CHECK OUT THIS FUN CELEBRATION FOR SENOR BEN AND HIS MEXI MITZVAH!

The week started in early May with this wonderful family at Central Synagogue for photos of Ben and his family on the Beema at Central Synagogue. Later that weekend family and friends gathered at Second Floor for a seriously fun “Mexi Mitzvah” themed party. The event was designed by Dazzling Parties who created a colorful room with pinatas, sombrero hats and colorful quotes around the room. Senor Frog greeted the guests as they arrived, and guests enjoyed a mariachi band as well. The bar was all about Margaritaville!

Total Entertainment rocked the house with Ruel at the helm. We love working at Second for many reasons and one main one is the montage screen outside on the building next to Hotel. This is such a fun experience for all! This party even had a Simon Sez entertainer and a mechanical bull!!! #mitzvahmonday

SYNAGOGUE: Central Synagogue

VENUE: Second Floor

FLORIST: Dazzling Parties

ENTERTAINMENT: Simon Sez, Simon Hyman

ENTERTAINMENT: Total Entertainment, Ruel

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THIS WAS THE LAST MITZVAH OF THE 2019 SEASON AND ONE OF THE BEST!!

It was June 29^th, school was out, and kids were just about off to camp! This Mitzvah celebration for Emilie at Embassy Suites in Berkeley Heights New Jersey was such an amazing event and one of the best to end Mitzvah season for the summer. Total Entertainment brought out all their best dancers and Ruel was an insanely fun MC!!!!! Anything Floral brought out all the summer colors in the décor they created, and Sarah was thrilled to be there to capture it all!

The Embassy Suites has a beautiful lobby with a fireplace that added to the portraits and we just love this glass enclosed atrium for adult cocktail hour. Total Entertainment brought awesome games from ping pong to a recording studio!! We just love the summertime sunflowers and all the great colors!

Mazel Tov to Emilie! #mitzvahmonday

VENUE: Embassy Suites, Berkeley Heights, NJ

ENTERTAINMENT: Total Entertainment

DÉCOR: Anything Floral

PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO: Sarah Merians Photography & Video Company, Sarah and Alex

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CELEBRATING BEN AT TEMPLE EMANUEL AND PEARL RIVER HILTON

The week of coverage started for Ben at Temple Emanuel in Closter, New Jersey. Our photographer Liel captured powerful photos at the temple and the incredible stained-glass dome over the sanctuary.

Liel use a rainy day to his advantage and captured this cool reflection of Ben in the puddle in front of temple as the sun came out! Talk about an opportunity!

The celebration continued at The Pearl River Hilton with Tom Kaufman Productions running the party. The one and only “Theo” kept all party goers on the dance floor all night!!! Check out all the fun cocktail games for the kids!!! Atlas Floral Decorators designed a beautiful and festive room for this fun night. Ben’s dad was insane during the hora and stood up on a chair over the crowd. Lot of love in the room.

#mitzvahmonday

TEMPLE: Temple Emanuel, Closter New Jersey

VENUE: Pearl River Hilton

ENTERTAINMENT: Tom Kaufman Productions, Theo

DÉCOR: Atlas Floral Decorators

PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO: Sarah Merians Photography & Video Company, Liel and Alex

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DOUBLE THE LOVE DOUBLE THE FUN DOUBLE THE CELEBRATING FOR SOPHIE AND SASCHA

The family gathered at KJ Synagogue on the upper east side to have family photos captured with Sarah our photographer and with the parents on the Beema and with the Torah. We loved capturing these beautiful twin girls.

Next stop was The Museum of Jewish Heritage down in Battery Park City. The planner for this event was The Finer Party Details and they did an amazing job putting all the components together for this celebration. Prive Florist created what felt like a cherry blossom garden at each table. The party was a kosher affair and was catered by Prestige Caterers. The DJ, Unique Musique kept the horas and dancing going all night and everybody had double the fun!!! #mitzvahmonday

VENUE: Museum of Jewish Heritage

PARTY PLANNER: The Finer Details, Beth and Cheryl

DÉCOR: Privet Florist

ENTERTAINMENT: Unique Musique, Larry

CATERER: Prestige Catering

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IN HONOR OF WIMBLEDON ENDING WE ARE POSTING AN AWESOME TENNIS MITZVAH!

Tennis is in the air for all those tennis fans out there! In honor of Wimbledon and the incredible matches this past weekend we thought we would post an incredible tennis themed Mitzvah.

The celebration started in New Jersey at Temple Beth Shalom Synagogue and continued at The Hilton At Short Hills. Party planner, Fran Jackowitz created a magical event for this family. Extraordinary Productions designed and created the most incredible décor for the ballroom and Pure Energy kept everyone on the dance floor all night with cool video screens around the room. We love the silent dance party as well! Check out Joshua at his custom candy newsstand for his friends to take home. TENNIS! TENNIS! TENNIS! #mitzvahmonday

TEMPLE: Temple Beth Shalom, New Jersey

VENUE: Hilton at Short Hills

PARTY PLANNER: Fran Jackowitz Productions

DÉCOR: Extraordinary Productions

ENTERTAINMENT: Pure Energy, Greg

PHOTOGRAPHER: Sarah Merians Photography & Video Company, Sarah

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DREAMERS LIVE FOREVER!!!! PAIGE WAS LIVING HER DREAM!!!

