Gillian’s 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…

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…

Eliana became a bat mitzvah this past weekend.  Isn’t she gorgeous?!We did these portraits at Temple Israel, which has a beautiful sanctuary to photograph in Here she is with the folksAnd her just-as-adorable little sister Natalie 😉The party Sunday night was at Boogie Fever, and it was a blast!  Eliana chose a ‘wicked’ theme to…

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 –…