Twins Hallie and Jared celebrated their B’nai Mitzvah at the Marlboro Jewish Center in Marlboro, New Jersey, with a Havdallah service followed by a black tie celebration.
Mom Randee hand-made many of the party elements and says her family’s celebration was truly the, “Best Day Ever.”
Pictured L-R: Bat Mitzvah girl Hallie, Dad Joel, Mom Randee and Bar Mitzvah boy Jared
DonaLisa Photography took all of the pictures and the rest of the vendors are listed at the bottom of this spotlight.
A coordinating stamp was used on all invitations
First the ladies: Mom Randee’s long gown was from Castle Couture and Hallie’s hi-low dress was from Rue Royale Couture. Both Dad Joel and Jared wore tuxedos from Russell’s Tuxedo Court
Later in the evening, Hallie slipped into her blinged out sneakers that her mom bedazzled!
The Havdallah service was held at the Marlboro Jewish Center
Randee created the blinged holders for the yarmulkes, ladies head coverings and service programs
Mom Randee created Hallie and Jared’s logo with Inkwell. It was used on various elements throughout their celebration. Their initials and date of their B’nai Mitzvah were included in their custom logo
It was the BEST.DAY.EVER!
Guests took photos in front of their step n repeat banner produced at stickersbanners.com
The family worked with Dave Esquenazi on the food and Cindi Kaplin from Simply Invitations on the decor
Randee created this sign for the kids lounge area
White feather centerpieces were on each table
Randee created many special touches herself! Including the place cards, head coverings and basket, bathroom basket frame and sign, yarmulke baskets, service programs, table numbers, napkin rings, menu cards, cake topper, centerpiece for place card table, photo books and signage for sign-in, signage for kids lounge, step and repeat banner, goody bags and she still found time to bling up Hallie’s sneakers for the party!
Bathroom basket
Place card table and centerpiece
Place cards
Menu card
Music entertainment was provided by Noble Entertainment with twin MCs Phil and Andrew!
The dance floor was packed all night!
Jared up in the chair for the Horah!
Hallie’s turn
Randee danced with her guests
Dad Joel works for MSG as a video producer. He enjoyed creating their montage so much that he would like to start creating these special Bar Bat Mitzvah montages for other families too. The creative montage featured Joel’s “sports” friends from MSG and other video clips. It was a big hit with the crowd!
Like many of the other elements, Randee designed Hallie and Jared’s sign-in books and the sign! Each book had a picture of each guest!
Guests found their picture in each book and could sign their name and/or leave a special message
There was lots of extra entertainment for guests at this celebration. Hair bling was provided by Donna Belle Hair Jewels
Photo fun by The Main Event
Mom Randee made the large initial cake topper and blinged the candles!
The entire family
Hallie and Jared’s friends posed for a photo
Inkwell Global Marketing created the sweatshirts, t-shirts and drawstring bags for guests
Guests also received water bottles with custom labels, a bag of chips, cookies, danish and comfy slippers for the ride home!
Favor bags for guests lined up and ready to go!
Check out the many treats for these guests….Snow cones
Chocolate fountains
Pucker Powder
The Best Day Ever left Jared, and especially Hallie, exhausted!
The family walked in the March Of Dimes, “March For Babies Walk” on April 27, 2014, in New York City to raise money to fund research that helps prevent premature births and promote healthy pregnancies. Hallie and Jared chose this Mitzvah Project in memory of their sister, Marni Joy, who was born premature at 26 weeks and only lived in the NICU for 11 days
Some Mom to Mom advice from Randee:
“1. Be organized and start early! Get creative, get involved, I was sketching logos, designing color combinations, attending Bar Mitzvah showcases and researching ideas at least a year before our B’nai Mitzvah.
2. Before affair: Get kids involved, let them have a say, give them choices and let them help out.
3. Day of affair: Take a moment or two and soak it all in, realize it was all worth it. Soak up all of the love and smiles, I did!!
4. Write thank you notes to Rabbi, Cantor and all vendors/people who helped make your affair the best one ever!”
The following vendors helped to make Hallie and Jared’s celebration special. If you call any of these vendors, please let them know you read about their services on MitzvahMarket.com.
Venue: Marlboro Jewish Center, 732-536-2300
Caterer/Cake: Dave Esquenazi, Exquisite Caterers, 732-294-0032
Centerpieces and Invitations: Simply Invitations, Cindi Kaplin 732-617-7211
Stamps: Zazzle.com
Music Entertainment: Twin MC’s Phil/Andrew, Noble Productions 732-972-6944
Party Entertainment (Photo table, photo booth and cubbies): The Main Event, 1-800-839-0918
Photographer: DonaLisa Photography, 732-792-6801
Videographer: Kevin Hodapp Video Productions, 732-254-8352
Montage: Made with love by Dad Joel, 908-433-2246, greatmontage@gmail.com
Tattoos: Any Time Any Face, 732-619-6775
Hair Bling: Donna Bella Hair Jewels, 1-888-424-7548
Sign-in books: Made by Mom, www.mixbook.com
Party Favors (Drawstring bag, sweatshirt/t-shirts): Inkwell Global Marketing, 1-800-437-8518
Mom’s Dress: Castle Couture, 732-617-1414
Hallie’s Dress: Rue Royale Couture, 732-758-0224
Dad and Jared’s Tux: Russell’s Tuxedo Court, 732-972-3988
Make-Up: Brittney, 732-688-7396
Yarmulkes: www.kippah.com, 1-888-kippahs
Personalized Napkins: The Knot, 1-800-390-9784
Personalized Items: Vistaprint, 1-866-614-8002
Step N Repeat banner: Stickersbanners.com
