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.
May 29th, 2012
When planning your child’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration, many families not only have to come up with a theme, but also a logo!
This piece of original artwork can be used on many elements at your child’s celebration. Everything from the cocktail napkins, favors, favor tags, place cards, gobos, pillows, party decor and much more!
It can be hard to come up with a logo if your child doesn’t want a theme, or just doesn’t know what they want. It helps to look at other children’s party logos for inspiration.
Many are using initials and some get lucky and their name or initials fit into the perfect design!
Here are some we rounded up, we hope you get inspired!
Some logos do a great job of incorporating the child’s name. This “outRACHous” logo was designed for Rachel by FabuDesigns.com. See how it was incorporated into their party elements in their Mitzvah Family Spotlight
Lisa Schneider from PartyFavorites.com designed a bicycle logo using the child’s initials and date
A fresh take on a candy theme using initials from A Promos USA ImageMaker
A Rock n Roll themed logo from Gotham T-shirts
Peace, Love, Mallory by Balloon Artistry
Holly Green created a logo that was used on custom pillows and the sweatshirt favors. To see more visit the Silberfein Mitzvah Family Spotlight
From thecoolestgiveaways.com this logo featured all things Becca loves
Some families ask about logos for twins. Here’s a logo from an upcoming B’not Family Spotlight designed by a friend of the family
Camp is a popular theme, here’s a logo from Jaylor Party Favors
A roller coaster logo from Themes & Dreams
Mazel Tov Gear puts logos on all type of wearables like the pinny shown above
East 7th Street Promotions created this fishing theme party logo
From an upcoming spotlight story, “Lauren In The Spotlight” was the perfect logo from Balloon Artistry
From FabuDesigns.com, a line drawing was created from a photograph of Emily for her “Emily’s Eatery” logo. The 4 stars represented a 4 star restaurant for this food loving Bat Mitzvah girl
From Promos LLC this “Think Big” logo was created for the Shulman family
The Dictrow Family celebrated with “an exJORDANary Evening” from Extraordinary Productions
We have many more great logos within our Mitzvah Family Spotlight stories archives on Mitzvah Market.
Did your child have a terrific logo to tie together your party elements? Let us know at info@MitzvahMarket.com.
May 27th, 2012
Benjamin Cole Berliner celebrated his Bar Mitzvah on December 3, 2011 at Colonial Terrace in Cortlandt Manor, New York.
The theme was “It’s all about Ben,” with colors lime green and royal blue. Their clever logo, “ben.i.am” was on various signage and favors. This fun celebration was all about friends, family and of course Ben!
All event photography was by EJ The DJ.
Pictured L-R: Dad Mitch, Brother Dylan, Bar Mitzvah boy Ben and Mom Lisa
Fine Lines designed the invitation which included their decor colors of lime green and royal blue.
Brian William Event Decorators created the decor using centerpieces featuring all the things Ben loves.
The room at the Colonial Terrace
The spacious lounge area
Custom pillows and white lounge furniture
ben.i.am signage
Adult guests enjoyed the vodka ice slide
Some centerpieces have a clothing theme…
Some were sports…
And skiing, all of Ben’s favorites
The place cards were chinese food containers with custom fortune cookies inside. Guests knew where they were sitting based on the sticker on the outside of the container which matched their tables centerpiece.
Their custom fortune cookies were from myluckyfortune.com. The cookies were royal blue and the fortune said, “Thank you for sharing my special day!” on one side and the other side said, “Your lucky numbers…12-3-11” (Ben’s party date).
EJ The DJ provided the music entertainment with Hakim as the MC.
Ben with MC Hakim
Ben’s friends having fun
Ben with the girls
Ben’s closet door from home was brought to the venue and used as his sign-in board. It was airbrushed on site by The Main Event.
His closet door was used as the sign-in board
Colonial Terrace provided the cake for Ben’s candle lighting ceremony.
Rockwood Promotions created the gray sweatshirt favors for the young guests.
