and the Princeton University Band greeting guests, this party scored on every level.
Pictured L-R: Dad Brad, Bar Mitzvah boy Alex, brother Jacob and Mom Andi.
The vendor information is listed at the end of the spotlight.
Alex’s Mincha service was held at The Jewish Center in Princeton, New Jersey. Alex smiling as he is holding the Torah
The invitation suite, in classic navy and white, was from Fran Amir of Exclusively For You.. Alex on a stamp from Zazzle.com
The Ackerman family looked great. Mom Andi’s silver cocktail dress was from Saks Fifth Avenue. Little brother Jacob, Dad Brad and Bar Mitzvah boy Alex were all wearing suits with blue ties from Schweon’s Clothing
Guests were greeted by the Princeton University Band. They played as guests drove up…
…and created excitement right from the start!
Mom Andi is so creative. She did much of the decor herself. These personalized bobble head place cards featured a picture of each guest!
Showcasing Alex’s favorite sports teams were these centerpieces made with supplies from Michael’s Craft stores
An ardent Philadelphia Flyer’s fan, this centerpiece celebrates Alex’s favorite hockey team
Mom Andi put together the out-of-towner boxes which held snacks and water bottle labels. Stickers from Zazzle.com were placed over black duct tape
Each table number had a different photo of Alex and corresponding age. Mom Andie covered glass cylinders in transparent paper with pictures printed from the computer
Alex making his way into the crowd for his entrance into the reception
Alex in the chair during the Horah
MC Leon and the All Around Entertainment dancers kept everyone on the dance floor
Fedora’s Cakes By Design created this special cake for Alex. Cutout silhouettes of each sport that Alex plays decorated the cake
The handiwork of Mom Andi who put together this candy buffet which included a giant “A” centerpiece with glued York peppermint bites
Advice from Mom Andi:
“Start planning early and get organized. I created an ongoing album with photos and Websites of images of things I liked. So when I was ready to place the orders, everything from kippots to napkins, I had the numbers and Websites on hand.”
Vendor Directory
The following vendors helped to make Alex’s celebration special. If you give any of them a call, please let them know you read about their services on MitzvahMarket.com
Temple: The Jewish Center, 609-921-0100
Venue: Greenacres Country Club, 609-896-0259
Party Planner: Mom Andi
Photographer: Susan Beard Design, 215-483-1990
Videographer: Hy Paul Studios, 215-364-4144
Music Entertainment: MC Leon, All Around Entertainment, 215-354-0124
Party entertainment: Digital photos, All Around Entertainment
Bobblehead place cards: Pro Studio Supply, 800-558-0114
Invitation: Fran, Exclusively For You
Cake: Fedora’s Cakes By Design, 609-895-0844
Centerpiece Décor: Foam board, grass, cylinder vases, Michaels
Candy Buffet: Large candy “A,” Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts
Candy labels: Etsy.com
Out of town boxes: Boxandwrap.com
Water bottle labels/stickers: Zazzle.com
Band: Princeton University Band
Mom Andi’s dress: Saks Fifth Avenue
Suits for family members: Schweon’s Clothing, 215-357-0600
August 25th, 2013
Runway Couture specializes in extraordinary and unique evening wear, cocktail dresses, suiting and great statement pieces. They have one-of-a-kind, custom designs as well as an array of ready-to-wear dresses and gowns handpicked by their design team to flatter any figure.
We spoke with Lisa Chait, a three-time Bar Mitzvah Mom about her experience working with Runway Couture:
MM: How many dresses have you had created by Runway Couture?
LC: My most recent gown for my youngest son’s Bar Mitzvah was actually the 4th beautiful dress Kimberly and Blanca made for me. They created three gowns for all three of my son’s Bar Mitzvahs and they also made me a stunning suit for my first son’s temple service. I had such a wonderful experience at Runway Couture and working with Kimberly and Blanca was a pleasure.
A custom creation by Runway Couture
MM: Why did you decide on a custom dress?
