Meet an awesome Philadelphia family. We enjoyed every minute of yesterday wintry session at the River Rink on Penn’s Landing. I am sure so did the boys. We would love to thank Elaine from EBE Entertainment for arranging the private ice time for us and for all the planning she is doing for Austin’s Olympic inspired Bar Mitzvah in May.

We are super excited to be part of the celebration.

Jana and mike

Ethan’s Bar Mitzvah was another long awaited event here at the studio. It has been a while since we photographed at the DCCA on the Wilmington Riverfront and working among all the amazing art is so inspiring. Some of you may remember Ethan’s portraits with his dog from the summer. He is a huge Steelers’ fan, can you tell by the color and decor choices. Check out the signature board that we created to match the theme! European Gallery made the room look amazing and colorful and Hot Hot Hot Entertainment kept guests dancing all night and the children entertained with super fun games.
Glen, Laurie and Ethan thank you for making us part of your day. We truly enjoyed working with your family.

Jana and Kim

You can see more images from this event HERE.

We were so honored to be part of the biggest party in Wilmington this fall. Jackie and her entire family truly enjoyed the night at the Chase Center on the Riverfront. European Gallery provided amazing decotations and Hot Hot Hot Entertainment kept everyone on their feet.
Congratulations Jackie!

You can see more images from this event HERE.

Jana & Brian

Here is a sneak peak from Jackie’s big day. An amazing group of vendors made the party a huge success.
More images and information coming soon.

Jana

I photographed these two sisters at the Riverfront in Wilmington last week. They were so cute and loved the camera. Look for photos from Jackie’s Bat Mitzvah which will be at the Chase Center in late October. We can’t wait to be there!

Jana

Ethan’s parents selected us to photograph his Bar Mitzvah in November. I prefer to meet the soon to be young adults before their important day to establish a relationship. Ethan wanted to include his dog Cona in photos and we could easily do that during the portrait session. They were both a pleasure to work with. We all had fun in the yard around the studio.
Can you tell Ethan is a Steelers fan? I am looking forward to working with Ethan and his family again in a couple of months. Thank you dad – Glen for helping us on the photo session.

Jana and Erin

We had the honor to document Arden Rose’s amazing bat mitzvah celebration at the Bellevue on May 30th. Melissa Paul of Evantine was responsible for putting together this 60’s inspired bash. Colorful details were everywhere and there was so much to do for children and adults – engraved jewelry, hand made glass ornaments, airbrushed hats and Ts, photo booth… The surprise Beatlemania band topped everyone’s expectations at the end of the evening. I overheard guests saying that “this was the best party that they have ever been to” when saying their good byes. I would have to agree! Arden Rose is so talented; she sang, danced, gave a speech and truly enjoyed herself all night. She could not wait for portraits to be over so that she could see how amazing the room looked.
Big thanks goes to all of the vendors involved who made the evening a success and also DVideography for capturing everything on tape, and especially to the parents – Elaine and Barry. Thank you for letting us be part of this important day. It was an honor to document the great relationship you have with your daughter!

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Jana, Brian & Kim

Arden Rose was such a super star! I have been looking forward to working with Arden and her family since the first time I met with them. Arden will be Bat Mitzvahed in a few weeks followed by a celebration at the Bellevue.
We wanted to capture some great, fun portraits for the occasion. We found some great spaces at the Sherman Mills, even an old car and a motorcycle to use! Great thanks goes to Melissa Paul of Evantine Design for all her hard work and the funky white chair and Dave Williams of dvideography who is going to create the most amazing montage for the big party.
We are looking forward to Arden’s big day.

Jana & Angelique

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We have known Julia for quite a few years since she was one of Petula’s violin students, so we were super excited when her family asked us to photograph Julia’s Bat Mitzvah celebration. Earlier in the year I had Helped Evan(Julia’s dad) purchase a camera, he has lots of questions. He purchased one(a nice pro Nikon) and now has the bug, taking many pics during the day, it was great to see that he was so into photography! The ceremony was held at Congregation Beth Shalom in Wilmington and the reception at Rockwood Mansion.
Julia is so talented! She designed the dresses for herself, her mom Nancy and baby sister Sofie. The reception colors and décor were also inspired by Julia’s ideas. Refreshments were provided by the Greenery Caterers and Anthony and his crew from Hot Hot Hot entertained guests of all ages all night long!
It was a pleasure working with the family. Congratulations Julia! It has been a pleasure to see how much you have grown up over the years.

Mike, Jana & Kim