Amalya, where to begin. There’s so much to say about this dynamite kid and her awesome family, and I’m so grateful to have been friends with them for so long and to be able to celebrate this milestone with them. Besides from being an awesome and adorable and funny kid, Amalya is an incredible competitive gymnast. She somehow balances the demands of school, weekends with friends, hours of practice each week, and competition season, and makes it look so easy. But she’s not only talented, this kid has a heart of gold. In honor of her bat mitzvah Amalya made gift bags for children with cancer and donated them to the kids at Tomorrow’s Children Fund at Hackensack University Medical Center.

I had been looking forward to shooting Amalya’s bat mitzvah for months, and it did not disappoint! Perfect Plans by Lisa planned an amazing party. Each detail was incredibly orchestrated from the hand painted gymnastics centerpieces to the table number scoreboards.  Mazal tov Amalya, it’s an honor to call you and your family you my friends. xoxo