The Ana Isabel Photography Blog

Miles’ Bar Mitzvah week began at Temple Sinai! We photographed individual portraits and photos with his family. The celebration continued to Pinstripes in Bethesda for bowling and a lot of dancing! Mazel Tov Miles! Planner: Sara Muchnick Events | Venue: Pinstripes Bethesda     Sessions similar to this one: Aaron’s Bar Mitzvah Samuel’s Bar Mitzvah […]

Aaron’s Bar Mitzvah at Suburban Country Club was a blast! His sports theme had his friends playing foosball and basketball as well as enjoying the fun sunglasses and beads provided by the entertainment company! Enjoy some of my favorites! Event Planner: Sheri G Events | Entertainment: Washington Talent Agency     Take a look at […]

Portraits session ahead of a service is a great way to rehearse being on the Bema. For Samuel’s portraits, we photographed him carrying the Torah, reading the Torah, and photos with his immediate family. What made his portrait session special was including his grandparents. Mazel Tov Samuel!   Session similar to this one: Cara’s Bat […]

Max’s bar mitzvah was a total blast! We started with traditional portraits at Temple B’nai Shalom with close family. His celebration continued at the St. James Sportsplex in Virginia where he played multiple games with his friends. Mazel Tov Max!     More Bar Mitzvahs: Zach’s Bar Mitzvah Kai’s Bar Mitzvah Matthew’s Bar Mitzvah Leo’s […]

Elena celebrated this big milestone year with family and friends close by! We started the day with portraits at Temple Shalom in Maryland and then headed to the Cherry Hill Pavilion for an outdoor celebration. Mazel Tov, Elena! Event professionals Planner: LR Events | Catering: Main Event     Take a look at our recent […]

Matthew became a bar mitzvah at Temple Rodef Shalom. We photographed family portraits and documented the clergy meeting before the ceremony. He exchanged having a party for World Series tickets to see the Washington Nationals play! Enjoy some of my favorites from his day!    

Lily celebrated her coming of age earlier this year at Congregation Beth El in Virginia. Her day was full of games and dancing. Carin Lomax from Events Extraordinaire transformed the room into a teen paradise! It included beautiful floral arrangements from Tang Austin Floral, skee-ball and foosball table from Snap Entertainment, DJ Jared from Everything […]

Kai’s baseball themed mitzvah was held at Temple Rodef Shalom in Northern Virginia. From the escort cards, to the cake, everything was focused around his favorite sport. All of his team players were there, which made the day even more fun! To top it off, they had a surprise appearance by the Washington Nationals‘ mascot, […]

As Leo was called to the Torah, he was poised for this milestone. The Rabbi shared a prayer with Leo and his family before the ceremony. When it came to the reception, it was all about football! Leo is a huge Green Bay Packers fan so he traded his bowtie for a jersey. He and […]