This gorgeous South African themed Bar Mitzvah took place at Spring Valley Country Club, in Sharon. Daniel’s parents are both South African, so their insight and experiences – coupled with their impeccable taste – were invaluable in making this event both authentic and stunning!
While designing the invitations, we created a logo which incorporated both Daniel’s initials and two African lions; the logo helped to brand the event, and was used on printed items such as the invitations, place cards, menu cards, table numbers and various event signage.
The place card display was a gorgeous forest vignette, which included South African foliage, flowers and grasses, native faux animals, and a South African looking tree – which had the customized place cards hanging off its branches.
During the cocktail hour, the adults were treated to traditional South African foods, such as Biltong, while Daniel’s friends were whisked away to dance with the energetic DJ and to participate in a drum circle with South African drummers who were dressed in the traditional garb. The guests also had an opportunity to leave messages on the sign-in board, which was an enlarged map of South Africa, complete with pins that indicated important and sentimental places to Daniel’s parents and grandparents.
The ballroom was decorated with gorgeous, thematic visages: a wall filled with spectacular, full-color photos of animals indigenous to South Africa, with a ‘camp fire’ to complete the look, moss which was dangling from the ceiling, spectacular linens and florals, rattan chargers and burlap chair caps, and gorgeous wood tables for Daniel’s friends, which were covered and partially enclosed with thematic tenting.
The adults and kids all danced the night away, and just before they departed, they were welcomed back to the USA with the traditional American treats of cinnamon buns and coffee, both of which, of course, were branded and beautifully packaged.