Say that 3 times fast . . . I had a wonderful time photographing Brandon at his Broadway-themed Bar Mitzvah at the Mendakota Country Club and Temple of Aaron in St. Paul. 
Category Archives: Bar and Bat Mitzvah Photography
Hannah’s Bat Mitzvah was just over a week ago at the Temple of Aaron in St. Paul. We got together before the big day to take portraits in the synagogue, with the Torah, and with her extended family. Stay tuned for Part two, where I show off the party photos from Circus Juventus. It was such a great time! Mazel Tov, Hannah!
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And view the reception slideshow from Circus Juventus.
I’ll be photographing Brian’s Bar Mitzvah later this spring, but his family wanted some photos of him prior to the big day! On what turned out to be the last nice day in November, we met up in St. Paul for a quick photo session. He’s such a natural in front of the camera ~ I can’t wait to work with him again!
Back in June, I had the honor to photograph Hannah’s Bat Mitzvah ceremony at Temple Israel and party at the fabulous Five Event Center. I was excited to photograph this Bat Mitzvah in particular for two reasons. First, I’m a member at Temple Israel, so it was nice to have an event on my home turf. And second, because it is a reform synagogue, I would be allowed to photograph the actual ceremony, at least from the balcony.
We also took some formal family photos the day before the ceremony.
And Hannah rehearsed her Torah portion:
On the day of her Bat Mitzvah, Hannah wore a Tallit that had been in her mother’s family for generations. Her grandfather passed it down with pride: 
Hannah did such a great job! And then it was off to Five to celebrate.
The food, from D’amico, and the cake from Queen of Cakes, were just gorgeous.
Mazel tov, Hannah! Thank you for letting me be part of your Bat Mitzvah!
I had the honor of photographing the B’nai Mitzvah of twins Faye and Ben in early June. The ceremony was held at Temple of Aaron in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The reception was held in Minneapolis at the lovely Cafe Lurcat. They had two caricature arts on hand to draw fantastic portraits for all the guests. It was a big hit!
We took advantage of the perfect summer evening and took extended family portraits across the street in Loring Park.
The DJ kept all the kids dancing in the upstairs of Cafe Lurcat all night:
Everyone gathered to watch a super cute slideshow of family photos:
The night ended with a dance of the Hora:
Mazel tov, Faye & Ben! It was an honor to join in your celebration.