LC: From the start, I knew I wanted something custom for all three of my sons’ Bar Mitzvahs. I didn’t want a dress that was already in the store or that one of my guests might wear. I tried on some ready made dresses just to see what style I liked on me. For my most recent party, I knew I wanted a dress that was simple but made a statement at the same time.
Lisa with her son at his recent Bar Mitzvah celebration at The Sands At Atlantic Beach
MM: Please describe the process?
LC: I set up an appointment with Kimberly to start designing the dress about four months before the event. We worked together to pick out the fabric and the color. Kimberly drew a sketch of the dress and that was the starting point. We had quite a few fittings since the dress was very fitted and needed to fit just so. The dress came out beautiful. It was perfect and exactly what I had envisioned.
Kimberly’s original sketch
MM: Did the finished result look anything like the original sketch?
LC: We did change a couple of things on the dress from the first sketch. We added some crystals on the top at the very end.
Lisa changed into this short “off the rack” dress also from Runway Couture for the last hour of her son’s Bar Mitzvah celebration
MM: Any advice for those who plan on having a custom dress created for their child’s Bar Bat Mitzvah celebration?
LC: My advice for anyone making a custom dress is to pick out a fabric or lace that you like and then let Kimberly do what she does best, which is to create stunning, one-of-a-kind dresses. Everyone at Runway Couture is extremely professional and they will not let the dress leave the store unless you are very happy. I would not go anywhere else to have my dresses made.
To learn more about Runway Couture, visit their extended profile page in our Vendor Directory.
August 21st, 2013
Miranda Hirsch celebrated her Bat Mitzvah with a fun kids party on February 2, 2013 at Hudson Terrace, an event space in New York City.
For her initial “M,” she had a chic and sophisticated M&M theme.
Pictured L-R: Mom Pam, younger sister Caroline, Bat Mitzvah girl Miranda and Dad Howard
The photographer was Stephen Strutt of Stephen Andrews Photography and the rest of the vendors are listed below.
Miranda’s modern and colorful invitation was conceived by Miranda and her mom, and was created by Caroline Nussbaum of The Perfect Type.
The primary colors were carried throughout the party
Miranda wore a dress by Designing Dreams.
Miranda posing against the bar with oversized pictures of her in the background
The decor at Hudson Terrace included up lighting in primary colors of red, yellow, blue, green, and orange to coordinate with the look of classic M&M’s.
Adding to the décor were over 60 lbs of M&M’s in assorted clear vases, fish bowls and grande martini glasses
Even the bathroom doors had oversized frames filled with M&M posters!
The chandeliers had LED screens that displayed different graphics that emphasized her color scheme
Cute napkins coordinated with the M&M theme
The sign-in board was created by Stephen Andrews Photography and featured a muted picture of Miranda as a child and a larger picture of her now.
Signed by all of her guests
Entertainment Tonite provided the music for this celebration. They kept guests on the dance floor all night long!
Miranda making her entrance
Posing with her friends
And with MC Showtyme
At one point during the celebration, a cannon shot M&M colored confetti into the crowd of dancing kids.
Miranda wearing the t-shirt giveaway that she designed
With design ideas from Miranda and Mom Pam, LB Squared created the bright orange pullover sweatshirt that Miranda gave to her friends. They’ve been wearing them ever since!
Miranda’s Sweet Shop was set up with lots of great sweets for guests to take home.
Advice from Mom Pam:
“Take a deep breath and don’t sweat the small stuff. Make lists, then make more lists. Include your daughter (or son) in the decision making, but NOT with everything!”
The following vendors helped to make Miranda’s celebration special. If you give any of them a call, please let them know you read about their services on MitzvahMarket.com.
