Mason’s Bar Mitzvah: November 9, 2024
I loved photographing this bar mitzvah on many levels. This is the same location that my family had my son’s bar mitzvah and we totally loved it. I was so happy when Ben told me they were doing the same thing. Secondly, it’s Ben’s kid, Mason. Ben’s has been my photography husband for years, how could this not turn out to be fun. So Mason and I headed out into the crisp November morning around Album Studios on Geary. By the way, this is a photography studio that only recently gets used for mitzvahs it’s like a hidden gem, comes well recommended from anyone who’s had a mitzvah there. So we went for a walk, took some photos, finally made our way back inside to pick up his sister and parents, before adding grandparents and all the extended family into our portraits. Just a wonderful experience. We wrapped up photos and headed in for our ceremony, Album studios is perfect for this kind of event, a warm and intimate ceremony followed by a delicious meal. No dancing girls and laser beams, just a heartfelt, comfortable, special environment to celebrate this kind of simcha. Mason was great, did not stop smiling during the whole Torah ceremony, maybe knowing deep down that it will be over soon. A delicious meal followed, some wonderful speeches, a hora, which from a photographers viewpoint was fantastic because Album studios is so bright that you don’t have to use a flash, just sayin’. And everyone then settled in for a dessert and schmoozing to wrap up the morning. What a wonderful way to spend the day guys, mazel tov.
