The Bat Mitzvah Girl, Then & Now
MAZAL TOV to the Wenger family, on Gila’s Bat Mitzvah!! Everyone was so excited to celebrate her, even if the plans had to be carefully rethought. I’ve had the opportunity to capture this family through the years, and seeing Gila evolve into such a poised young woman was stunning. Leading up to the event, we strategized the best methods to memorialize the occasion with family as lasting art in the safest way possible.
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Each of the girls radiate. Strong individuality, but all emanate kindness.
The Wengers were able to celebrate, albeit in a non-traditional way, with those they love most.
From the beginning, they knew they what they wanted for their home. We planned out the galleries that they will enjoy daily and for a lifetime to come.
The girls in the hallway (image unedited for mockup)
The images to the side are for individual bedrooms.
They wanted images from our previous sessions in 2012 and 2017 to be incorporated. I can’t stress enough, as a photographer, the importance in investing in backup data systems and being organized about it. I was able to pull up the original images from both years, and spruce up both so that their gallery would look more cohesive.
In my own home, I have a gallery with prints from multiple years, and I confess I often spend time reveling in the growth of my own littles. I’m thrilled that the Wengers will be able to admire the story of their family in their living room.
May they have many more celebrations to come!!
Update 1/12/2021!
We were pushed off a couple of weeks due to HSL, but were thrilled to complete the installation today!!