Venue: Kathryn Shark, Hudson Terrace, 212-315-9400 ext. 7604
Party Planner: Mom Pam
Music Entertainment/Green Screen Photos: Carl, Entertainment Tonite, 516-826-6900
Photographer/Sign-in Board/Montage: Stephen Strutt, Stephen Andrews Photography, 516-780-9100
Favors: Liza Ball and Lori Bland, LB Squared, 917-923-2819 or 917-734-3400
Invitation/cocktail napkins: Caroline Nussbaum, The Perfect Type, theperfecttype@gmail.com
Bat Mitzvah girl’s dress: Elena duVale, Designing Dreams, 516-248-1988
Sister Caroline’s dress: Best Dressed NY, 212-600-4607
Mom Pam’s dress: Zac Posen, Bloomingdales
Suit for Dad: Ralph Lauren
Makeup: Laura Geller, 212-570-5477
Hair: Da Pietro Salon, 212-744-7150
August 5th, 2013
The St. Pierre family from Springfield, Virginia celebrated their daughter Sarah’s Bat Mitzvah on February 16, 2013 at Congregation Olam Tikvah in Fairfax, Virginia and an evening reception at the Chantilly National Golf and Country Club in Centreville, Virginia.
Sarah wanted a glamorous, fun, high energy party and with the help of Mom Ilisa, that’s just what she got! We are excited to share their ideas and all the elements that Ilisa made herself for her daughter’s celebration.
Photography was done by Zachary Ruben and the rest of the vendor information is listed at the bottom of this spotlight.
Pictured above L-R: Mom Ilisa, Bat Mitzvah girl Sarah, younger sister Rachel and Dad Steve.
Sarah’s ceremony was at Congregation Olam Tikvah, Fairfax, Virginia.
Sarah ready for her service
The St. Pierre family at the Bimah
As a reminder to Save-the-Date, guests received rubber bracelets that were imprinted with “Sarah’s Bat Mitzvah 2-16-13”
Attached was an original poem
Sarah’s invitation in pastel colors
One of the creative touches by Mom Ilisa were the ribbon wands she made for each guest. There were many trips to craft stores like A.C. Moore and Michaels but we think it was worth it! They hung on blue glitter poles that spelled out Sarah’s first and middle name.
Guests’ names and table numbers were printed on the stick and looked great on display
They also doubled as toys to use on the dance floor and looked great in the photos
The color scheme was royal blue and pink. The feather centerpieces, made by creative Mom Ilisa, were from kits that she found online at Fabulous Feathers and put together herself.
Hanging crystals and lights added to the bling factor
The table numbers were frames found on clearance at Michaels and then she used rhinestone scrapbook stickers for the numbers
So Fresh Entertainment with MC Chad and his amazing team kept the dance floor packed the entire evening with no breaks!
MC Chad singing to Sarah
Lots of fun on the dance floor
Instead of a traditional candle lighting, the St. Pierre family asked each person they wanted to honor to come up and light a Havdalah candle. All the guests stood in a circle on the dance floor. They had 15 candles and after everyone’s candle was lit, they all sang the Havdalah service.
The candle lighting took place at the beginning of the party, went quickly and didn’t create a big lull in the middle of the night
The room looked great all lit up with these 15 candles
Sarah’s Bat Mitzvah cake was created by Wanda’s Cakes.
Another one of Mom Ilisa’s touches was the guest sign-in book that she created on Picaboo.com. It featured photos of every guest with the Bat Mitzvah girl together at some time during her life!
Everyone signed near their photo
Sarah and her Mom developed the logo idea, then sent it off to J-Dogs Amusements and Promotional Products Co. where they put the logo on the Soffe shorts for the girls and mesh shorts for the boys.
The poles were used again for the favor bags display. The bags were packed with pops of colored paper and Sarah’s logo on the tag
The caterer at the Chantilly National Country Club did a s’mores bar which was a huge hit. They also had an ice cream sundae bar, and cake, coffee and hot chocolate stations.
Guests loved the delicious s’mores bar
Ilisa created the candy bar herself using glass containers from Walmart and bling adhesive from Michaels
For her Mitzvah Project, Sarah collected donations of new toys and/or money to benefit Dr. Bear’s Toy Closet at Children’s National Medical Center.