Lisa learned a lot while planning Ben’s celebration and has some Mom to Mom advice for all of us!:
“We all want our children’s event to be special and different. My son Ben is one of the youngest kids in his grade and the last of his friends to have a Bar Mitzvah. I was so stressed out about the kids having been to at least 12 parties before his, what could our theme be, what could we do that would be “different.” The more I read, the more parties I saw on Mitzvah Market, the more stressed I became. Then it just came to me…THIS IS ALL ABOUT BEN! If this party is about Ben, everyone will have a great time. About one year before the party, I started reading Mitzvah Market. I went to the Celebrate! Party Showcase and met some vendors, got magazines and flyers. I kept a folder with all my information from the vendors, magazines and a Bar Mitzvah file on my laptop with items and ideas that I would find. Then when it came time I referred back to all those great ideas.”
“Just keep in mind that you don’t really have to go crazy. I am a control freak and planner. If you do all your “research” up front and gather ideas, it will be much easier when you get to the point when you have to actually get it all done. MOST IMPORTANT: When your event rolls around you need to feel secure about the trust you put in the vendors you hired so you can enjoy your party. It goes so fast, don’t blow it by trying to control the details. Relax, enjoy and let the event happen.”
“One more thing I wish I had been told before Ben’s party. Be sure to get cash before the party for all the tips and put them in envelopes BEFORE you go to the event. Bring some extra cash in case anyone does an extra amazing job and you want to give them more money. Otherwise after a “few trips to the vodka slide”…I had no idea what I was doing at the very end of the party or who I was giving what to.”
Ben was very taken by the devastation that occurred in Haiti. He saw the benefit that George Clooney and other celebrities put together and wanted to find a way to help. At the time, the yellow LIVESTRONG rubber bracelets were very popular. He went online and found a supplier, 24HourWristbands.com that would custom make the bracelets.
He chose orange and turquoise as the two colors he would offer and decided he wanted the bracelets to say “HELP FOR HAITI.” He ordered 200 bracelets and sold all of them. He sold them at school to teachers and friends, he also sold them at Hebrew School and to family members near and far. Ben wanted to be sure that 100% of that money got to the people of Haiti, so together we did the research and found George Clooney’s organization that said 100% of the donations would go to Haiti. Ben sent them a check for $600. An article was written in the local paper about Ben’s “Mitzvah” and President Clinton even sent him a letter of congratulations for his good deed!
Since Ben’s celebration, Mom Lisa did something with his centerpieces that she wanted to share. “I dismantled all of Ben’s centerpieces and created two giant collages out of them. They look really cool and are a great way to remember an awesome night.”
The following vendors helped to make Ben’s celebration special. If you give any of them a call, please let them know you read about their services on MitzvahMarket.com.
Venue: Leon Drogy, Colonial Terrace, 914-737-0400
Music Entertainment: MC, Hakim, EJ The DJ, 631-348-7848
Favors: Amy Fein, Rockwood Promotions, 203-246-4659
Photo booth & airbrush artists: Alison, The Main Event, 800-839-0918
Invitations: Laura, Fine Lines, 914-232-4856
Cake: Colonial Terrace, 914-737-0400
Décor/Centerpieces: Billy, Brian William Event Decorators, 845-628-0614
Sign-In board: Ben’s closet door
Custom fortune cookies: Ashley Tsao, www.myluckyfortune.com, 410-690-4463
Custom pillows: www.CafePress.com
Mom’s Dress: Nordstrom
Clothing for Ben: Lime green shirt Express, Lime green sneakers, Journeys
Hair: Hudson Paul Salon, 914-481-1300
Photographer: Zapshots by EJ the DJ
Videographer: Andrew Stein Videography, 914-788-4678
Mitzvah Project: 24HourWristbands.com
May 21st, 2012
Davler Media Group Acquires MitzvahMarket.com
— Mitzvah Market Founder Sheri Lapidus Named Vice President Bar Bat Mitzvah Division, Davler Media Group —
May 21, 2012, New York, N.Y. – David L. Miller, CEO of Davler Media Group announced today that they acquired MitzvahMarket.com, a digital resource for Bar/Bat Mitzvah planning families from Media Moms LLC. Additionally, Sheri Lapidus, founder of MitzvahMarket.com was named Vice President, Bar Bat Mitzvah Division. This new division will be the largest and most authoritative resource dedicated to providing invaluable information to Bar/Bat Mitzvah planning families.
