Fire and Ice Themed B’nai Mitzvah

The Kossak family celebrated Ryan and Matthew’s B’nai Mitzvah at Temple Beth Rishon in Wyckoff, New Jersey. Later that afternoon there was a party in their honor at SPACE, an all-inclusive party venue in Engelwood, New Jersey.  The boys chose a theme that was the perfect mix between hot and cool as the brothers are very different – like “Fire and Ice.”

Pictured L-R: Bar Mitzvah boy Matthew, Dad Andy, Mom Natalie and Bar Mitzvah boy Ryan.

B’nai Mitzvah Service

The Kossak family up on the bimah during their pre-shoot

The boys worked so hard to prepare for their ceremony. They truly complemented each other, and they each did a beautiful job

B’nai Mitzvah Invitation & Logos

The invitation set the tone for their theme!

The Fire and Ice logos were designed by the team at Gotham T-shirts. Matt is very outgoing and his favorite color is red!

Ryan is more reserved and his favorite color is blue!

B’nai Mitzvah Decor

SPACE created all the decor for the Fire and Ice theme starting with door decals which greeted guests as they walked into the venue

The place card table featured floral displays and candles

The theme was carried out on the place cards too!

For the "Fire" design, there were tall clear glass votive candles with red colored water, red linens and up lighting

For the "Ice" design, the family selected dramatic, tall clear glass votive candles, manzanita tree centerpieces, with low white floral arrangements, blue linens with blue up lighting

The ballroom was ready for guests to arrive

Special Party Details

This candle went to all the kids at their celebration who are twins or triplets!

Sweatshirt favors for their friends were created by Gotham T-shirts

Matt and Ryan's friends were able to get custom airbrushed pillows

Each boy had a sign-in locker which are now in their bedrooms

The step-n-repeat featured their custom logo in red and blue

As the party ended, guests were treated to a delicious exit treat, Cookie DŌ NYC

The logo was also used on water bottles given out to guests at the end of the night

Mitzvah Video

Watch video here

 Mitzvah Project

Matt collected gently used sneakers for Dunk Your Kicks. Dunk Your Kicks is part of the The Max Cure Foundation which collects gently used sneakers and recycles them as affordable footwear in developing nations to raise money for families battling pediatric cancer. Ryan loves cooking and put his talents to use making chicken cutlets, lasagna and cookies that were all donated to a local men’s shelter.

Advice from Mom Natalie:

“Be organized and make lists. Have fun and enjoy the day.”

Vendor Directory

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

Venue/Caterer/Decor/Entertainment/Security: Sara and Lindsey, SPACE, 201-567-3810 
Photographer: Stolen Moments Photography by Joanne, 201-805-5380
Videographer: Rob Shotwell, Shotwell Productions, 732-735-8006
Logo Design/Sweatshirt favors: Howie, Gotham T-shirts, 516-676-0900
Airbrushing: Top Gun Airbrush, 718-819-1094
Invitation: Sloane Zane, Etched in Sloane, 201-848-6006
Sign-In Lockers: Joregenson Lockers, 800-952-0151
Exit Treat: Cookie Dough Bar by Cookie DŌ NYC
Mom Natalie’s Dress: Lord & Taylor
Boy’s Suits: Men’s Warehouse
Hair: Lindsey, David Michael Hair Studio, 201-843-2727
Makeup: Jessica Mamola, 201-286-1285
Transportation: First Student Bus, 201-843-3331