Jessica Flaum celebrated her Bat Mitzvah on May 7, 2011 at The Regency Center in San Francisco.
This family had a Saturday night VIP Hollywood party with lots of great special touches! From a red carpet entrance to celebrity cut-outs, it seemed as though guests were entering a Hollywood bash!
We thank them for sharing their ideas with Mitzvah Market.
All party photography was done by Jennifer Paschal of Bruce Forester Photography and the rest of the vendor information is listed at the bottom of this spotlight.
Pictured above (L-R): Mom Debra, Bat Mitzvah girl Jessica and Dad Morris
Jessica’s invitation was designed and printed by Alisa Flaum, her sister. This VIP invitation looked like you were invited to a Hollywood party!
Jessica’s friends were photographed “walking the red carpet” with cutouts of either Justin Bieber or Jessica as shown above
When the party began, guests entered the main room and were greeted by a VIP lounge full of glitz and glam reminiscent of the best parties in Hollywood
Jessica is sitting on one of two white circular sofas in the VIP lounge
As you can see in the back of this photo, a large Hollywood backdrop was set up behind the band
In the center of the room there was a large lighted bar and dance floor
Guests provided their “autograph” and best wishes for Jessica in a personalized scrapbook designed for the occasion by Wendy Reagor
Jessica “makes her entrance”
To the tune of “ I gotta a feeling,”Jessica ran out onto the stage to sing with the band
The band played on and guests danced to their favorite songs throughout the evening
The band, Mixx Company
Special friends and family participated in the candle lighting ceremony
Each station was named after a Hollywood movie and featured hand painted Hollywood clapboards that listed the menu for the station
Denon & Doyle provided the photo booth where guests could have personalized photos taken with a choice of a Hollywood or San Francisco backgrounds
One of the many special touches! Each sofa surrounded a digitized coffee table playing a photo montage of Jessica’s family and friends
Mom Debra is giving us some Mom-to-Mom advice:
“I hired a party planner, Joannie Liss, which was the best thing I did. I also advise, start early, be decisive (there are lots of great choices so you can’t really go wrong), ask your friends for recommendations, and hire vendors who work with lots of Bar/Bat Mitzvah parties. I also kept a large binder with all the information I received and all contracts and details as they were finalized.”
For her Mitzvah Project, Jessica volunteered one Saturday at the Sonoma Humane Society. In addition, she held a bake sale and donated the proceeds to the Marin Humane Society. She also donated 10% of all money she received as a gift to the same organizations.
The following vendors made Jessica’s party special. If you give any of them a call, please let them know you read about their services on MitzvahMarket.com.
Venue: The Regency Center, San Francisco 415-447-4908
Party Planner: Joannie Liss, Joannie Liss Events 415-775-2020
Band: Mixx Company, 415-775-2020
Party entertainment: Denon & Doyle, green screen photography, 925-944-5021
Invitation: Designed and printed by Alisa Flaum
Décor/florist: Blue Print Studios, Mircea Manea, 415-922-9004
Sign-In Book: Wendy Reagor, 904-219-6133
Dresses for family members: Jessica, from Betsey Johnson, Mom Debra, Nicole Miller
Suit for Dad: Zegna
Hair/makeup: Christophers of Tiburon for Mom, and d’Pietro Todd of Mill Valley for Jessica
Makeup for Jessica: Ally Klionsky
Photographer: Jennifer Paschal, Bruce Forester Photography, 415-422-0944
Caterer: Elaine Bell Catering, Napa, 707-603-1400
Celeb Cutouts: Party Standups
Linens: Big 4 Rentals, Corte Madera, CA
Lighting: Northern Lights, San Leandro, CA 510-483-9307
