A Blue-tiful Bat Mitzvah Theme

The Bari family celebrated their daughter Lexi’s Bat Mitzvah at The Inn at Penn, a Hilton hotel and catering venue at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lexi did not want an actual theme but went with a blue color scheme, her favorite. With a sparkling personality and a bright shining smile, Lexi had her dream party, a laid back, fun celebration including a cool new interactive technology from with LED bracelets that integrated everyone in part of the light show.

Pictured L-R: Bat Mitzvah girl Lexi, Dad Jon, Brother Jax and Mom Leslie.

The photographer was Phil Kramer Photographers and the rest of the vendor information is listed at the end of the spotlight.

Bat Mitzvah Style

The celebration kicked off with a few family portraits before guests arrived

We "LOVE" this picture of Lexi in her navy cocktail dress. The iconic LOVE sculpture is one of Philly's best known landmarks and the perfect backdrop for a celebratory portrait

Bat Mitzvah Decor

The room was glowing in blue with the uplighting and LED lounge furniture. There was also a custom Gobo of her logo on the dance floor

The centerpieces featured white and blue flowers, some on top of LED cubes which contributed to the modern chic feel of the party

The kids loved lounging in their own area with this comfy and elegant furniture

Bat Mitzvah Party Details Featuring Lexi’s Logo

The Step-N-Repeat featured both logos used through the party

As guests entered, they were greeted by a sign-in board where they could write their greetings and well-wishes for the Mitzvah girl

The photo booth had 8 background options including this Step-N-Repeat with Lexi’s logo. Additionally, as photos were taken, extra copies were placed in an album where guests could write a note to Lexi

Here is another backdrop that Lexi and her friends choose

This customized logo'd gift bag was created by The Mitzvah Mavens for guests to hold all their favors and other "stuff"

Lexi's guests also received a light blue comfy hooded sweatshirt also from The Mitzvah Mavens

Bat Mitzvah Music and Entertainment

All guests received Crowdsync Technology LED Bracelets which were a big hit! The DJ was able to change the color of the bracelets to the beat of the music. Guests found that their bracelets were blue as Lexi was making her grand entrance!

And here she is, the guest of honor. Lexi had lots of enthusiasm making her entrance

High fives for the guest of honor

MC Stephanie of EBE Entertainment had everyone on the dance floor

Mitzvah Favors and Exit Treats

Guests received a big "Thank You" in the way of an Insomnia Cookie for their ride home

Another sweet treat was the waffle ice cream bar with lots of toppings

Mom Advice from Leslie

“You don’t need to go overboard. So many of the parties today are over the top with décor, party favors, etc. It’s not really about that. It is about celebrating the Bar/Bat Mitzvah child’s accomplishments and just having a fun party. I am sure 99% of the kids do not even notice all those extras. An RSVP tip: I thought it would be great to do an online RSVP (via the web site RSVPify.com) instead of a printed response card. Apparently this confused a lot of people. Some people thought they lost the response card. Others thought the Website was an email address to reply to. Overall it caused a lot of confusion and in the end I was making a lot of follow up calls, texts and emails to try and gather all of the RSVP’s.”

Mitzvah Project

Lexi completed a Mitzvah Project helping homeless veterans at the Winter Haven V.A. (Veterans Affairs) Stand Down in Washington, D.C. Her Mitzvah Project was eye opening in trying to help these brave men and women who have risked their lives in service to our country and who now have unfortunately found themselves homeless. Today unfortunately, there are about 1.4 million veterans who are at risk of homelessness due to poverty and lack of support networks. At the Stand Down, Lexi met various veterans, helped provide them with clothing, warm garments, as well as health and hygiene supplies and developed a better sense of gratitude for their service.

Vendor Directory

The following vendors helped to make Lexi’s Bat Mitzvah special. If you give any of them a call, let them know you read about their services on MitzvahMarket.com

Venue: The Inn at Penn, 215-222-0200
Music Entertainment/Photo Booth: EBE Entertainment, Stephanie Fitzpatrick MC, 888-323-2263
Photographer: Phil Kramer Photographers, 215-928-9189 
Videographer: Cinemotion 4 U, 609-261-0831
Decor: Exceptional Events, 610-290-3696
LED Bracelet: CrowdSync Technology, 646-971-9351
Favors: The Mitzvah Mavens/CDA Printing, 610-642-4002
Mitzvah Exit Treat: Insomnia Cookies Special Events, 877-313-8368
Invitation: Sarah Schwartz Mitzvah Paper Co., 844-446-2935
Online RSVP: RSVPify
Montage: Mom Leslie using iMovie
Lounge Furniture: Pulse Entertainment, 215-310-0211
Bat Mitzvah Girl dresses for party and service: Gabrielle & G Lizzy
Mom Service Dress: Neiman Marcus, Party Dress: Nordstrom
Hair and Makeup: Angel Simpkins