Lapidus will be responsible for overseeing an integrated multi-media advertising platform which will include an annual magazine, MitzvahMarket.com, Celebrate! Party Showcase events, email newsletters and social media.
“The combination of MitzvahMarket.com with our recent acquisition of the Celebrate! Party Showcase, a 20 year old event business, and our Bar Bat Mitzvah Book firmly establishes our position as the leading information resource for this specialty area. We offer Mitzvah vendors a one stop source for reaching the families in the metropolitan New York area who are planning their celebrations,” says David L. Miller, CEO of Davler Media Group. “In just three years, Sheri has built a site filled with useful ideas that speaks to the Moms our advertisers are trying to reach. She has also attracted a loyal base of clients and we are excited to have her join our team.”
Lapidus is a public relations executive with over 20 years experience. She has worked in various publicity roles at NBC-TV, CBS-TV, In Style magazine, Kaplow Communications, Elle Magazine and for the past 3 years at MitzvahMarket.com, which she founded in November 2008.
In addition to the acquisition of MitzvahMarket.com, other changes are being announced. Celebrate! Party Showcase will enter a fourth market, Long Island, in October 2012. This event is in addition to the already existing annual showcases in Westchester (November 2012), New Jersey (January 2013), and Connecticut (March 2013).
The Bar Bat Mitzvah Book is expanding beyond Westchester, Rockland and Fairfield to service families from Long Island, New York City and New Jersey. It will continue to be published annually, with the first edition in October 2012.
ABOUT DAVLER MEDIA GROUP
Davler Media Group (www.davlermedia.com) was founded in 2004 by publishing entrepreneur David L. Miller and a leading private equity firm specializing in media and communications, Alta Communications. Davler creates print and online publications that help New York Metropolitan-area residents and visitors make superior choices about how to spend their time and money. Their publications offer targeted guides, listings, directories, and award-winning editorial content that are both timely and comprehensive serving three distinct markets: the visitor market, the parenting market and the luxury market. City Guide magazine and CityGuideNY.com are the largest circulation visitor media in Manhattan. NYMetroParents’ print and online media reach approximately 1,000,000 parents a month. Promenade and its sister Website, NYLuxury.com introduce New York City’s affluent residents and visitors to the latest trends in the city.
Contact: Sheri Lapidus
sheri@mitzvahmarket.com
516-445-2394
May 19th, 2012
David Cohen celebrated his Bar Mitzvah on September 24, 2011 at Palm Beach Ice Works…yes on the ice!
Mom Julie is an event planner and runs “it Events by Julie.” She had a dance floor on the ice, created a cool lounge area and made it very easy and comfortable for the young guests (and adults if willing) to skate and dance all night.
Munoz Photography was on hand to capture all the fun and the rest of the vendors are listed at the bottom of this spotlight.
Pictured L-R: Brother Ryan, Bar Mitzvah boy David, Mom Julie, Dad Jeff and Sister Hannah
The Cohens took a summer family trip to Israel where David became a Bar Mitzvah at the Wailing Wall.
David at the Wailing Wall
Their invitation by Spotlight was created by Sincerely Yours, Diane. There were 2 versions – one for kids and one for adults. The back pocket had “hockey words” with very thick heather grey paper stock, navy writing and a touch of red.
As seen above, David’s Save the Date was the “puckman.” This symbol came to life with a facebook page and friends and family taking pictures of puckman all over – he even went to Israel and a few other countries. Puckman could be seen on many party elements including the sweatshirts, hats and scarfs
A nice special touch was the RedCap service offered to guests who might want a ride home
David’s celebration took place at the Palm Beach Ice Works.
