The Weinstein family celebrated daughter Eliana’s Bat Mitzvah on November 9, 2013 at Temple Beth Shalom in Lawrence, New York.
For a Bat Mitzvah girl who loves to act, the party theme was Holl”E”wood.
Lucky for Eliana her mom is a talented graphic artist who thoughtfully integrated the theme with amazing details. We loved the invitations, Website, decor and hysterical montage which deserves an Oscar!
Pictured L-R : Dad Jonathan, Bat Mitzvah girl Eliana, Mom Michal, Sisters Meira, Reva and Brother Jacob.
The photographer was Jerry Meyer Studio and the rest of the vendors are listed at the bottom of the spotlight.
Since the family is Orthodox, there was no service, but the reception was held at Temple Beth Shalom.
The custom service program and kippot were red and black keeping with the party color palate
The invitation gives guests a hint of what’s to come at the celebration, so the Weinsteins chose to create a pop-up invite that definitely conveyed the theme of the party! Instead of response cards, they opted to create a Website, partywitheliana.com where guests could RSVP and get to know all about Eliana. It was customized to go with the invitations and theme. The Website and invitations were done by Mom Michal’s company MLW Design.
Mom Michal designed the pop-up invitations
Custom stamps were used as a finishing touch
The Weinstein family looked very Hollywood chic. Eliana wore a custom Zoe Ltd. cocktail dress.
Dad wore a custom David Lance New York Suit, Mom wore a beautiful Lavan couture dress. The girls are wearing Zoe Ltd Custom
Eliana was very much the star
Bat Mitzvah girl Eliana is into acting, so naturally it felt right to go with the Hollywood theme.
Eliana posing with some of her favorite life-size characters
Danielle of Party Excellence made the decor process easy using a color palate of red, black and gold. With the help of Dina from D Squared, the linens added a beautiful touch of glamour. They used gold and black velvet cloths as well as red leather cloths for the buffet.
No Hollywood theme is complete without a step and repeat background and a red carpet
“Welcome to HollEwood” signage and celebrity cut-outs greeted guests as they entered
There were black and red feathers in LED vases and custom E! centerpieces
Custom “E!”centerpieces
Eliana’s friends enjoyed their own lounge area
The sign-in was a gold mirror that now hangs in Eliana’s room.
Malka Entertainment provided the non-stop dancing and music entertainment.
Eliana and her dad both up in the air!
Making her way into the room for her entrance
The guest of honor with her parents
Everyone was on the dance floor
Great polka-dot headband give-aways
Eliana’s parents created a clever song for their daughter that parodies the pop hit, “I Love It.”
This song was featured in her montage. Watch it here
The Weinstein family created a very funny and unique montage by going to a big Hollywood montage maker!
Watch their montage here
Eliana’s friends got a variety of favors…or “swag” as they called it.
Bloomingdale’s-inspired swag signage for the “little brown bag”
Each bag had a custom pencil case with ear buds
Custom made with the “E” printed on each
For Eliana’s Mitzvah Project, she invited over 20 of her friends who helped create beautiful necklaces. The family delivered these to children at a cancer ward on their trip to Israel for Sukkot holiday.
Eliana proudly showing her beautiful bracelets
Many different styles and colors were created
Some advice from Mom Michal:
“I started early booking the venue and DJ and started gathering pictures and videos for the montage early too. The earlier you start the less stressed you are. I also kept a notepad where anytime I saw a great idea I jotted it down. I used Pinterest to pin great Hollywood ideas.”
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The following vendors helped to make Eliana’s celebration special. If you give any of them a call, please let them know you read about their services on MitzvahMarket.com.
Venue: Beth Shalom of Lawrence, 516-569-3600
Party Planner/Pop-Up Invitation/Favors: Mom Michal Weinstein, MLW Design, 917-301-2584
Photographer/Videographer: The Jerry Meyer Studio, 516-688-7722
Music Entertainment: Malka Entertainment, 718-946-4441
Decor: Danielle, Party Excellence, 516-790-1361
Party entertainment photo booth: Naomi Cohen, 516-849-6047
Graffiti booth/Sign-In Board: Parties by Gail, 516-569-3962
Montage: Lenny Manzo Productions, 516-241-5036 and MLW Design
Linen: D Squared Events, 516-697-8949
Mom’s Dress: Lavan Couture, 347-374-1376
Bat Mitzvah girl dress: Blimi, Zoe Ltd. Custom, 516-857-1256
Dad’s Suit: David Lance New York Suit
Hair: Stacy, Elements Salon, 516-295-4900 x:537
Makeup: Elena from Makeup Essentials, Elements Salon 516-295-4900
