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Brandon’s Broadway Bar Mitzvah

Minneapolis Photographer Sarah McGee — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:54:09 +0000

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.

Brandon’s Broadway Bar Mitzvah

Hannah’s Bat Mitzvah Part 2 | The Party at Circus Juventus

Minneapolis Photographer Sarah McGee — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:49:18 +0000

Here’s a slideshow from the crazy fun reception for Hannah’s Bat Mitzvah at Circus Juventus in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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Hannah’s Bat Mitzvah | Temple of Aaron | St. Paul Minnesota

Minneapolis Photographer Sarah McGee — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:47:45 +0000

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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St. Paul Headshots

Minneapolis Photographer Sarah McGee — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:00:17 +0000

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!

Hannah’s Temple Israel Bat Mitzvah

Minneapolis Photographer Sarah McGee — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:21:46 +0000

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!

A Twin Cities B’Nai Mitzvah | Faye & Ben

Minneapolis Photographer Sarah McGee — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:37:42 +0000

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.

Noah’s Bar Mitzvah Party | Slideshow Preview

Minneapolis Photographer Sarah McGee — Fri, 29 May 2009 05:32:13 +0000

Over Memorial Day weekend, I photographed Noah’s Bar Mitzvah party at NBA City in Minneapolis ~ and what a great party! Here’s a slideshow of some of the action:

I’ll post some still previews in a few weeks after the family portraits are ready. Mazel Tov, Noah!

Brandon’s Sports-Themed Bar Mitzvah

Minneapolis Photographer Sarah McGee — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:39:16 +0000

Back in March I had the privilege of photographing Brandon’s Bar Mitzvah festivities. We took a few family portraits at Temple of Aaron in Saint Paul. Here’s Brandon with his grandfathers and with his brothers.

Here’s Brandon goofing around with the Cantor. And of course, a picture of the whole family.

Then on Saturday, there was a fabulous celebration at NBA City, downtown Minneapolis. Brandon’s a huge sports fan, as you can see from the decorations!

The kids enjoyed playing all of the games:

And the DJs kept the dance floor hopping all night!

Mazel tov, Brandon! See the video highlights of your party on Facebook and the rest of your pictures here!

Jesse’s Bar Mitzvah | Twin Cities Photography

Minneapolis Photographer Sarah McGee — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:37:52 +0000

Back at the end of February, I photographed Jesse’s Bar Mitzvah. We took pictures during his rehearsal at the Beth Jacob Synagogue in Mendota Heights.

The party was held at the lovely 317 Rice Park, which was all decked out in shades of blue.

The food was beautiful, especially the desserts ~ a frost-your-own cupcake bar and beautiful chocolate covered marshmallows and strawberries:

And throughout the night, there was very lively dancing.

Mazel tov, Jesse!

A Minneapolis Bat Mitzvah

Minneapolis Photographer Sarah McGee — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:12:02 +0000

Here are a few sneak peek photos from a Bat Mitzvah I photographed this week. First there were family portraits during a rehearsal early in the week at the Adath Synagogue in Minnetonka:

And then there was a beautiful, art-themed party at the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis. Here’s Molly getting ready:

The Weisman was beautifully & colorfully decorated:

The catering, by Deco catering, was amazing. Look at this beautiful salad (and the picture only shows a fraction of it — it was huge!)

There was a photobooth with instantly printed pictures and lots of fun props:

And lots of fun dancing!

And of course, a great hora:

Very colorful party favors:

Mazel tov, Molly!