Cartoon Comics Themed B’not Mitzvah

The Paris family celebrated their daughter’s Samantha (Sam) and Sabrina’s (Nina) B’not Mitzvah service at Temple Shalom in Norwalk, Connecticut followed by a celebration at Bank Street Events, a catering venue in Stamford, Connecticut. The girls have always loved Archie Comics which became their perfect theme. Mom Kimberly created much of the decor cleverly turning it into Samantha & Sabrina Comics – Double Digest!

Pictured L-R: Bat Mitzvah girl Sabrina, Mom Kimberly, Bat Mitzvah girl Samantha and Dad Chandler.

The photographer was Jamie Collins Photography and the rest of the vendor information is listed at the end of the spotlight.

B’not Mitzvah Service

The service program cover featured a great picture of the girls and their speech bubble logo

The kippot matched the theme perfectly

The inscription inside with the Bat Mitzvah girls names and service date

The family at temple prior to services starting

B’not Comic Decor

Nina and Sam hanging in the cool lounge area before their guests arrive. The walls were filled with creative comic strip covers featuring them!

The family loved many things about Bank Street as a venue especially the tall windows. Here was one of the 12ft tall comic strips that was displayed

An example of the sisters as comic strip characters created in the girl's likeness. What a great décor element and fun way to express the personality of these fun-loving teens

Pictures of the girls hung above the bar

Festive balloons hung from the ceiling of this two floor venue. Kids had fun downstairs, the adults upstairs

The adult floral centerpieces had fresh flowers with vibrant colors. Each place setting had a custom menu

The dance floor Gobo projected the girl's logo

Custom pillows of the girls were placed on the couches in the kids lounge

There were even tongue and check speech bubbles in the restroom to highlight the comic feel

B’not Mitzvah Style

Even Dad Chandler incorporated the theme with a custom comic tie

The sisters look great in their party outfits

Special Party Details

Guests were greeted by this awesome place card table

Table assignments were printed on speech bubbles!

Guests had the opportunity to write a note to the Bat Mitzvah girls in a customized photo sign-in

The DIY white acrylic gift box created by Mom

Each place setting included a logo'd menu

The "Sock It To Me " sock basket

Ear plugs were available if the music was got too loud

 Montage

 Even the montage, created by Elissa Owens, picked up on the comic feel!

Watch here

 Candle Lighting and Entertainment

Party Art Productions was on hand to create caricature portraits of the guests and air brush sweatshirt favors

The sisters each had their own colorful candle lighting display

Young guests had the opportunity to have air-brushed sneakers created on-site!

 B’not Mitzvah Favors and Sweet Treats

In keeping with the theme, custom bags were in cubbies to keep shoes and giveaways organized. The cubbies were labeled with speech bubble name tags

No need to guess these what these treats are as they were labeled with speech bubbles, of course!

A beautiful candy buffet to end the night on a sweet note

 Mitzvah Project

The girls’ Aunt Mimi was very special to them. Despite many challenges, she had a great outlook on life and taught them to always look at the world as a glass half full. During her final years, Mimi was living in an assisted living home. The girls went to visit her as often as they could until she passed away at 100 years old. Not only did they learn a lot from her, but those visits brought her great happiness. When it came to choosing a Mitzvah project, the girls immediately thought of the time they spent with her and how much it meant. They decided that in honor of her, they would give of their selves and their time. For the past year they have been visiting the residents at the Jewish Home for the Elderly in Bridgeport. With each visit they hoped to put a little more happiness and sparkle in the resident’s lives, just as Mimi did for them!

Mom Advice from Mom Kimberly

“Start early with your planning. Pick a location that works with your vision rather than forcing your vision on a locale.  We knew we wanted comic strips.  The tall windows created the perfect canvas for us along with the lampshades that adorned the perimeter of the location.  Also, make sure everyone in the family has an element of the event that they can ‘plan and own” so all members of the family feel invested and involved!” 

Vendor Directory

The following vendors helped to make Samantha and Sabrina’s B’not Mitzvah special. If you give any of them a call, let them know you read about their services on MitzvahMarket.com

Venue: Bank Street Events, 203-325-2739
Party Planner/Invitation/Decor/Favors/Speech Bubble Sign-In Box: Mom Kimberly, Paris Productions, 312-882-8809
Music Entertainment: Boppers Entertainment, 866-865-3535
Photographer: Jamie Collins Photography, 203 613 1254
Montage: Elissa Owens Montages, 617-480-4935
Caricaturist: Party Art Productions, 201-529-4511
Air Brushing: NPA Party Productions, 845-357-3318
Florist: Damselfly Designs, 914-533-6500
Samantha’s Dress: Winged Monkey, 203-226-0808; Sabrina’s dress: All Dressed Up, 914-690-1593; Mom, Neiman Marcus
Dad’s Custom Tie: Zazzle.com
Kippot: KlippedKippahs.com