Beauty Convention Inspires Beauty-Filled Bat Mitzvah Theme

Twelve-year old Tamar Fogelman loves makeup. “Tamar comes home and plays with makeup. She keeps forgetting she’s 12 and she’s not going out of the house with a full face of makeup on,” laughs mom, Amy, who embraced her daughter’s love of all things beauty when planning her Bat Mitzvah celebration.

Mom was inspired by the Beautycon festivals that are held each year in NYC, LA and Tokyo. Tamar’s logo incorporated her first and middle initials (Tamar Bracha) and was a near-perfect match for the official Beautycon logo. This branding was featured on everything from cookies to party favors.

Place cards were designed as VIP badges and lanyards (worn at the festivals) and unique centerpieces were built around Tamar’s favorite beauty brands and spa products. The color palette for the event – rose gold and blush – created a Beauty-full glow over the room at Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fair Lawn, NJ.

Read on to see more from this creative Bat Mitzvah filled with many DIY ideas.

Photo above (L-R): sister Ariella, sister Naomi, dad Joshua, Tamar, mom Amy, sister Shoshana. The photographer for this event was Shmuel Heinemann Photography. A complete list of vendors follows at the end of this Spotlight. 

Service

Blush tone invitations (ordered through a family friend's business) established the color palette for the entire celebration

Tamar was poised and confident during her service and speech

The (color coordinated!) Fogelman family

Beauty-Filled Celebration

Tamar strikes a pose before the fun begins

Place cards were inspired by the VIP badges and lanyards worn at Beautycon

Mom Amy made the framed, mirror sign-in board herself!

The Bat Mitzvah girl entered the room under a canopy of friends and family

Each table was named after a beauty brand. Adult tables linens included a beaded, sheer topper over a pink cloth. The kids' dais repeated the same pink cloth

Unique centerpieces, also created by mom Amy, were made with beauty and spa products. Custom benchers (prayer books for after meal prayers) featured Tamar's logo

The step and repeat, with Tamar's logo, also served as a photo op moment

Beauty inspired photo props were set up for guests to have some fun

The DJ kept Tamar and her friends on the dance floor

Guests wearing their VIP lanyards

Food stations included a pizza bar...

... and multiple pasta options

Who doesn't love a chocolate fountain dessert bar?

Logo cookies and makeup cookies were displayed on a pretty in pink candy table

Special Moments

The Bat Mitzvah girl was all smiles for her reception

Tamar's friends presented her with sentimental gifts celebrating her friendship

These gifts will be cherished for years to come!

Waiting for each child when they entered the reception was a logo backpack favor

Inside each backpack was a branded cosmetic case, lip gloss and sticker

The DJ gave out beauty-inspired prizes including makeup brushes, cosmetic bags and these blush pink cosmetic boxes

Tamar couldn't wait to fill it up with... more makeup!

To create these custom makeup cookies, mom Amy went back to a local baker she had worked with on one of her other daughter's Bat Mitzvahs: "I easily found makeup-themed cookies in the shape of palettes and lipsticks on her website, and we also made logo cookies."

Friends show off their favors and giveaways

Surrounded by friends blowing kisses, Tamar could feel the love in the room

Mitzvah Advice

“I enjoy creative projects and I have worked on special events so this was a labor of love,” says mom Amy, who also planned three other Bat Mitzvahs for her daughters! “I looked at tons of Beautycon photos and videos and tried to emulate the look and feel of the convention on a small scale.”

Vendor Directory

The following vendors helped to make Tamar’s Bat Mitzvah special. If you contact them, please tell them you read about their services on MitzvahMarket.com.

Venue: Congregation Shomrei Torah, 201-791-7910
Event Planner/Decor: Mom, Amy Fogelman
Music/DJ/MC: Malka Entertainment, 718-946-4441
Photographer: Shmuel Heinemann Photography, 845-354-4347
Photo Booth: Snap and Smile Photo Booth, 856-512-0933
Invitations: Janis Hiller, All Occasion Creations, 201-796-6255
Logo Design: Under the Plum Tree, 99designs.com/profiles/lookwhatsundertheplumtree
Benchers: CustomBenchers.com
Favors/Giveaways: Deluxe.com
Linens: Simcha Depot, 845-425-7226
Makeup Cookies, Mini-Bites, 845-445-9088
Sign-In Board: made by mom with plastic from Acme Plastics, 973-256-6666 and Logo Sticker from StickerYou.com
Dresses: (Tamar) All Dressed Up, 914-690-1593, (mom) Nordstrom, (sister Shoshana) Lord and Taylor, (sister Naomi) Neiman Marcus Last Call, (sister Ariella) Dillards.com and modified by Susan Perrione Couture, 201-483-7395
Hair/Makeup: (Tamar and mom) Moxie Salon, 201-796-6943