Signage outside let guests know they have arrived at David’s celebration
Young guests arrived by bus and were greeted by the Icee To Go Machine. They were directed to their locker rooms where they found a bag with their sweatshirt (which they could personalize with their name and number during the party) and their skates (they were asked their size on the RSVP card). The boys received slides and the girls received booties so they didn’t have to keep putting their skates on and off. There were also plenty of gloves, scarfs, snuggies and fuzzy socks for anyone who was still cold
Timeline Video Productions provided all the video services including this teaser video about the event. All vendors wore hockey jerseys themed for their specialty and the party.
Watch this video to see what this fun ice hockey celebration was all about here
Timeline Video Productions had a full crew (on skates!) to make sure they caught all the action. They also supplied all the screens and video clips throughout the night. They even had “puckman” pictures as well as special ads on the screens inside the rink
Timeline Video Productions also produced this clever entrance video!
Watch it here
Ice Baby…what else! Dalsimer dropped a dance floor on the ice with dance cages as well as a “cooling area” on the ice where you could sit and watch the kids/adults skate or dance. They also created all the signage and pictures throughout the rink.
The ice rink is ready for guests. Above is the lounge area
David with his brother and sister pose on the dance floor created by Dalsimer
Dalsimer also created these cages
Guests enjoyed skating
A game of mini hockey!
Food was displayed in unique ways throughout the ice rink
All the food stations had custom signs using David’s pictures
Pure Energy provided the music entertainment with Alberto as the MC. They used a raised lit DJ booth to make sure the DJ was not only seen but also heard throughout the Olympic size ice rink. The dancers were so talented both on the dance floor and on the ice!
David makes his entrance as Puckman after the video plays!
During the celebration, South Beach Photo Booth Company provided additional entertainment with their new touch screen photo booth, flip pictures and Skins for everyone.
The new touch screen photo favor from South Beach Photo Booth Company featured the Puckman logo!
Mom Julie designed the sweatshirt favors for the young guests.
As people left the party, adult guests received a Puckman survival box which included “Puckcorn,” Peppermint Patties, melted ice (water), Ice gum and a small survival kit including aspirin and a few other goodies. The young guests enjoyed an extreme candy bar. Additionally, there was a Fire truck serving hot pizza to everyone as they were boarding the buses back to the hotel.
Fire truck pizza
Puckman survival kit with a note from the family to their guests
The following vendors helped make David’s party special. If you give any of them a call, please tell them you read about their services on MitzvahMarket.com.
Venue: Palm Beach Ice Works
Caterer: Chez Gourmet
Party Planner: Mom Julie, it Events by Julie, iteventplanning@gmail.com
Bars and Ice Bars: Potions in Motions
Decor: Dalsimer
Photographer: Munoz Photography
Music Entertainment: MC, Alberto, Pure Energy
Photo Favors: South Beach Photo Booth Company
Favors: it Events by Julie
Invitations: Sincerely Yours, Diane
Montage: Timeline Video Productions
Coffee Cart: Café Ala Carte
Food Truck: Fire Truck Pizza
Ice Machine: Icee To Go Machine
Dresses/suits for family members: Lois Tonkin, Nordstrom
Party security: Protection & Tactical Group
Transportation: Corporate Coaches – Double Decker Bus
Guests Transportation: RedCap Transportation
May 16th, 2012
YouCake adds a personal touch to top desserts for your special occasion like a Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration.
They create 100% edible designs using special frosting sheets and an edible/food grade printer. The edible designs are applied as custom dessert toppings for special occasion cakes and cupcakes as well as cookies for fun party favors and gifts.
They can also add a more interactive treat by adding an edible QR code.
Your guests can scan their cookie with a smart phone, view your Web page, Facebook page or event photo site and then enjoy a cookie!
Additionally, for a Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration, they can personalize cakes, cupcakes, cookie pops and cookies:
Just send them your photo, inscription and theme idea. They will send a preview of the design to review. Their cookies are easy to ship and they can arrange delivery of cakes and cupcakes. Pick up is also available in Long Island City.
