Organization
A professional planner
Clear timelines, coordinated professionals, and practical decisions that keep your plans moving.



















Your style ✦ Your budget ✦ Our expertise
You Celebrate!We take care of all the details.

Beautiful celebrations. Genuine care.
A beautiful event starts with understanding you.
I listen to what matters to your family, help you weigh the choices, and turn your priorities into a workable plan.
My approach combines practical organization, a listening ear, and someone firmly in your corner.

Organization
Clear timelines, coordinated professionals, and practical decisions that keep your plans moving.

Compassion
A listening ear and calm guidance that make room for your family’s needs, traditions, and feelings.

Connection
Someone in your corner who shares your excitement and cares about your Simcha as deeply as you do.
Your Simcha truly becomes my Simcha.
Meaningful experiences your family will remember for generations.
Celebrations made personal

Only with FAB Events by Risa
Your day. Your way.
A celebration as personal as your love story.
Your associatePersonal coordination+Risa ShapiroSenior expertise & oversightA dedicated team. Preferred pricing.Discover your options ↗Israel & around the world
Thoughtful planning. Warm care travels with you—from Jerusalem to your hometown.
ISRAEL, CLOSE TO HEARTWe bring a taste of Israel Connected by Simcha
A world of possibilities, with Israel at heart.

Hi, I’m Risa.
You already know me—the sister or best friend who looks out for everyone else, notices the little things, and quietly steps in.
I listen closely, anticipate my clients’ needs, and field the unexpected with skill and a steady hand. From family dynamics to the practical details, I notice what needs attention and step in—so you can stay present with the people you love.
As a licensed Master of Social Work in the United States and Israel, I bring experience with people as well as events. I love helping families through life’s milestones and creating celebrations that truly reflect who you are.
When you work with FAB Events, you’re never just another client. You’re family.
Life gives us only a handful of truly unforgettable celebrations ♡

A wedding. A Bar or Bat Mitzvah. A new baby.
A milestone anniversary.
These moments deserve to be fully lived, cherished, and remembered.
What stays with me is the people: the family gathered together, the traditions passed on, and the joy of sharing a milestone. That is why I do this work.
With heart, Risa
Let’s make your memories ↗

Creating celebrations as unique as your love story.




Your wedding brings two people—and often two families—together. We begin with what matters to you: your traditions, priorities, guest experience, and budget.
Whether you are planning from Israel or abroad, I help you turn those priorities into practical choices about the venue, professionals, and flow of the day.
Choose the level of help you need: full-service planning, professional introductions through a booking agent, or coordination on the day. Each option has a different scope.
You may want help with the entire planning process, introductions to the right professionals, or someone to run the day you have planned. Choose the service that fits your needs.
Choose how we work together
From the first idea to the last dance.
We handle every detail, timeline, and vendor so you can relax.
Explore this option ↗OPTION 2Your plans. Our connections.
Find your ideal venue and vendors with insider pricing and expert advice, while you manage the planning. Flat fee.
Explore this option ↗OPTION 3You’ve planned it. We’ll run it.
Enjoy your celebration while we manage the timeline, vendors, and details on the day.
Explore this option ↗Start with a conversation about where you are in your planning.
We’ll discuss what you want to manage yourself and where professional help would make a difference.
You dream it… together we’ll make it a
FAB Event.
One coordinated plan for your venue, professionals, budget, and event day.
Full-service planning brings the decisions, bookings, and event-day coordination into one plan, with guidance throughout the process.
THE FOUNDATION
Your vision.
Your budget.
A plan that fits.
Personal consultations and comprehensive budget guidance bring clarity to every decision.
Let’s plan your celebration ↗The right setting for your celebration.
Trusted locations chosen for your style, guest list, and value.
Your team, thoughtfully brought together.
Vetted catering, photography, video, live streaming, music, beauty, design, transport, and entertainment—all coordinated for you.
A day that flows beautifully.
A clear schedule, carefully created and smoothly managed throughout your event.
Confidence at every step.
Ongoing guidance and careful checks to make sure your vendors deliver what was promised.
You have one person keeping track of how the arrangements fit together, from the first venue visits to the final event timeline.
We know what has been decided, what needs attention, and what happens next.
Let’s build your perfect celebration.
✨ On your special day,
be a guest at your own celebration.
Enjoy the moment with your family.
We’ll take care of the details.
Already planned your event?
Let FAB Events step in so you can truly
enjoy it!
Professional peace of mind. Exceptional value.
We review your arrangements before the event, agree on the handover, and become the point of contact for your professionals on the day.
$ SMART VALUE $
With senior supervision. Full expertise, oversight, and quality control at a reduced rate.
Ask about this option ↗We ensure that you get what you paid for! From the menu and catering service right down to each service professional you contracted for. We are your eyes and ears and advocate for you.
A clear plan, careful checks, and someone to act on your behalf.
You celebrate. I keep the day on course—coordinating the professionals, anticipating your family’s needs, and fielding the unexpected with skill. Everyone knows who to turn to, and you can enjoy being part of your own simcha.
Responding to changes in timing, setup, or service and working with the people involved to find a solution.
Reviewing your contracts and meeting your vendors a few weeks prior, plus expert guidance on what to bring to the wedding.
Comprehensive review of your logistics and timeline.
Overseeing setup, arrival times, and on-site logistics.
PERSONAL BOOKING AGENT
You’ve heard of a travel agent.
We’re your SIMCHA BOOKING AGENT.
You love making the plans. We help you find the right people.
Trusted venues, hand-picked vendors, and preferred pricing—with expert guidance for one clear flat fee.
Let’s find your event team ↗Share your parameters and budget. I narrow the search, introduce suitable service professionals, help you book, and review the contracts.
You choose your service professionals and manage the event. We can assist with bookings and review the contracts along the way.
Here is how we move from your initial ideas to your event team.
We start with your style, guest count, priorities, and budget.
A hand-picked selection of venues, caterers, photographers, musicians, and florists that fit you.
Benefit from our trusted relationships, exclusive rates, and direct introductions.
You choose, and we can assist you to book with confidence.
THE INSIDER ADVANTAGE
We recommend suitable venues and service professionals, arrange introductions, and advise on your options.
You choose your professionals. We help with bookings and review the contracts before you sign, and you manage your event.
On-site event coordination is available as a separate service.
We agree the scope and fee before we begin.
Tell me what you have already booked and which introductions you still need.
Talk to Risa about your plans ↗A Bar or Bat Mitzvah is much more than a party.
It’s a celebration of your child’s journey, values, achievements, and future.
We start with your child: what interests them, what they care about, and how they want to mark this milestone.
Every celebration is uniquely designed around your child’s personality, interests, family traditions, and budget.
Choose from experiences including:





