Annie Aiello celebrated her Bat Mitzvah with an evening party at the Tonga Room in The Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco.
For her Polynesian theme, this cool venue fit perfectly and featured a pool right in the middle of the restaurant! Keep reading below for all their great ideas.
All party photography was done by Jennifer Paschal at Bruce Forrester Photography and the rest of the vendors are listed below.
Pictured above (L-R): Dad Steve, Bat Mitzvah girl Annie, Mom Alyson and sister Samantha
Annie’s colorful invitation was created by Folio. The envelope liner featured her name!
Jayne Greenberg from Just Jayne Events and Passiflora Designs pulled together all the details for Annie’s celebration at The Tonga Room
A pool is at the center of this restaurant and it’s where the band played for their cocktail hour
Intermittent “rain showers” added to the mood
As you can see above, the restaurant had Polynesian artifacts which fit in perfectly with their theme
The Tonga Room features wood tables and did not require table cloths but they added a floral runner down the center of the table
Centerpieces were vases filled with floating orchids and beta fish
To let guests know which table they were seated at, sand dollars with name cards were displayed on a table of sand
Cookies by Felix The Cook were placed at each guests’ place setting indicating their seat. The men received tiki mask cookies
The ladies received Orchid cookies
The restaurant provided fun glassware including tiki mask cups, scorpion bowls and coconuts with umbrellas
Annie’s Tiki Shack logo was used throughout the decor
Check out the table signs, made with a bamboo stick and replicated a tiki hut
Handouts included grass skirts and leis worn by partygoers in addition to sunglasses and hats
Young guests having fun!
Custom cocktail menus were created by Ram Print
Denon & Doyle provided the music entertainment for Annie’s party with Mark Addington as the MC
A tattoo artist
Green screen photo booth by Denon & Doyle
Magician Jay Alexander
An airbrush artist was on hand as well
The following vendors made Annie’s celebration special. If you call any of them, please let them know you heard about their services on MitzvahMarket.com.
Venue: The Tonga Room in The Fairmont, San Francisco
Party Planner: Jayne Greenberg, Just Jayne Events
Music Entertainment: MC Mark Addington Denon & Doyle
Cookie Place Cards: Felix The Cook 415-424-9415
Invitations: Folio
Florist: Passiflora Designs
Party Entertainment: Just Jayne Events
Photographer: Jennifer Paschal at Bruce Forrester Photography
Videographer: Jonathan Metcalf
Hair/makeup: Cooper Alley
Magician: Jay Alexander
Printing: Ram Print & Communications
