Sydney Kalish’s Bat Mitzvah was held at the Cedar Hill Country Club in Livingston, New Jersey. While she started off with a Sephora inspired theme, using the beauty brand’s bold black and white design, ultimately the theme evolved to represent everything Sydney loves (think makeup, fashion, jewelry and more!).
The event was filled with tons of custom touches, from the hand painted greeters who handed out specialty drinks and swag to the cocktail hour filled with finger foods in personalized boxes and food containers with Sydney’s logos. Guests were entertained by musicians, a mentalist/magician and two professional basketball players who performed tricks. This was a night that Sydney and her guests won’t soon forget!
The photographer for this event was Kathryn Huang Photography. A complete list of vendors follows at the end of this Spotlight.
Party Details
Mitzvah Advice
“Have a planner or day of coordinator to handle all of the details on the day of the event,” says mom Pam. “I worked with a ‘dream team’ that allowed me to be a guest at my own party and not have to worry about a thing.”
Mitzvah Project
Sydney volunteers at the Friendship Circle in Livingston, NJ where she spends time working with special needs children and teens.
Vendor Directory
The following vendors helped to make Sydney’s celebration everything she dreamed of. If you contact them, please let them know you read about their services on Mitzvah Market.
Venue: Cedar Hill Country Club, 973-992-4700
Giveaways/Swag (t-shirts, hats, sweatpants, flannels, blankets): Garage 68 Ink, 516-224-4447
Security: Bar Mitzvah Bouncer, Inc., 973-758-9800
Event Planner: Beth Flyer Events Simplified, 973-809-7573
Event Design: Extraordinary Productions, Phylllis Skolnick, 973-467-1637
Personalized Cups/Napkins/Bathroom Towels: Paper Capers, 973-994-3130
Invitations, Thank You Notes, Custom Stamps: Julie Maloof Designs, 973-615-6952
Entertainment/Step & Repeat/Hand Painted Greeters: Total Entertainment, 201-894-0055
Musicians: Evan Kremin Band, 914-643-3168
Magician/Mentalist: Phil The Magic Man, 914-260-5686
Basketball Entertainers: Basketball Magic, Kenny “The Blenda” Rodriguez, 917-297-9389; Hoop Wizard, Jack Ryan 917-754-2486
Photographer: Kathryn Huang Photography, 201-247-7431
Videographer: Professional Video, LLC, Seth Elgart, 973-218-0800
Montage: Moving Pictures, Stefanie Lichtstein, 973-202-0224
Food Truck: Big Mozz Food Truck Catering, 973-981-7770
Cake: Suzi Cakes, 973-917-3897
Digital Calligraphy: Artistic Types, 201-424-9810
Dresses: J&A Estrada, Estrada Twins, 914-219-8700
Hair: Beige & Blanc, 973-992-8500
Makeup: Marisa Roitman, 973-449-5356
Transportation: My Limo, 1-800-624-6112
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