Burbank B'not Bat Mitzvah

Two is often better than one. Such is the case with our Burbank b'not bat mitzvah shoot with Zoey and Katy. They each read from the torah on their big day, and each got their own torah to march with at Burbank's Temple Beth Emet. Rules were tight for the pre-ceremony photography, but perfect during the event itself. At certain points we had front row seats, which made for perfect vantage points.

Santa Ana Temple Beth Shalom Bat Mitzvah Photography by Graham & Graham

Another return engagement at the beautiful Temple Beth Shalom of Santa Ana for Samantha's purrfect (you'll get it later) bat mitzvah. Her party theme, held in the social hall: cartoon cats. Felix, Pink Panther, Slyvester--everyone but Mr. Jinx.

Manhattan Beach Bat Mitzvah Party @ Raleigh Studios

"New York Street," in Manhattan Beach was the place, the occasion was Nikki's high-energy bat mitzvah party, and we were there. The locale was Manhattan Beach's Raleigh Studios, home to CSI: Miami and Boston Legal, and the first ever bat mitzvah party on its studio set street.
We enjoyed doing family shots in front of brownstones, watching Nikki do her hora in the air with buildings behind her instead of ballroom chandeliers and documenting this rockin' family dancin' on the streets.
Mazel tov Nikki!

Letting the Cat out of the Bag

This has nothing to do with Los Angeles weddings or Los Angeles bar/bat mitzvahs, but we couldn't resist.
This is our cat Jinx, who always finds ultra comfortable places to spend his hours. Now if he could just find some little meeces.....