Sofia's finale is here! We celebrated her bat mitzvah at the classiest venue I've photographed: the Weisman Art Museum on the U of M campus. Mom Marissa works there so the connection was deep and the design fit Sofia's personality perfectly. The simplicity of the decor with colored napkins, a few frilloons and tulips gave so much room for Sofia and her family to shine. I loved the tulips!!

This family had so much trust in me and I adored that about them - especially when I asked them to go out on the terrace for a wide shot of the outside of the museum. Can you spot them in the image below?! Even with the chilly weather, they rocked our 5 second portrait session and the results were stunning. YAY!

Extra kudos to A-List Entertainment for the referral to this amazing family -- new MC Brian did a great job getting the party started and has a great personality for mitzvahs. I'd recommend Becky and her amazing team hands down any day of the week. After all our parties together, I'm finally learning their dance moves too, so win-win for everyone :) Kafe421 did the catering at this event and the Mediterranean vibe fit the space perfectly too - no stone unturned at this one!

Endless Mazel Tovs to this family - watching you all dance the night away is a memory I won't soon forget. Marissa dancing to salsa music with her father, her sister, daughters and niece totally made me verklempt but the photos are worth it! XOXO <3

VENDOR LOVE

Venue: Weisman Art Museum

Catering: Kafe421

Entertainment: A-List Entertainment

Frilloons: White Peacock

Jaime's Bat Mitzvah was a true "Sea and Be Seen" adventure and kicked off with a surprise: the guest of honor welcomed her guests into the ballroom at Adath Jeshurn under the dolphin balloon archway with a solo of "Diamonds" and her brother Jonah was on electric guitar as her accompanist! It was so gorgeous and Jaime really shined brightly - the duo call themselves Jaime and the J and they're a true hit! 

Mom Beth is a planner with Amy Zaroff Events & Design and the details of this party proved her incredible skills - the ocean theme, the decor, the details, the CANDY BAR, the dress, the sign-in board, the food, balloons, colors... the list goes on and on! Dolphins everywhere too - from the custom kippot, the invitation suite, the balloon arch and the ICE SCULPTURE - displayed Jaime's ultimate love for Winter, the famous dolphin at a Florida aquarium. Jaime can tell you all about her, but if you must know now, more info here: http://seewinter.com/winter

Ross from A-List Entertainment kept the party going all night, from the games to the Horah to the congo line with Jaime's 93 year old Great-Grandma leading the way! LOVED seeing the bond of the family in each moment, through all the generations. 

Kudos to Beth and Mazel Tov to Jaime on achieving this milestone! 

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VENDOR LOVE

Venue: Adath Jeshurn

Planner: Amy Zaroff Events & Design - Mom Beth is a rockstar and used her graphic design background to do ALL the fabulous design work!

Catering: Adath Jeshurn

Floral: Arts & Flowers

Dessert: Jonny Pops, Gigi's Cupcakes

DJ & Entertainment: A-List Entertainment, Mobile Photo Wall

Decor: Ice Occasions, Corner Balloon Shoppe, Avex, Linen Effects

So sorry to have kept you waiting for my most favorite part of #EveofEva! But since it's Friday, the timing is perfect: here's the PARTY! 

With a fabulous venue like Bachelor Farmer that has never hosted a Bar or Bat Mitzvah before, this evening was sure to wow guests and made my job SO EASY. There's details everywhere and where there wasn't, planner Lindsay Piram brought in just the perfect touches. The event was held on the upper floor with 4 different rooms - a spot for the younger guests to dance the night away with A-List Entertainment, decorate themselves with flash tattoos or #yarnbomb a fun deer head for Eva to keep. There was a room for #selfies with cutouts of Eva's many faces, a photobooth by The Traveling Photobooth and a #braidbar (my personal favorite!) and another for food and delicious cupcake desserts. Finally, the 4th room held the grownups and cocktails!

To keep tabs on those younger guys and girls dancing, Eva's party had a camera man going around the room, filming the night's events which were broadcast on TVs in the grownup space - so cool! Another fun techy aspect of the evening came through in the use of the hashtag - any time #EveofEva was used, the photo would be posted on the screens too. 

From the gorgeous invite suite, the space, the food and all the fun + fabulous touches, Eva's Bat Mitzvah was an event to remember! 

xoxo,
Sydnee