This was such a creative and fun Bat Mitzvah! The weekend started at Temple Shaaray Tefila with our photographer Liel capturing Paige and her family on the Beema. Party planner, Lisa Jaffe created such a cool theme for the décor and party concept. The celebration was at the Dream Hotel and the party unfolds from there…Paige waking up from a dream and being at her Bat Mitzvah!!! There was even a bed on the dance floor! Lots of unicorns, twinky lights and clouds on the ceiling. Unique Musique had all the guests dancing and not dreaming for sure! Paige was” living the dream”!!!! #mitzvahmonday

SYNAGOGUE: Temple Shaaray Tefila

VENUE: The Dream Hotel

PARTY PLANNER: Jaffe Events, Lisa

ENTERTAINMENT: Unique Musique Entertainment

PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO: Sarah Merians Photography & Video Company, Liel, Christina & Davitte

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LEXIE AND HER FAMILY CELEBRATED IN STYLE AT PARK AVENUE SYNAGOGUE AND TRIBECA 360

This Bat Mitzvah celebration was incredible with planner Amy Katz at the head of the team. Amy brought such talented vendors together for this Tribeca celebration. Liel and Sheila began the week with the family at their temple photo session at Park Avenue Synagogue. Friends and family took in all the views of Manhattan in every direction. This is one of the reasons we love shooting at Tribeca 360!!!

Sarah had captured Lexie earlier in the year at the lower east side graffiti park which became a backdrop for the bar at the event. So cool! Diana Gould Ltd. Created a classy room with large silver balls hanging from the ceiling and cool white lounge furniture for the kids. Lexie had special cocktail drinks for the guests in cool colors and Untouchable Events rocked the house all night long! Check out the Doughnuttery for the guests as they left the party. This was one sweet event thanks to Amy Katz Events!!! #mitzvahmonday

SYNAGOGUE: Park Avenue Synagogue

VENUE: Tribeca 360

PARTY PLANNER: Amy Katz Events

DÉCOR Diana Gould Ltd.

ENTERTAINMENT: Untouchable Events

PHOTOGRAPHER: Sarah Merians Photography & Video Company, Sarah, Liel and Sheila

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INCREDIBLE PLANNER, VENUE, FOOD AND MITZVAH FAMILY COME TOGETHER FOR ERIC

This was the third and final child we have captured for this wonderful family. Planner, Lisa Jaffe put an incredible team together to celebrate Eric.

The venue was at Second Floor and was so colorful with all the bombshell graphics for logos and so much more. Unique musique kept the party on the dance floor as Pinch caterers created and produced the most insane food and food presentation for this celebration. YUM!!!!! We loved the neon dance party at the end of the night. Jaffe events did it again!!!! #mitzvahmonday

VENUES: Temple Emanuel, Closter, New Jersey and Second Floor

PARTY PLANNER: Jaffe Events, Lisa

ENTERTAINMENT: Unique Musique, Larry

ARTWORK: Bombshell Graphics

CATERER: Pinch Food Design

PHOTOGRAPHER: Sarah Merians Photography & Video Company, Liel

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FAMILY AND FRIENDS DINED, LAUGHED AND DANCED UNDER THE STARS AND MOON FOR LILA

We were honored to capture this fabulous Bat Mitzvah at Temple Israel and then later that evening at Guastavinos. Their amazing planner, Amy Katz put this great team together and the event was a huge success. Total Entertainment kept everyone on the dance floor all night if guests weren’t playing games like Karaoke car or just swinging around on a cool swing set up! Check out the cool bar! Diana Gould Ltd. Created a magical room literally under the stars. Confetti drop at the end of the night and pizza “to go”. What could be better??? #mitzvahmonday

VENUES: Temple Israel and Guastavinos

PARTY PLANNER: Amy Katz Events

ENTERTAINMENT: Total Entertainment

DÉCOR: Diana Gould Ltd.

PHOTOGRAPHER: Sarah Merians Photography & Video Company, Sarah

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FROM CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE TO SLATE DOWNTOWN CHASE CELEBRATED IN STYLE

We love working at the beautiful Central Synagogue which is also the personal Synagogue for Sarah Merians herself. Photographing there is like her home away from home…especially because we love our clients and this wonderful family. After services on Saturday morning Sarah captured family and friends also at the Synagogue for the Kiddish luncheon.

Later that evening guests headed downtown to party the night away at Slate NY. Custom logos surrounded the room on all the brand-new screens around the room. Untouchable Events with the famous Kevin at the helm partied hard! The party had a cool dance troop perform and jump over guests on the dance floor. It was quite a spectacle. At the end of the party there was a popcorn truck outside for the guests to munch out on their way home. Thanks to Holly at Save The Date the party was a huge success!!!! Mazel Tov to Chase! #mitzvahmonday

SYNAGOGUE: Central Synagogue

VENUE: Slate NY

ENTERTAINMENT: Untouchable Events, Kevin

PARTY PLANNER: Save the Date, Holly

PHOTOGRAPHER: Sarah Merians Photography & Video Company, Sarah

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SECOND MITZVAH WITH US AND THIS GREAT FAMILY AT THE HARVARD CLUB

SECOND MITZVAH WITH US AND THIS GREAT FAMILY AT THE HARVARD CLUB

Alexa celebrated her Mitzvah celebration in great style and talent. Three years ago we worked with her brother Noah and Alexa was an enthusiastic little sister. Now it is her turn to stand on the Beema at Park Avenue Synagogue and share the Torah with family and friends.

The Harvard Club is such a grand space for celebrations and we just loved this one for Alexa! The family had great entertainment with DJ Party Harty and the tunnel of lights! So fun!!! Décor was provided by United Floral and it was a great night of fun! Mazel Tov Alexa!!! #mitzvahmonday

VENUE: The Harvard Club

SYNAGOGUE: Park Avenue Synagogue

DÉCOR: United Floral

ENTERTAINMENT: DJ Party Harty

PHOTOGRAPHER: Sarah, Sarah Merians Photography & Video

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