| Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah celebrations are | | | | not supplement your DJ with more original forms |
| becoming bigger and more elaborate every year. | | | | of entertainment? For instance you can hire a |
| Most people want their party to be the biggest, | | | | comedian. For the kids, a magician might be a |
| best, and most memorable of them all. So how | | | | good idea. I would stay away from single person |
| do you achieve this? In this article we will be | | | | entertainment (caricatures, face painters, etc) |
| discussing some of the largest and most popular | | | | because it encourages less interaction. Although |
| Bar Mitzvah factors & trends, as well as look | | | | virtual reality is becoming a big hit, it falls into this |
| at the best ways to make your event a unique | | | | category. Side show type entertainment is coming |
| and unforgettable one. | | | | back in style. Sword eaters, fire breathers, |
| | | | | contortionists, etc. These are real conversation |
| 1) Event Venue – This is one of the | | | | starters! |
| most important factors in any Bar Mitzvah party. | | | | |
| Most are held in hotel event rooms or reception | | | | 4) Invitations – Traditional Bar Mitzvah |
| spaces within a synagogue. Try something new. | | | | invitations are engraved or letter pressed and |
| Outdoors is a great option (if you live somewhere | | | | usually plainly colored. Make your invitations and |
| with temperate weather for the time of year). If | | | | save the date cards count! These are your |
| you live in a city, try the rooftop of a large | | | | party's first impressions after all! I recommend |
| building. If you live in a more rural area or a city | | | | going with very unique, memorable styles and |
| lacking tall building, try a lushly landscaped park. | | | | designs. For instance you can send invitations that |
| The beach is another no brainer. This will give | | | | resemble VIP passes with lanyards and require |
| your event a natural feel and give you the | | | | them for admission (this also keeps out party |
| freedom to introduce aspects rarely seen | | | | crashers). For save the date cards you can make |
| (inflatable's, foam machines, animals, etc). Of | | | | custom bookmarks. These can double as |
| course you should have a back up plan if the | | | | keepsakes. For unique colors, try lime green and |
| weather turns bad (either large tents or a back | | | | brown. For a good mix of modern and traditional, |
| up venue, if you see possible trouble in advance) | | | | try invitations featuring the tree of life. |
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| 2) Catering – This is a great place | | | | I have found these 4 factors to be the largest |
| where you can get creative. Try to incorporate | | | | for determining a successful and unforgettable Bar |
| foods that represent the Bar Mitzvah. If his name | | | | Mitzvah party. Favors are sometimes considered |
| is Joshua, try serving food that starts with a J, or | | | | another large factor, but I always felt that |
| food shaped like a J. The more original the grub, | | | | whoever judges a party based on is given to him |
| the better. Just don't sacrifice taste for originality. | | | | or her, isn't someone's opinion I care about |
| Always sample before buying and stay away | | | | anyways. It isn't always about how much you |
| from allergy causing food. | | | | spend, but how you spend it. Follow these steps |
| | | | | and stay true to yourself, and your Bar or Bat |
| 3) Entertainment – You can never go | | | | Mitzvah will be remembered for years to come.. |
| wrong with a DJ, but everyone has a one. Why | | | | |