featuring fresh ideas for meaningful Bar and Bat Mitzvah services and joyous celebrations...


Thursday, November 3, 2011

THE CUTEST BAT MITZVAH EVER FROM BRAD AUSTIN!!!!

check out this amazing work from Brad Austin imaginative florals!

JUICY COUTURE BAT MITZVAH AT THE W HOTEL HOLLYWOOD

This was one fantastic party for Jamie Clare who happens to have the same initials as Juicy Couture.
So, we took the logo, the colors and Hollywood location and ran with it!

Guests were greeted with a red carpet entrance with a custom Step and Repeat backdrop. In place of velvet ropes and stantions we created chains of giant Juicy Couture charm bracelets.

A Joan Rivers look alike greeted guests as paparazzi shoved in to get the perfect photo.

Guests wrote notes of congratulations on a pink rhinestone studded dress form which Jamie took home.

For the buffets, we were inspired by the Juicy Couture crest to create four foot tall moss topiaries of the Scottie dogs. The dogs had large pink crystal diamond eyes, pink rhinestone collars and monogrammed heart dog tags.

The center of the ballroom was designed with a large round glossy white dance floor with a custom embossed gold monogram in the center.

Three large photos behind the stage were framed with hand-made sculpted paper flowers in white and pink flanked by two gogo cages with floral caps.

The centerpieces for the adult dining tables were a collection of giant floral perfume bottles and floral pillows topped with crowns.

Around the base of the bottles, we placed clusters of gardenias and heavy crystal votives. The white leather booth tables were fitted with matte pink sequin linens. Following the Juicy Couture look, we set the table with gold flatware, gold beaded glass chargers and gold rimmed crystal.

A Café au Lait dinner plate dahlia was placed on each blossom pink iridescent dupioni napkin.
Even the Challah table was “blinged out” with a pink rhinestone base.

The kids had a special area of stunning new lounge furniture covered in white patent leather with soaring golden Manzanita trees draped with giant pearls and spheres of roses overhead.

The candy bar featured Jamie’s favorites, Oreo cookies, pink candies and black licorice Scottie dogs.

As always, it was great working with Evie Steinberg and many thanks to Michael Brannigan for capturing the fantastic evening so well.


Monday, August 8, 2011

A stunning event from Brad Austin Imaginative Florals!

Evan at the SKirball CUltural Center

THE DESIGN OF THIS COOL BAT MITZVAH WAS BASED ON A MINIMALIST CONTEMPORARY GRAPHIC OF A CHERRY BLOSSOM. USING WHITE AS THE BASE COLOR, SPLASHES OF PINK, BLUE AND GREEN ACCENTED THE SLEEK CANVAS.

Check out the escort table with the cool sculpted E in mock Crocodile!


THE CENTERPIECES WERE INSPIRED FROM THE CHERRY BLOSSOM GRAPHIC.
TABLE TOP EMBELLISHMENTS INCLUDED, CUSTOM MADE TURQUOISE MOC-CROCODILE ROUNDS WITH MATCHING NAPKIN CUFFS, BLUE MERCURY GLASS VOTIVES AND FROSTED GLASS CUBES.

The EVENING's showstopper WAS THE CUSTOM DESIGNED TWO LEVEL DANCE FLOOR, COMPLETE WITH HOT PINK VELVET VIP ROPE. THE UPPER LEVEL LIGHTED DANCE FLOOR WAS rocking, as was THE KID LOUNGE FEATURing NEW GLOW CHAIRS AND STAND UP COCKTAIL TABLES.


Kudos to EVENT PLANNER EVIE STEINBERG of BE OUR GUEST (EVIEBRG@AOL.COM)
PHOTOGRAPHY by KERRY CORCORAN of DAVID MICHAEL PHOTOGRAPHY KERRY@DAVIDMICHAELPHOTO.COM and of course Brad at Brad AUstin.com


Saturday, June 11, 2011

BIG CELEBRATION..


This invitation features a separate card for the Shabbat Dinner before the Bar Mitzvah day, and the Sunday Brunch following. You can make adjustments to the guest lists for each part of the big weekend... family only for brunch, etc., a very elegant solution!

Monday, June 6, 2011

summertime!


from Poppyflower Press....Lauren wanted a contemporary, summery Bat Mitzvah invitation. I hope she loved the way these turned out as much as I did. The tiny crystal accent in the flowers adds just a touch of girlish sparkle!

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Bar Mitzvah in Paradise



Its summer! I just had to share these gorgeous Bar Mitzvah party photos from Hold the Date Events in Los Angeles. Photography by Courtney Lindberg at courtneylindbergphotography.com.So beautiful.







Monday, May 30, 2011

from Poppyflower Press Blog.......green touches


poppyflower press blog: Being green.....: "Olivia wanted her Bat Mitzvah to be as green as possible so we made sure to use all recycled paper and earth-friendly inks, added green- th..."

Friday, May 6, 2011

Meaningful table numbers....

Though Hayley's Bat Mitvah is long over, I still treasure these table number frames, each one featuring a picture of Hayley at the number's age, a gift from my dear friend Brandt Daniels, production designer of the Tonight Show!Arent they gorgeous? This idea can be easily adapted to any theme with store bought frames and appropriately embellished craft store numbers.