Mitzvahlicous

Edible Matzah Placecards for Passover

LAURA — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:00:44 +0000

Passover seder tomorrow night! Time to make some edible matzah placecards! Just melt some chocolate and pour into a squeeze bottle. Write the names on each piece of matzah, and secure a small piece of matzah on the back of each piece with some additional melted chocolate to make it stand up. Why not delight your guests with these fabulous chocolate matzah placecards at your seder?

NYC Urban Themed Bar Mitzvah

LAURA — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:41:11 +0000

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Amazing Lacrosse/Club Themed Bar Mitzvah!

LAURA — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 22:50:44 +0000

I've been a bit behind in posting the photos from some of our fabulous events. However, this one was not to be missed! My business partner's son, Brandon, was the guest of honor at this very club inspired lacrosse themed party. We wanted to have a lacrosse theme, but not "beat everyone over the head" with the theme either... The lacrosse silhouettes were incorporated here and there in details such as throw pillows, menus, and signage. The decor of the room was very "South Beach", with draped and uplighted fabric on the walls, modern club furniture, and a very cool black and white dance floor. We also had backlit shadow boxes for the dancers, which played off the silhouette images we used throughout the party.

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All images courtesy of Party Perfect

Wine Bottle Menus

LAURA — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:22:04 +0000

This beautiful and unique menu was featured on the adult guest tables of a lovely Parisian-themed Bat Mitzvah. As the French wine flowed, the adult guests passed around this wine bottle, and salivated at the description of French food soon to come their way! This menu also doubled as a table number, with each table being named after a famous Parisian landmark. To make this wine bottle menu, the original wine bottle labels were removed after the bottles had been soaked in water. The menus were printed on sticky paper and carefully adhered to the bottles. You can purchase letter-sized sticker paper at your local office supply store. Bon appetit!

Photo courtesy of Party Perfect

Fun-Dip Shots

LAURA — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 03:14:32 +0000

Looking for a fun and inexpensive addition to your mitzvah desserts? Try Fun-Dip Shots! This just shows you that presentation is everything! These fun-dip shots were butler-passed at a recent Bat Mitzvah, and they were a huge hit with the kids. To make these for your event, simply buy some individual Fun-dip packets in your theme colors (we bought the Fun-Dip candy at Party City). Pour candy into plastic shot glasses, and add the Lik-M-Aid sugar stick. Arrange them on a platter for a fun sugar blast!

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Popcorn balloon centerpiece

LAURA — Tue, 31 May 2011 11:51:13 +0000

Looking for an inexpensive centerpiece for a carnival or movie themed mitzvah? Check out this idea we created for a carnival charity event! The popcorn containers were purchased from Party City. Balloons were done by the fabulous Patti from Balloons-n-More... She twisted the white and yellow mini balloons together and added a weight to keep them in the box. To finish it off, we added some mylar poofs to give the effect of popping popcorn... A cute and inexpensive way to add some fun poppin' decor to your tables!

Grand Entrance Idea: Ribbon Wands

LAURA — Sun, 22 May 2011 03:57:56 +0000

It's always tough to find some type of "wow" idea for the mitzvah grand entrance. Here's an idea I borrowed from brides who are looking for an alternative to throwing rice: ribbon wands.

I purchased these gorgeous ribbon wands from Living a Fairytale on Etsy. I had them customized to my theme colors, and each one had a little crystal on the top to finish it off. I loved the way she spiral wrapped the sticks as well--each one looked beautiful!

They were distributed to the guests right before the mtizvah girl was introduced...

She did a little dance and came skipping through the line of guests, waving the ribbon wands as she entered. It was so fun and festive, and got the guests really involved in celebrating her big day! Ribbon wands are an affordable way to create a really interactive as well as beautiful grand entrance. Your guests will love to take them home as party favors as well!

Ribbon wands source: Living a Fairtyale

Photographer: Jennifer Werneth

All event photos courtesy of Party Perfect

Fun Mitzvah Catering Ideas!

LAURA — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:52:41 +0000

Just got an email from the fabulous Lisa Teiger at CuisinEtc Catering. They just catered a really fun "Elvis Rock and Roll" Bar Mitzvah in Connecticut. Their mitzvah clients found them through our previous posting about their company on Mitzvahlicious!

What I really love about CuisinEtc is their unique and creative menu ideas and great presentation. I go to their blog regularly to get inspiration from their innovative menus. To see what I mean, check out these photos:

CuisinEtc smoking panko chicken tenders drizzled with Asian chili jam + sprinkled with shaved coconut.

Elvis rocked the house with this kosher style version of his favorite banana and peanut butter pinwheel.

cones of sweet potato chips waiting to be drizzled with herbed ranch dip

Cows in the Comforter: All Beef Kosher Hot Dogs in a Pastry Blanket nestled in a catcher's mitt in a field of wheatgrass

To see more photos, including a delicious mashed potato martini bar, check out their blog at:

CuisinEtc: Rock the House Bar Mitzvah

Great Mitzvah Gift: Custom Mitzvah Memory Box

LAURA — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 02:40:35 +0000

If you are looking for a really special gift to give a Bar or Bat Mitzvah boy or girl, you need look no further! Check out this incredible memory box, made by Lexington Studios. It is a wooden painted box, designed to hold all the special memories of the day, including things such as the program, d'var torah speech, invitation, kippah, and other little tokens. My favorite part of this box is that the top can be customized with your own invitation! I scanned in the invitation, emailed to Lexington Studios, and got a proof later the same day! When the box arrived, it looked even better than I had imagined--gorgeous quality. The invitation looks incredible on there--it looks like it was handpainted and part of the original artwork. Inside the box, there is a painting of a card that says "Mazel Tov on becoming a Bar Mitzvah". The family loved this special gift, and have already filled it with many items that will be treasured for years to come.

Here are some of their other box designs--I'm definitely ordering one for my own daughter once I get her invitation finished!

Website: Lexington Studios (do a search for "mitzvah" in the search box to easily find these items...)

Blue Martini Cocktail Party

LAURA — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 06:24:46 +0000

We recently planned a fabulous cocktail party for a wonderful couple. We pulled out all the stops, and incorporated some really unique features into this event!

First, we created a custom logo for the event. Since it was a casual holiday party in December, we decided to go with a cool "Chill Out" martini logo and we used an icy theme throughout this event. A gorgeous uplit martini ice luge chilled the guests' martinis in a fabulous fashion. Signature "Misty Margarita" cocktails were chilled with dry ice swizzle sticks while cool blue shots were served in test tubes.

The cocktail tables were placed with centerpieces of oversized martini glasses. The glasses were softly illuminated with battery operated submersible lights, which were hidden within colored water beads. Both the lights and water beads can be purchased at most craft stores.

A fantastic 80's band played for the guests poolside... We enhanced the cool atmosphere by placing a 25 pound blocks of dry ice into the hot tub every hour. It created an amazing foggy effect, which caught the lights from the band stage.

As a lovely finish to the evening, each guest received a custom imprinted wine glass filled with candy as a take-home favor. Many of these ideas can be used to add to your mitzvah cocktail hour or dinner!

All images courtesy of Party Perfect