Culver City Bat Mitzvah | Temple Akiba | Bat Mitzvah Photographer

Ali's mom hired us for the Temple Akiba Bat Mitzvah back in...ahem, 2007, after Jacob's Culver City Bar Mitzvah--so we had lots of time to plan for this event.
We brought our reds and blues to have Akiba shine for us, and had a superstar in future supermodel Ali as our Bat Mitzvah. And as always, the amazing Rabbincal and Cantorial talents of Temple Akiba's Rabbi Zachary Shapiro and Cantor Lonee Frailich.

Culver City Temple Akiba Bat Mitzvah | Chloe

We returned to Culver City's Temple Akiba Saturday for Chloe's Bat Mitzvah. It was great to see old friends Rabbi Zachary Shapiro and Cantor Lonee Frailich again, and to experience the new lighting at Akiba, which made a dramatic improvement in the service photographs. The day, however belonged to the outgoing, vivacious Chloe, who did a great job with her torah.

Beverly Hills Bat Mitzvah Photos | Culver City Bat Mitzvah

The theme for Ali's upcoming February Bat Mitzvah is the joy of being a fashionista, so we took her to Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills for a sign-in board Bat Mitzvah portrait. The key to doing shots like this is arriving early on a Sunday morning. Fantastic light, few spectators, and wonderful portraits.

Carolynn's "Hug" Mitzvah | Temple Akiba, Culver City

So many hugs at Carolynn's Temple Akiba Bat Mitzvah in Culver City, we were inspired to make a little video montage, set to the best soundtrack imaginable--Carolynn's sweet voice.