A well- stocked Dr. Bear’s Closet ensures that every patient has a gift for holidays, birthdays and most importantly, a little something to serve as a reward for their courage in fighting an illness. All of her guests brought toys to the party and she collected an entire SUV (back seats down) full of toys to bring to the hospital!
Sarah on the way to bring her donations over to Children’s National Medical Center
Advice from Mom Ilisa:
“The only thing I would change is to have the caterer save dinners for Steve and myself for after the party. Neither of us ate one bite the whole night!”
The following vendors helped to make Sarah’s celebration special. If you give any of them a call, please let them know you read about their product or services on MitzvahMarket.com.
Venue: Chantilly National Country Club, 703-631-9560
Music Entertainment: MC Chad, So Fresh Entertainment, Washington Talent Agency, 301-762-1800
Photographer: Zachary Ruben Photography, 816-591-7198
Cake: Wanda’s Cakes, 703-830-3866
Additional DIY decor: Mom Ilisa from Michaels and Walmart
Invitation: Sami, Action Invitations, 703, 880-8943
Centerpiece Kit: FabulousFeathers.net
Custom Guest-book: Picaboo.com
Favors: Mark, J-Dogs Amusements – Promotional Products Co, 856-336-2585
Rubber-bands: Wrist-band.com, 800-481-2263
Dresses: Bat Mitzvah girl Sarah, Jessica McClintock
Mom’s dress: Nordstrom, sister Rachel’s dress, Lord & Taylor
July 31st, 2013
Everyone loves to look at Bar Bat Mitzvah logos for inspiration!
We recently ran our Best Of….Mitzvah Family Spotlight Logos story and asked our readers to send in their creative logos too.
Here are two that we have received:
Mitzvah Market reader Barbara sent us this logo designed by Fabudesigns.com and said, “Our logo is meant to pay tribute to my son’s heritage, as he is reading the same parsha that my late father in law read in 1942, 72 years later”
Mitzvah Market reader Elise sent us her daughter’s “Carly Land” logo in two versions created by Balloon Artistry!
Thank you for sending these in!
July 28th, 2013
Matthew Tyler Bennett celebrated his Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Temple Beth Am in Parsippany, New Jersey and a reception at Skylands at Randolph in Randolph, New Jersey.
Mom Inez is a top party planner in New Jersey and incorporated many great details and vibrant colors to capture Matthew’s love of paintball.
Pictured L-R: Mom Inez, Bar Mitzvah boy Matthew, Dad Andy and Sister Kaitlyn.
Joselyn Diaz of Majestic Entertainment was the photographer and the rest of the vendor information is listed below.
There was a beautiful service at Temple Beth Am. Matthew included a memory candle for his grandfathers, Antonio and Albert, who passed in 2007. His maternal grandmother Maria read a prayer in Spanish, which she wrote for Matthew.
A family picture with paternal grandmother Lottie next to Matthew and maternal grandmother Maria next to sister Kaitlyn
Matthew looked very handsome in his suit from Jos. A. Bank.
Matthew’s theme was paintball, one of his favorite activities, and the place cards set the tone for the party.
Each place card was attached to a lanyard and had Matt’s logo with splashes of paint
The majestic entrance to the Skylands at Randolph.
Mom Inez owns Elaborate Parties by Bennett and was involved in every aspect of creating the vibrant paintball themed decor. Working with the florist, The Potted Geranium, they created vivid centerpieces using different primary colors on each table.
The entrance to the adult cocktail area with the adult place cards
This blue table had blue flowers, with blue paint splats, blue menu cards, blue table numbers and blue napkins
The Bennett family created the centerpieces for the kids’ tables, which had a paintball silhouette on top and real paint balls in the tube.
A table decorated in red
Even the ice sculpture incorporated the paintball decor
Displayed in a paint splattered frame, the signature cocktail, “Orange Creamsicle Matt-tini,” was a play on Matt’s name
When it was time for Matthew to make his way into the reception, he changed from his service suit into all black. He stood out in the crowd with a paint splattered tie which mom Inez said was “quite a challenge to find!”
