The Frankel family of Randolph, New Jersey, celebrated daughter Emma’s Bat Mitzvah on September 28, 2013, at Adath Shalom, in Parsippany, New Jersey.
A reception followed at The Mountain Lakes Club in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, with an “Emma-tainment” theme.
Pictured L-R: Brother Brady, Mom Jenifer, Bat Mitzvah girl Emma, Dad Gary and Sister Dara.
Acme Photography and Video was the photographer and the rest of the vendors are listed at the bottom of the spotlight.
Mom Jenifer designed the invitation which was a t-shirt, inspired by the E! Entertainment Network logo, that listed Emma’s Bat Mitzvah information.
The sticker on the shirt directed guests to a website mom Jenifer created to look like an entertainment website. Guests could either type in the address themselves or scan the QR code on the sticker to get to the website.
The front of the t-shirt had Emma’s logo
The back told guests where to “tune in” for Mitzvah information 
The “Glee” inspired thank you card incorporated a picture of Emma, can you spot her? They were printed by Shutterfly.com
Mountain Lakes Country Club is a great venue with beautiful grounds. They had the cocktail hour outside in lovely weather.
Cocktails were set up poolside
A perfect backdrop for the cocktail hour
Emma’s elegant cocktail dress with tulle skirt was from Kids at Heart.
Mom and Dad came up with much of the decor with Debbie’s Bouquets supplying the beautiful floral centerpieces. The logo incorporated an orange and white chevron design similar to the E! Entertainment Network logo.
The step and repeat was designed by Mom and Dad and created by Stickersbanners.com
The place cards were CDs of dance music with labels that said, “#keepthemusicgoing #emmataimnent2013”
On some tables tall clear vases were used as centerpieces with Emma’s clever logo prominent
The chevron design popped on the turquoise linens
The menu card placed beautifully in the turquoise napkins on gold chargers
Custom pillows were copies of the creative t-shirt invitations
The sign-in board was two shadow boxes that held the t-shirts that were used for the invitations.
Guests enjoyed signing the shadow boxes
Emma had a great “E! True Hollywood Story” inspired entrance video that included celebrity messages made especially for Emma that kids and adults enjoyed.
Watch Emma’s entrance video here.
MC Charlie and the entire Hi NRG team provided non-stop fun on the dance floor.
Her dancers wore custom “Emma-tainment” t-shirts
Emma changed into a navy beaded cocktail dress from Best Dressed NY
Lots of great energy at this party
There was a virtual photo booth from SCE Event Group. The guests took pictures themselves and uploaded them to Instagram with the hashtag #emmatainment2013. Then the pictures automatically printed to a kiosk at the party. The pictures looked like they were from Instagram with Emma’s logo on them. In addition, there was a surprise in the lower level of the club…bowling!
Guests ready to take a picture
The pictures instantly printed to a kiosk at the party
Fun photo favors with Emma’s logo for all the guests to enjoy
The Mountain Lakes Club has bowling lanes that were used by the kids during the cocktail hour
Each of Emma’s guests received a chocolate Emmy, made by a friend, for the candle lighting ceremony.
The chocolate Emmys were individually wrapped
The whole gang celebrating with Emma
Mom Jenifer explains: “The bakery dropped the cake on the way to the venue and had to bake a new one during the cocktail hour! Unfortunately, it wasn’t what we wanted, but we did have a cake.”
The replacement cake
The Frankel family designed the candy bar themselves except for personalized marshmallows made with Emma’s logo. They were created by FeteSetter on Etsy.com.
A frame handmade with Dots candy
Color coordinated candy bar
Customized marshmallows
Emma gave out off the shoulder white sweatshirts for the girls, hooded sweatshirts for the boys.
The turquoise chevron bags looked great with the orange tissue paper inside
The sweatshirts had an Instagram logo and read “#emmatainment2013” and “#bestdayever”
Emma with some of her camp friends posing in their new sweatshirts
Emma had a bake sale to raise money for Cookies for Kids’ Cancer. People donated baked items and she raised over $600. Cookies for Kids’ Cancer is a national non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds for pediatric cancer research. They provide the support and resources for individuals and businesses to host local fundraising events, as well as other simple ways for anyone to get involved.
Emma and her friends with their delicious baked goods
The Frankel family has a B’nai Mitzvah to look forward to in 2017!
Some advice from Mom Jenifer:
“Its cliché but true, try to get as much done ahead of time so that you are not scrambling the week before. With the exception of the flowers, my husband and I did everything ourselves so we were up to all hours of the night in the days prior to the Bat Mitzvah.”
The following vendors helped to make Emma’s celebration special. If you give any of them a call, please let them know you read about their services on MitzvahMarket.com.
Venue: Mountain Lakes Club, 973-334-4610
Music Entertainment: MC Charlie and Hi NRG Sound Productions, 718-818-8490
Florist: Debbie’s Bouquets, 973-476-0097
Photographer/Videographer: Acme Video and Photography, 732-972-0202
Invitation/Favor: Mom created, friend printed
Party Entertainment: SCE Event Group, 888-278-0900
Website: Myevent.com
Thank You cards: Shutterfly.com
Personalized marshmallows: FeteSetter
Step and Repeat: Stickersbanners.com
Chocolate Emmys: A friend of the family
Mom’s dress: Red Carpet Boutique, 973-258-0028
Emma’s service dress: Kids at Heart, 973-992-2440
Emma and Dara’s party dresses: Best Dressed NY, 212-600-4607
Suits for Dad/brother: Lord & Taylor/Sams, 973-422-1000
Hair/makeup: Tara Siegel, 973-214-8045
Transportation: Vogel Bus Company, 908-298-0045
