An Ice Hockey Themed Bar Mitzvah

Todd Shapera Photography recently photographed a Bar Mitzvah celebration at Life…The Place to Be in Ardsley, New York.

The Bar Mitzvah boy is a competitive ice hockey player and a huge fan of the sport. The family worked with Life’s Sharon Zukerman and Clarissa Marino on all the amazing hockey details including a usable synthetic ice skating rink which was kept as a surprise until the party room opened!

Ice Hockey Party Surprise

Mom Hillary worked with owner Sharon and Clarissa of Life...the place to be... to bring in the synthetic ice-skating rink for the party

While adults danced, kids skated. Later, while kids danced, other kids skated

The skating was integrated into the flow of the party so that both occurred simultaneously

The party venue, Life...the place to be provided the skates

Cubbies held the skates

Party Decor and Details

The place card table included a hockey net, sign-in hockey jersey and place card pucks

The entrance doors had decals with the Bar Mitzvah boy's initials

The centerpieces featured hockey jerseys

The adult tables looked elegant between the skating rink and dance floor

The Bar Mitzvah boy had a New York Rangers themed cake with his jersey number

A candy buffet at the end of the night for guests to enjoy

Bar Mitzvah Pre-Shoot

Ten days before the party, Photographer Todd Shapera put on his skates to take live action shots on the ice which included Arye playing goalie during an actual practice

Pictures of Arye playing hockey were looped on the screens during the cocktail party

Action photos and rink portraits of Ayre were exhibited on LIFE’s monitors during the cocktail hour and on large screens throughout the party

The Wolberg family picture perfect before the party!