The Temple Nashville Bar Mitzvah - Chase

I love photographing mitzvahs at The Temple in Nashville. Everyone is so lovely and kind and I’ve shot there enough now that there’s a great flow that makes the day feel a lot less stressful. At least for me, but probably not for the mitzvah. I will never get over how much work these teens do and how impressive they are. I was definitley not that knowledgable at their age.Chase was no different. He and his family were so great to work with! He had a “Chase’s Outdoors” theme for his party. It was super creative. There were carabiners, water bottles, and stickers all with his name and party logo on them. Since it was winter there were white birch trees in the corners of the room. It was a great design and the Kimpton Aerston looked wonderful.  Please check out a few of my favorite photographs from his bar mitzvah at The Temple in Nashville. Vendors are listed below.

Here are some more mitzvah’s to check out-
Congregation Micah- Max
Congregation Micah - Evan
Congregation Micah - Eden
The Temple Nashville - Lawson

Planning and Design- Ellen Hollis Events
Temple - The Temple - Congregation Ohabai Sholom - Nashville
Party Location/Food- The Kimpton Aertson
Ice Cream Cart - Ben and Jerry’s
Luncheon Food- Goldie Shepard
Florist/Decor/Props/Signage/Lighting- Gary Musick
Temple Florist - Branches
Hair & Makeup- Kara Gaylor
Invitations - You’re Invited Nashville
Music & Photo Booth- DJ, Spangler Entertainment

Bar Mitzvah Portrait Photography - Noah

Noah and family decided to use his portrait session from his bar mitzvah package and do a brother’s session! I loved this idea! I highly recommend using some of the session time to do photographs with siblings. We photographed these images at Cumberland Park in Nashville, TN!

Sneak Peek Hamilton Bar Mitzvah - Lawson

Young, scrappy, and HUNGRY was the theme of Lawson's extremely cool bar mitzvah. I got to know Lawson when I photographed his portraits and he is honestly one of the coolest and greatest kids, sorry young man, that I have ever worked with. I really enjoyed getting to know him, his brother, and his parents!

Lawson's bar mitzvah ceremony took place this past weekend at The Temple Congregation Ohabai Sholom and was followed by a luncheon at The Temple. That same evening a party was held at The Omni in downtown Nashville to celebrate Lawson's coming of age. The event was planned and designed by Sara Fried of Fete Nashville.  

Wait until you see the images of the party. Lawson had a Hamilton (loosely) themed party. There was an adult side of the room with a three course meal and an adult cocktail bar. Then there was the way cooler children's side of the room with a burger bar and a mocktail bar. The kids side also had a living room sort of feel with light up tables, a photo booth, a slow motion booth, and at the end of the night a custom nitro ice cream bar. Both sides of the room were connected by a dance floor where Music City Mitzvah had games and entertainment galore for the kids along with music for the adults. 

I hope you enjoy these images as much as I enjoyed photographing them. Special thanks to everyone that put this on.

Planning & Design - Fete Nashville
Ceremony Location - The Temple
Party Location - The Omni
Florals - Enchanted Florist
Drape & Rentals - Visual Elements
Lighting & Light up Tables - Bright Event Productions 
Linens - BBJ Linens
DJ - Music City Mitzvah
Slow Motion Booth - Full Frame Cinema
Food at Luncheon - Goldie Shepard Catering
Food at Party - Omni
Reception Stationary - Tenn Hens Design

Tree Climbing, Lacrosse, and Puppies - Bar Mitzvah Portraits

I absolutely loved working with this Bar Mitzvah Boy! Getting a 12 year old boy to feel comfortable in front of the camera is definitely a challenge, but as soon as you get a genuine smile out of them, it is one of the most rewarding sessions ever. Once L. felt comfortable enough to be goofy around me, we had a blast. He is one smart, funny kid. Check out some of the images from his session! Bonus for me, we got to do photos with his dog! 

Netflix Nachos and Naps - Bat Mitzvah Portraits

Netflix, Nachos, and Naps is pretty much my mantra. Add in pizza and now we're talking. So this sweet Bat Mitzvah girl had my heart from her first quirky t-shirt. We spent time photographing at some of her favorite places- her house, her ballet studio, her favorite junk food spot, etc. Enjoy!