Jonah's Bar Mitzvah - Central PA Bar Mitzvah Photographer

Jonah had a really incredible bar mitzvah - I mean how many kids can say their dad's band played at their mitzvah? And a rockin' band at that! Let me back up a minute and start from the beginning. In our 10 years in business we had never photographed a bar mitzvah, so even though we have tons of experience with weddings, portraits and such, we were uneducated about the events surrounding a bar mitzvah. Jonah's parents, Mary and Larry gave us a crash course in what was photographed and what was not - basically, the actual service that Jonah helped lead was not photographed and formals in the synagogue had to take place the day before the service and before sundown. We got to the synagogue, Congregation Beth El, in Sunbury, late Friday afternoon and photographed Jonah with his parents and family who had all traveled in to witness this important right of passage. The next afternoon, we met up with the family after the morning service, at The Packer House for the reception. The party started with Larry's band, Faculty Lounge (a group of Susquehanna University professors whom we have had the opportunity to photograph a few times in the past) playing "Hava Nagila" and segued into the Beatles, "Birthday". It was a great afternoon with fun music, dancing and incredible catering by the Packer House. I don't think Jonah could have asked for a more perfect birthday celebration!