Wearing some cool shades, Matthew is escorted into the ballroom by two Gemini DJ dancers
Gemini DJ’s and MC Joe created a great party and dancing atmosphere.
Matthew’s up in the chair!
Matthew and his friends having a great time
The dance floor was always packed
Always time for a photo op
There was an abundance of entertainment during the cocktail hour.
Listening to the calypso sounds of the Tropical Beat Steel Band
Matthew’s friends enjoyed some gaming tables provided by Events Plus Entertainment
Multi-talented performer R.J. Lewis entertained on the ground
And on stilts
Some of the additional decor elements that also included the paint ball theme were:
The gift box, where envelopes were kept, read “Eat, Sleep, Paintball” and had paint splats with Matthew’s name and date
Personalized chocolate bars and personalized menu cards done in different primary colors to match napkins and table numbers
Matthew had a traditional candle lighting ceremony and a modern cake with pops of color.
Matthew’s cake was baked by the Skylands at Randolph’s own baker
Matthew with his friends after honoring them all with a candle for friendship
After finishing his candle lighting, Matthew posed with his family
The kids favors were white t-shirts with Matthew’s silhouette playing paintball created by Party Art. During the reception, NPA Party Productions provided airbrush graffiti artists that personalized the t-shirts on the front and back any way the kids wanted.
Matthew’s logo and date
Guests picked up their custom made t-shirts on their way out
Guests were treated to a candy buffet which the Bennetts decorated with glass containers and paintball tape.
Matthew chose the Cuban Relief Project which collects over the counter medicines for under privileged Jews in Cuba. Twenty people, including the Bennett Family and 8 students from Hillel at Drew University, personally delivered the medications to Havana, Cuba. The trip required a humanitarian license from the United States Government. Matthew organized a paintball fundraiser in February to raise money for his project. His goal was to reach $1,000 in donations. He surpassed his goal by raising $2,500.
Honoring both his Cuban and Jewish heritage, Matthew showed off his collection of much-needed medicines for Cuba’s diminished Jewish population
Advice from mom Inez:
“Since I am a planner by trade, I plan everything way in advance. Try to tackle projects one day at a time and don’t wait until the last minute to do things because the last month gets really crazy with everything else. On the day of, “take it all in” and enjoy every second. If something goes wrong, don’t sweat the small stuff and remember what’s really important is the unity of all your family and friends and your child achieving such a great milestone.”
The following vendors helped to make Matthew’s celebration special. If you give any of them a call, please let them know you read about their products and services on MitzvahMarket.com.
Temple: Temple Beth Am, 973-887-0046
Venue: The Skylands at Randolph, 973-328-8600
Party Planner: Mom Inez Bennett, Elaborate Parties by Bennett, 973-660-0912
Photographer: Joselyn Diaz, Majestic Entertainment, 973-296-0016
Decor/Invitation/Place cards: Elaborate Parties by Bennett
Florist: The Potted Geranium Florist, 973-515-3433
Music Entertainment: MC Joe, Gemini DJ’s, 973-686-1003
Steel Band: Tropical Beat Steel Band, 800-335-8647
Magician: R.J. Lewis, 908-387-0114
Extra Entertainment: Gaming tables, Phreddy Cantor, Events Plus Entertainment, 973-503-1700
Air Brush Artists: NPA Party Productions, 917-446-2228
T-shirts with Matt’s Logo: Party Art, 973-216-8067
Cubbies: Lounge It Up, 973-616-7818
Cake: The Skylands at Randolph
Gift Card Box/Menu cards/Chocolate Bars: Elaborate Parties by Bennett
Dresses for Mom Inez: Nicole Miller; Kaitlyn Lord & Taylor
Bar Mitzvah Boy Matthew: Jos. A. Bank
Dad Andy’s suit: Calvin Klein
Hair/makeup: Denise, Gabanti Salon, 973-240-7731
Transportation: First Student
