Eliana’s ‘wicked’ bat mitzvah!

Rachel’s Bat Mitzvah last weekend was a blast! Here’s a sampling of some of my favorite photos: the day began bright and early with some family portraits at temple Emanu-El in Oak Park.could this family be any cuter? 😉 the evening party was held at Hotel Baronette.  They decorated the ballroom with life-size renditions of…

All that I can say is WOW!  This was one amazing party for one amazing young lady!!  As soon as I met the Tyner family and heard about their plans I knew it was going to be a Bat Mitzvah to remember!  We started with some Synagogue portraits The Bat Mitzvah girl! How cute is…

Cousins Rachel and Jaclyn decided to join forces when it came time for their bat-mitzvahs – that means double the fun! Here’s the girls reading from the Torah at Adat Shalomthey each had the cutest custom pointers – love it! Here they are all dressed up for their evening party at AndiamosBoth of their dresses…

What an awesome day this was!  Danielle was Bat Mitzvah’d last weekend at Shaarey Zedek, with a party at Wabeek Country Club.  Here’s a few portraits from Synagogue the whole fam… With her sister MiaThe party at Wabeek had a camp theme, which was so much fun.  The decorations were fantastic – there was even…

What an amazing day this was!  Madison was bat mitzvah’d (is that a word?) last weekend at the Ritz, and it was a BLAST.  Dee Dee Hoffman planned the event, and she and her team did a fantastic job transforming the ballroom into a chic nightclub environment.  Madison is just a beautiful young lady, inside…

Photographing Bat Mitzvahs is always a blast, and Jolie’s was no exception 😉  Some favorites: Here’s a few from her portrait session at Shaarey Zedek – such a beautiful synagogue.  loved her custom tallit from Israel – I swear, they didn’t make ’em this pretty when I was 13! i LOVE this next one –…