Lyla's day to shine

My weekend was spent photographing and celebrating Lyla's Bat Mitzvah. On Friday we headed off to shoot the portraits at the temple. The whole family was extremely prepared for the celebrations-- their Hebrew was impeccable (thanks to several years living in Israel) and Lyla had a live-in rabbi to help with her studies (her mother!). On Sunday it was time for the party-- a warm and down-to-earth affair, and I must mention that the Wilshire Grand put out a beautiful spread. Lyla herself was self composed, confident and dramatic, not to mention extremely photogenic.