Kosher/Parve cookies are available upon request and each cookie comes individually sealed. Other packaging options include cello bag with ribbon and clear gift boxes.
For more information, visit YouCake.com.
May 12th, 2012
According to The Perfect Setting, everyone has a piece of jewelry sitting in their jewelry box unworn collecting dust.
Maybe it was a gift from a parent from your teenage years or an inheritance or keepsake from a beloved grandparent.
If you would prefer to reset a special keepsake for your child’s upcoming Bar/Bat Mitzvah, but don’t know where to go or who to trust, look no further than The Perfect Setting and it’s owner, Amy Certilman.
See some samples of her work:
Do you have a ring similar to the band on the left? A Bat Mitzvah Mom decided it was time to reuse the diamonds and make a necklace for herself, her upcoming Bat Mitzvah girl and her soon-to-be 16 year old daughter
Unworn for decades, Amy converted Grandma’s pin into a pendant with enhancer — shown on a woven leather cord with gold clasp for safety
Combining unworn pearls and small studs, Amy made the perfect pair of earrings – suitable for both the Bat Mitzvah girl or Mom!
Diamond studs get dressed up for the day
A gift from her husband shortly after they were married, this beautiful strand of Akoya 7mm pearls (left) sat unworn for years, now too conservative for her current lifestyle. Amy crafted a sterling and onyx center piece and restrung the necklace into a day to dinner bracelet (with three pearls to spare)
This client didn’t know what to do with her unworn wedding rings since her divorce, so the two rings were combined to make this versatile pendant. With it’s hinged enhancer, this piece can be worn on everything from pearls to a leather cord
Amy is a personal jeweler and designer. She has a genuine passion for jewelry of all periods and styles. Inspired by her grandmother, Amy believes that jewelry should be worn and enjoyed and that any piece can be reinvented to suit a particular event and your current lifestyle. While her company is a full service jewelry firm, her passion and heart holds a special place for resettings.
Amy says, “I love resettings because each stone has a story.” She continues, “Whether it belonged to a grandparent, family member, or in many cases divorced women who want to create something new for their new lives, all the way around everyone is really happy.”
In addition to the sentimental value of a resetting, with gold and platinum prices so high it makes economic sense as well as esthetic sense to reuse and reset diamonds and other semi-precious stones.
So dig out your jewelry box and call Amy today at 516-422-1220 or email her at Amy@ThePerfectSetting.com for a COST-FREE consultation to Re-Style, Re-Set, Re-Juvenate your jewelry!
Amy meets with clients in the heart of New York City’s Diamond District and throughout the Tri-State area by appointment. She also frequently works with clients too far to travel and in Europe via the internet, email, video chats and postal services. In-office and in-home appointments are also available upon request.
For more information visit their profile page and Website.
If you want to see Amy’s work in progress start following The Perfect Setting on Facebook or check out Amy’s Blog for other tips and ideas.
May 8th, 2012
Ryan Adelman celebrated his Bar Mitzvah in December 2011. They had a luncheon for the adults following Ryan’s service at Congregation B’nai Israel in Millburn, New Jersey.
Later that evening, there was a kids party at Mountain Ridge Country Club in West Caldwell, New Jersey.
Jesse Hernandez was the photographer and the rest of the vendors are listed at the bottom of this spotlight.
Pictured above (L-R): Mom Heather, Sister Hilary, Bar Mitzvah boy Ryan, Brother Tyler and Dad Marc
Both Ryan’s luncheon and kids party featured a sports theme including his love of the Mets and golf.
Ryan’s invitation by Paper Capers and his kippahs were displayed in a “sporty” way in baskets along with clips on an orange shoe lace
For the luncheon following Ryan’s service, the Emerald Garden dressed up golf equipment donations that were used for centerpieces during the luncheon. Junior golf clubs were purchased to adorn the bimah and then were donated
Mom Heather put together orange table card boxes filled with grass and blue chocolate kisses directing guests to their “hole” (table)
We are impressed! Mom Heather used her needle pointing skills to create Ryan’s custom kippah.
