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Talk about WOW, sheesh I am still reeling. Went to a Barmitzvah on Saturday that literally left me with my mouth gaping - what an event. I had heard of the excesses of American Barmitzvahs but this was the first time I experienced it, and my what a time it was. We started the day at the service,which was really very spiritual, moving and so special, included all their family. They had one especially touching part where they had 5 generations of the family on the bimah and they spoke about passing the traditions and the Torah down through the generations and each person passed the Torah to the next, going through the generations, recounting a blessing. After the sevice we went for the Kiddish next door, the room was so elegantly decorated, gorgeous with a full luncheon, the food just flowed, imported coffee bar - just really yum - honestly I would have thought it would have been nice to have just had that as the Barmitzvah.
That night we went to the Engineers Country Club, which is one of the premier Golf Courses on Long Island, it is a real foo foo venue. The theme was Rock n' Roll and the whole place was transformed into a 70's lava lamp - there were life siz lava lamps, bright coloured fabrics on the wall. I have attended a few black tie events here and was blown away by how they had transformed the decor. You walk in and there was a raw bar, with an ice sculpture of Brandon's name with a huge display of shrimp, (did we say Barmitzvah?) there was a man in the center slicing smioked salmon, preparing oysters and all the fixings. There was a caviar bar, a blini bar, and another appetizer section. There were waiters walking around carrying trays of lamb chops, filet mignon skewers, coconut shrimp, etc, etc. There was a casino set up for the kids in the back room where croupiers were running roulette, poker and blackjack, the kids had fake money (with the Barmitzvah boy's picture printed on it). They could then cash in for amazing prizes like lava lamps, radios, etc. They also had photobooths where kids could get the pics inserted on their favourite magazine or with their favourite movie star or athlete, there was also a section where they could make their own music vidoes - dress up, dance and go home with a copy of it. Wow, on top of it there were people walking around making wire sculptures (the guy who did it was amazing he make anything - from spongebob, to names to a fireman and two little kitties for my little girls). I forgot to mention there were food "vendors" for the kids with lots of goodies from hot pretzels to popcorn to hotdogs, Italian ices, etc.
They then opened the doors to the ballroom for dinner - did I say dinner??? Sheesh let me tell you - there was a dance floor with a D.J. a band, three professional dancers, an MC - the room was unbelievably decorated, each table had different decoraions each more outrageous then the next. As for food, yeah like who could eat - and yes we all did :) There was a full sushi bar, a lobster bar (did we say Barmitzvah???), a huge salad station, carvery station with all the sides - it was outrageous, the far side of the room had Taco Bell stand, a Kentucky Fried Chicken Stand and a Burger King Stand, along with a Chinese take out section, there were basket ball hoops set out for the kids and batting cages - can I just say W I L D. It just flowed.
The desserts were just as incredible with creme brulee, chocolate mouse, ice cream bar with a million toppings, cakes, Italian pastries and of course a coffee bar - yum. 20lbs heavier we dragged ourselves out of there at 11:30pm, the party was still in full swing and aparently they still had goody bags for the kids, I can only imagine. We walked out carrying a ton of stuff, I don't know how the kids managed. They had 350 guests - holy cow. I had heard the Barmitzvah scene was extreme and they ran between $60 and $100,000. Personally I think it is excessive but I am more then happy to be a guest at any of these lavish events. I was joking with my dad and saying how much of a novelty my backyard Batmizvah is going to be.
That night we went to the Engineers Country Club, which is one of the premier Golf Courses on Long Island, it is a real foo foo venue. The theme was Rock n' Roll and the whole place was transformed into a 70's lava lamp - there were life siz lava lamps, bright coloured fabrics on the wall. I have attended a few black tie events here and was blown away by how they had transformed the decor. You walk in and there was a raw bar, with an ice sculpture of Brandon's name with a huge display of shrimp, (did we say Barmitzvah?) there was a man in the center slicing smioked salmon, preparing oysters and all the fixings. There was a caviar bar, a blini bar, and another appetizer section. There were waiters walking around carrying trays of lamb chops, filet mignon skewers, coconut shrimp, etc, etc. There was a casino set up for the kids in the back room where croupiers were running roulette, poker and blackjack, the kids had fake money (with the Barmitzvah boy's picture printed on it). They could then cash in for amazing prizes like lava lamps, radios, etc. They also had photobooths where kids could get the pics inserted on their favourite magazine or with their favourite movie star or athlete, there was also a section where they could make their own music vidoes - dress up, dance and go home with a copy of it. Wow, on top of it there were people walking around making wire sculptures (the guy who did it was amazing he make anything - from spongebob, to names to a fireman and two little kitties for my little girls). I forgot to mention there were food "vendors" for the kids with lots of goodies from hot pretzels to popcorn to hotdogs, Italian ices, etc.
They then opened the doors to the ballroom for dinner - did I say dinner??? Sheesh let me tell you - there was a dance floor with a D.J. a band, three professional dancers, an MC - the room was unbelievably decorated, each table had different decoraions each more outrageous then the next. As for food, yeah like who could eat - and yes we all did :) There was a full sushi bar, a lobster bar (did we say Barmitzvah???), a huge salad station, carvery station with all the sides - it was outrageous, the far side of the room had Taco Bell stand, a Kentucky Fried Chicken Stand and a Burger King Stand, along with a Chinese take out section, there were basket ball hoops set out for the kids and batting cages - can I just say W I L D. It just flowed.
The desserts were just as incredible with creme brulee, chocolate mouse, ice cream bar with a million toppings, cakes, Italian pastries and of course a coffee bar - yum. 20lbs heavier we dragged ourselves out of there at 11:30pm, the party was still in full swing and aparently they still had goody bags for the kids, I can only imagine. We walked out carrying a ton of stuff, I don't know how the kids managed. They had 350 guests - holy cow. I had heard the Barmitzvah scene was extreme and they ran between $60 and $100,000. Personally I think it is excessive but I am more then happy to be a guest at any of these lavish events. I was joking with my dad and saying how much of a novelty my backyard Batmizvah is going to be.
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