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Discover Your Dream Bar or Bat Mitzvah Venue {with Pop Up Bar Mitzvah}

05/12/2019 by Karen Cinnamon

Photo by Loft Studios

You might be wondering what we’re doing writing about bar and bat mitzvah venues. We are a wedding blog, after all. But when we met the fantastic team at Pop Up Bar Mitzvah, we couldn’t resist sharing their fab work with you – if STG did bar mitzvahs, this London-based outfit would be our go-to, no question. Plus, we figure chances are you might know someone who’s planning a bar or bat mitzvah and looking for the perfect team to help make it a smashing success.

This is the first part in a series with Pop Up Bar Mitzvah, where we’ll be looking at different elements that go into planning a memorable, personal bar or bat mitzvah – this time, we’re focusing on venues. 

Photo by West Reservoir Center (part of Smashing The Glass Recommended Vendor Hackney Venues)

The Perfect Match

Finding the perfect anything isn’t easy – the perfect match, the perfect place to get married and sooner than you’d ever expect, the gentle patter of tiny feet has turned into the stress of searching for the perfect bar or bat mitzvah venue.

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If you’re at that stage in life when you’re starting to think about where would be a great place for your child’s bar mitzvah party but the prospect of researching venues brings you out in hives then you’ll be excited to know about event planning company Pop Up Bar Mitzvah whose team of experts can assist you in compiling a shortlist of venues to suit your requirements.

Photo by Sunbeam Studios

A Wealth of Experience

Their wealth of experience means that you can trust their recommendations as they use their keen eye and expertise in their field to put together a carefully selected list of the best, chicest and most gorgeous bar mitzvah venues in London.

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Working with them is a bit like being able to ask your most stylish friend to give you the inside scoop on the best places to party because you know their recommendations are going to be honest, impartial and on trend.

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Pop Up Bar Mitzvah have an amazing black book of unusual venues and specialise in blank canvas venues, which basically means somewhere that you can style and transform to create something unique.

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You won’t find the standard hotels in their recommendations, instead you might discover a secret river garden perfect for a festival vibe, an underground tunnel that takes you on a journey beneath the streets of London, industrial warehouses in East London that ooze character or even a beautiful castle suitable for a prince or princess. What all the venues have in common is their flexibility; a unique space that can be styled to suit you.

Photo by Strawberry Hill House

The Best Venues in London

Over the years they’ve produced countless events and parties so they’ve done all the legwork, getting to know the best venues in London, saving you the slog of studying endless websites.

Photo by The Tate Switch House

Visiting venues is key to choosing the right place and the team can organise and attend the show-rounds with you; they’ve even got a handy little guide that lets you know the 20 questions you need to ask to when you visit a venue to ensure you get the most out of your time.

Photo by Hawker House

And once you’ve found that perfect place, Pop Up Bar Mitzvah are also able to help you organise the party. From helping you find the perfect venue, to styling or theming, sourcing unforgettable entertainment to creative menu ideas your guests will love, the team will be with you ever step of the way, making sure everything is perfect on the night.

Photo by Kent House Knightsbridge

Why not have a look at their website full of venues to inspire you or ask the team to send you a shortlist of recommended venues.

Photo by Merchant Taylors’

About Pop Up Bar Mitzvah

Pop Up Bar Mitzvah was set up by Gary Peters, the director of award-winning event agency Evolve Events. During his 20 years of producing countless events one of the most common questions he’s been asked is how can you make your Bar Mitzvah celebration stand out from all the rest. That’s why he set up Pop Up Bar Mitzvah, to create one-of-a-kind, over-the-top experiences, specialising in creating unique parties that celebrate the individualism of your child. Each celebration is tailored to your needs and personalised to your child and your family. From the venue finding to creating the overall look, including lighting and styling, the team at Pop Up Bar Mitzvah will be there to make sure all the elements, including food and entertainment, come together in a night of extravaganza and celebration.

What People Say

We wanted to say how much we appreciated your hard work – both before and on the day itself. The Bat Mitzvah went incredibly smoothly and your meticulous preparation meant everything was under control. Thank you for your amazing professionalism and charming approach throughout the process. With you at the helm, working in such harmony with the caterers and florist we were able to enjoy the party from beginning to end.

Lord and Lady Leigh of Hurley

Photo by 8 Northumberland Avenue

Contact Details

info@popupbarmitzvah.com

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Pop Up Bar Mitzvah is a Smashing The Glass handpicked sponsor and this is a sponsored post. We only ever work with sponsors that we absolutely ADORE and would use ourselves. You can find out more about sponsored posts here.

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2020 Real Jewish Brides: Introducing Jocelyn + Stuart: How They Met To The Present Day…

04/12/2019 by Smashing The Glass

Today on the blog we’re introducing our 8th gorgeous bride from our crop of 2020 Real Jewish Brides! Please give a warm welcome to Jocelyn, who will be marrying Stuart on 20th February 2021 at Barbican Conservatory, in London, UK.

THREE FACTS: (1) Jocelyn met her fiance Stuart at university – they came together over a shared love of the band Busted, and it’s their dream to have Busted play at their wedding! (2) Jocelyn is Jewish; Stuart is not – and midway through planning the two abandoned their plan for a civil ceremony and are now working out how to pull off the interfaith Jewish celebration of their dreams. (3) Jocelyn is a member of Smashing The Glass’s Brides Club!


