The Mitzvah Morning...


FUN FACT: My favorite part to photograph of a Bat/Bar/B'nai Mitzvah is the service!


There’s something so special about that morning. The love, support, pride, tradition and emotion surrounding the kiddo and their family is truly magical. Watching family and friends come together to celebrate, encourage and support them during such an important milestone is incredibly powerful and those are the moments I love capturing most. The hugs. The proud smiles. The little glances. The tears. The joy.


Those memories are going to mean so much for years to come, and I feel so lucky every time I get to be there to document it all. ❤️


Here’s what you can typically expect when it comes to the timing of the Mitzvah Morning...

 

Timing:

  • 9:00am – 10:00am = Family photos at the Temple, outside/inside with the Torah
  • 10:30am – 12:30pm = Photography of the service (if allowed)
  • 12:30pm – 1:30pm = Photos of the kiddush lunch (which can also lead into an afternoon party, depending on the event schedule)


Young girl in a pink satin dress and white cardigan poses with hands on hips among lush green plants in a sunny garden.
Parents stand beside a smiling boy wearing a prayer shawl during a bar mitzvah celebration in an elegant hall with ornate gold columns.
Smiling family of three in formal attire, a man in a dark suit, a boy in a navy suit and a woman in a navy dress, posing against a tiled wal
Young person in a dark suit and white shirt smiling outdoors on an autumn day with blurred natural background.
Two smiling women in light dresses and heels embrace on a brick pathway in a leafy garden beside large boulders and purple flowers.
Four women of different ages in dresses and a blazer pose together smiling and arm in arm on a stone patio in a garden.
Two smiling girls in dresses embrace on a stone patio beside a bench, with a planter and blooming purple flowers in the garden behind them.
Smiling girl with long wavy brown hair wearing a white knit cardigan and necklace, leaning against a rustic wooden fence outdoors.
A smiling teenage boy in a light blue blazer and tie poses with his arm around a woman in a patterned dress outdoors among green trees.
Smiling teenage boy in a light blue suit stands beside an older man in a gray suit and tie against a sunlit, leafy green background.
A joyful family stands together outdoors in front of a brick wall and greenery on a sunny day.
Smiling young woman with long dark hair in a white button-front dress standing outdoors among sunlit trees and greenery.
Two smiling women in matching white outfits embrace outdoors, surrounded by sunlit green foliage.
Overhead view of a circle of feet wearing red and white sneakers and red flats on a stone tile patio.
A family of three poses together outdoors wearing formal attire including a white dress, pink dress and gray suit.