We started our day with family portraits before her bat mitzvah ceremony in Needham.

After the service, Sammy’s guests had lunch at the synagogue. Everyone reconvened that evening at the Blue Hill Country Club in Canton. A few more portraits before the reception….

The party got underway after a fabulous cocktail hour for the adults and mocktail hour for the kids. Then dancing, dancing and more dancing. Sammy’s brother kicked it all off.

Then Sammy made her grand entrance and did her first dance routine with these two professionals. Her theme for the evening was based on Tiffany and Co, so she surprised all of her guests by popping out of a huge Tiffany’s box. And then going right into the dance. Of course the song she danced to was Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend. She looked amazing.

The hora followed. Everyone in the family had a turn in the chair, but Sammy was first.

Sammy and her dad had a special dance all to themselves….

Well, almost. Some of Sammy’s friends busted in about half way through and they kicked it up a notch- this was planned, of course, but a surprise for the guests. Sammy did her second dance number during this portion of the evening.

The end of the evening came faster than anyone could say "Sammy & Company." But it was clear that all of the kids had a great time.

If you would like to see more from Sammy’s amazing day, you can view her mitzvah PicFlick here.

To kick off the sneak peak, here’s one of Juliet during the hora.

The girls singing and dancing.

Watching the slideshow that Juliet put together with Animoto.

Candlelighting ceremony with her cousins and Aunt from NYC.

Juliet even blew out the candles at the end.

The DJ from Siagal Productions brought along a photo booth set-up. It was a huge hit.

Lots more dancing.

Thumbs up from the crowd.

This was just a sneak peak. There are tons of great pix from the party. The rest will follow soon.

A HUGE thank you to Sarah Kang for joining me in photographing the event.
And also much gratitude to Kimberly and the staff at the Doubletree for taking such great care of everyone.

Mazel tov to Juliet and her family! Thank you so much for including me in your celebration.

Want more? Check out Juliet’s Rock Star Portrait Session.