How you met

On 19th September 2010 my parents were driving me from my family home in rural Essex across the Dartford Bridge to the next stage of my life: halls of residence in Twickenham. It was my first day of university and I distinctly remember being in the car and receiving a text from my friend Joe that facetiously said, “You might meet your future husband today!” Joe was wrong. I met my future husband the following day.

Stuart and I became friends early on, but the first memory I have of us properly bonding was when, a couple of months in, we realised that we both loved Busted and Westlife. We would sit up all night listening to Foo Fighters and Green Day and My Chemical Romance (and Busted and Westlife, no shame) and sing the harmonies together (not necessarily well, I might add) and get excited about the fact that we both knew all the parts.

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Luxury Kosher Cakes and Sweets from GC Couture are Now Available at Selfridges (and We’re Obsessed!)

03/12/2019 by Karen Cinnamon


If you’ve been following us for a while, you probably know how much we adore award-winning London-based luxury cake purveyor GC Couture. Earlier this year we raved about their exquisite (and ultra-Instagrammable) Indulgence Bar,® available from a dedicated kosher production kitchen supervision of KLBD- if you don’t know what we’re talking about, you can read all about it here.

Now we’re back with some equally exciting news: GC Couture’s kosher line, ‘K by GC Couture,’ doesn’t have to be reserved for special events anymore. As of the past month, a line of edible (and kosher certified) works of art from the GC Couture team are available for purchase in legendary London department store Selfridges.

Savor the Flavors

GC Couture cakes are available in 16 mouthwatering flavors, from classics like chocolate and vanilla to more exotic varieties such as white chocolate cranberry, coconut lime, and salted caramel. And if a full-fledged deluxe cake isn’t on the horizon, you can also pickup an array of smaller treats from handcrafted cupcakes to gold leaf macarons and lolli cakes.

The range available at Selfridges – all of which is kosher and diary-free – is not only eye-catching but delicious. A GC Couture creation is the perfect addition to any kosher celebration – or the perfect little just-because luxury.

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A WToo by Watters Bride for a DIY Jewish Wedding at Newhall Mansion, Piru, California, USA

02/12/2019 by Karen Cinnamon

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By now you probably know there’s very little that warms our hearts like a couple planning a wedding that’s 100% THEM. Which is exactly what STG Brides Club member Samantha, a writer, and groom Jeff, who’s in finance — as Samantha says, “our careers are as disparate as our heights!” – did.

Their wedding was so full of unique DIY touches, we’re not even sure where to begin! Well, we could tell you that Samantha made ALL the décor herself – and she so enjoyed crafting chalkboard signs explaining everything from the game board guest book (yep, another personal touch) to the unplugged ceremony that she’s started a side business for wedding décor and stationery, Lettered in LA!

And how lovely is it that the couple used Samantha’s late grandma’s lace tablecloth as their chuppah canopy? Set atop birch poles and adorned with wildflower arrangements, it not only had sentimental value but looked totally stunning – see the beautiful pics from Rachel Stelter Photography for evidence!

We also love that Samantha and Jeff wrote their own ketubah text – which they then had Smashing The Glass Recommended Vendor Ink with Intent turn into a true piece of art (and, as a Brides Club member, Samantha even got a great discount!) – just as much as we love that the pair opted to flout tradition by waking up together on their wedding day and exchanging cards they’d written to each other. Awww! We’re not surprised Samantha reports this was one of their favorite parts of the entire day – and it just goes to show, it always pays to follow your heart in wedding planning.

Now over to the bride, who looked beautiful in her WToo by Watters gown…

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How we met

Samantha, the bride: We met at a dinner party with friends about a year before we started dating. We were friends and then one thing led to another and we haven’t looked back – 6 years into our relationship and 6 weeks into our marriage, we’re both still as in love as we were at the beginning. 
 

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An Essense of Australia Bride for a Sunset Jewish Wedding at Cochav Hayam in Caesarea, Israel

29/11/2019 by Karen Cinnamon

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Okay, we just can’t even with that sunset chuppah. Truly the stuff Jewish wedding dreams are made of. But would you believe it if we told you that wasn’t even the most remarkable thing about the incredible wedding of STG Brides Club member  (and blogging bride) Lindsay, an insight manager at a media agency, to groom Dan, an account manager working in corporate events?

So first of all, we’re OBSESSED with Lindsay and Dan’s table plan: they got a polaroid of every guest, then wrote a personal note on the back. These were all laid out for guests to collect as they came in and find their table numbers. Genius!

We’re also super inspired that these two worked with non-profit Israel Blooms, an organization that will collect flowers leftover at the end of the wedding and repurpose them into small arrangements that they distribute in hospitals and old age homes. What a meaningful (and easy) way to spread the joy of your big day!

The couple’s photos from Idan Canfi and video from Ruslan Shane are simply sensational, and we love that Lindsay and Dan opted to have a separate couple’s photoshoot a couple of days after the wedding – this allowed them to get some dreamy portraits without them having to take time out of the wedding for photos. Such a smart idea!

Oh, and did we mention that Lindsay and Dan are working with the incredible Smashing The Glass Recommended Vendor Abby Taubman of Colletts Travel to plan their honeymoon to Australia and Thailand next year?

Now over to the bride, who looked lovely in her Essense of Australia dress…

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How we met

Lindsay, the bride: We met through my cousin’s wife. She was an old school friend of Dan’s and decided that we would be a great match – and she was right!

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