What's Most Important About A Bat Mitzvah or Bar Mitzvah?

Friends,

What a beautiful day it was today near Philadelphia. Bright, sunny, about 75 degrees F. It's been a strange winter here... and no snow in the month of March, which is practically unheard of.

And now the Bat Mitzvah and Bar Mitzvah season starts up again, for me anyway. Quite a few in the next several months. And every time I photograph one, I get to become a member of a different family. And feel their joy. See how all the relatives share tales of when the parents were just kids going through all of the same presures.

So here's a question for you: What's most important to you about a Bat or Bar Mitzvah weekend. If you are a parent, your thoughts are wanted. Or a child being called to the Torah. Or a professional working on a Mitzvah simcha.

For as many times as I ask that questions of families when we chat in my studio, I get that many (and more) responses. What's most important is such a personal thing... and since my job is to figure out what is most important to the family and then help them get it, I always pay close attention to what is said.

No two celebrations look the same. Feel the same. Smell or sound the same. And isn't that exactly who they are supposed to be?

What do YOU think?

Charlie Seymour, Jr.
www.BatMitzvahPhotographySecretsRevealed.com
www.BarMitzvahPhotographySecretsRevealed.com