The kippah included his logo!
Mom also created a needle point talis bag and Ryan’s grandparents gave him the talis as a gift
Party planner Dayna Platnick pulled the “sports” elements together for Ryan’s celebration with his friends.
Ryan’s game jerseys decorated the entrance to his celebration – an idea adopted from a Mitzvah Market family spotlight
The table cards were orange and blue golf ball keychains with guests first names attached on the key holder
The orange flowers by Emerald Garden subtly carried the theme into the adults’ tables
Oversized logo on the dance floor displaying Ryan’s logo was designed by Adam Padilla, a marketing design consultant who works with Ryan’s Dad at The 100 Mile Man Group. The decal was made by LTLPrints
Jersey Street Furniture provided the lounge furniture and metal figures who were dressed up in more of Ryan’s uniforms
One of the metal figures
Mom Heather used photos of the Bar Mitzvah boy at various ages to number the tables (also an idea from Mitzvah Market)
Shine Events provided the music entertainment with Jamel as the MC.
Ryan makes his entrance
Ryan’s friends help with a “stage dive”
Guests having fun
There were many creative touches that added an element of fun to Ryan’s celebration.
After reading about Picture This Nashville on MitzvahMarket.com, Mom Heather called and booked this unique photo favor booth
Ryan’s sister, Hilary, loved using the photo booth all night long
Hamming it up for the camera
Love Peace Paint created temporary tatoos on guests
Send In The Clowns provided games
Party Planner Dayna Platnick created the sign-in board using the table number pictures.
Mr. G provided logo’d napkins and cups.
Baked By Melissa cupcakes spelled out “Play Ball!”
Mr. G also created the shirts for the young guests.
Mom Heather has this advice for us:
“Enjoy the planning process of your child’s Mitzvah because the actual day goes by in a flash. Take pleasure in working on every detail and then remember on the actual day to live in the moment, savor the service, revel in being surrounded by your friends and family and appreciate the fact that the most fun moments are the ones you did NOT plan, ie. the stage dive at the end!”
For his Mitzvah Project, Ryan collected golf clubs, bags, shoes and balls to benefit The First Tee.
The First Tee is a national organization that introduces kids to golf and provides an opportunity for them to develop life-enhancing skills, such as confidence, perseverance and good judgment.
They wrote about Ryan’s Mitzvah Project here.
The following vendors helped to make Ryan’s celebration special. If you give any of them a call, please let them know you heard about their services on MitzvahMarket.com.
Service/Luncheon: Congregation B’nai Israel
Venue: Mountain Ridge Country Club
Party Planner: Dayna Platnick, dakamiel@aol.com, 973-945-0884
Music Entertainment: MC Jamel, Shine Events, 845-525-3100
Photographer: Jesse Hernandez Photography, 732-781-5935
Décor/Florist: Jimmy, The Emerald Garden, Millburn, NJ, 973-564-9519
Favors (shirts, cups, napkins): Mr. G’s Embroidery, 908-432-9246
Photo Booth: Elaine Pardo Ingram, Picture this Nashville, 615-352-0024
Tattoo artist: Shayna Craig, Love, Peace and Paint, 908-768-7687
Invitation: Paper Capers, Livingston, NJ
Cupcakes: Baked By Melissa
Sign-In board: Dayna Platnick
Place cards and table numbers: Mitzvah Mom Heather
Hair/makeup: Anne Sussman, 973-985-9850
Videographer: Kristen, Lasting Memories Productions, Kristen.ogorman@gmail.com
Games: Gary, Send in the Clowns, 516-354-1515
Décor/furniture: Jersey Street Furniture, 973-779-7444
Decal floor logo: LTL Prints, 800-672-6741
Kosher Caterer for Temple luncheon: Chaya, Pomp Caterers, 973-539-4314 ext. 112
Acappella Group at luncheon: Princeton Tigertones
April 27th, 2012
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.
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