Let’s choose the experiences that fit your child and bring the celebration together around them.
Because every child deserves a Bar or Bat Mitzvah as unique as they are.
Let’s Create a Meaningful Celebration!
Exclusive IDF Experience: Where Milestones Meet Meaning!





Celebrate on a Real IDF Army Base
A FAB Event Exclusive!
FAB Events brings families and soldiers together for celebrations on an IDF base, with arrangements coordinated through our organisational partnership.
A Bar or Bat Mitzvah can combine the family celebration with a chance to meet soldiers and express your support.
Choose the activities that suit your family and the arrangements available on the base. The possibilities include:
Exclusive access & tours
Explore experiences tailored to your family’s interests—from K9 units to Air Force facilities.
Memorable encounters. Incredible photo opportunities.The food truck feast
A hearty celebration served from the heavy-duty mobile kitchens used to feed people in emergencies.
Great food. A shared table. A warm welcome.Music, dancing & shared joy
Celebrate alongside active-duty soldiers through music, dancing, and heartfelt moments together.
Lift their spirits as they celebrate your Simcha.A true mitzvah
Support, feed, and celebrate with our soldiers. Give your milestone a deeper sense of gratitude and community.
Meaning your family will carry with them.Instills a lifelong connection to Israel, resilience, and service in the Bar/Bat Mitzvah child.
Step away from traditional banquet halls and offer a rare, once-in-a-lifetime insider adventure.
There is nothing quite like the energy of soldiers and family members celebrating together.
From base clearance and security coordination to entertainment and the mobile kitchen feast, FAB Events manages every detail with professional care.
Tell us your preferred date, family group, and interests so we can discuss the options.
Baby Celebrations
Brit Milah · Shalom Zachar · Simchat Bat · Pidyon Haben
Welcome your baby with the people closest to you, in a setting and style that suit your family.

With a newborn at home, your time and energy are precious. I help with the venue and arrangements, working around your family’s needs and the occasion’s timing.
Finding the ideal location, whether it’s a cozy private room, a stunning restaurant, a garden, or a synagogue hall that fits your style and guest count.
Delicious, beautifully presented food that delights your guests.
Capturing those fleeting, heartwarming first moments and family memories.
Setting the right tone, whether it’s gentle background melodies or a lively celebration.
Creating a stunning, welcoming atmosphere tailored to your family.
Eye-catching candy tables, custom signage, and meaningful timeline presentations.
Tell me about your family, the occasion, and any timing or practical needs. We’ll work out the next steps together.
Welcome Your New Blessing TodayExtraordinary celebrations. Uniquely yours.
Engagement parties, proposals, intimate gatherings and breathtaking adventures — thoughtfully planned around your vision and budget.
Let’s get creative.
A private gathering gives you room to choose an unexpected setting or build the occasion around unique food, presentation, or a show-stopping activity.
Whether you want elegance, adventure, or deep-rooted connection, we go wherever your imagination takes you.

An intimate, exquisite culinary journey crafted exclusively for you and your guests.
Elevated dining right on your sukkah or terrace, combining comfort, stunning views, and gourmet food.
An outdoor meal under the stars, with the food, seating, and practical arrangements planned around the location.
Elegant celebrations set against extraordinary locations, such as the breathtaking amphitheater of Tzipori National Park alongside its magnificent ancient synagogue mosaics.

A beautiful beginning
From a romantic “Will you marry me?” to celebrating your engagement with family and friends, I plan the setting, food and thoughtful details so you can enjoy every moment.



Limitless Creativity: If you can dream it, we can design and execute it.
Tailored to Your Budget: High-end impact thoughtfully curated to fit your exact financial comfort zone.
Attentive hosting: Planning that considers your guests’ comfort, the timing, and how the gathering will flow.
Because every party should be as unique as the people celebrating it.
Let’s Create Something Unique TodayFAB Events by Risa · The Experience Designer
Unique, intriguing social events and corporate experiences designed to connect people in meaningful ways.
From the programme and speakers to the venue and guest arrangements, we help bring your organisation’s idea to life.
Every programme starts with its audience and purpose. I work with your organisation to plan the content, venue, professionals, and practical arrangements around those goals.

Partnering with local networks and institutions to design warm, culturally rich, and unifying programs that strengthen community bonds.
Producing impactful gatherings, including specialized mental health conferences and educational symposiums, that blend professional insight with engaging presentation.
Bringing exciting entertainment and discussions directly to audiences, including managing the premiere and distribution in Israel of the Hollywood feature film Guns and Moses.
Collaborating directly with HR departments to design purposeful, high-impact fun days, inspirational speaker events, and team-building experiences that genuinely recharge and unite staff.






Organisations and venues I have worked with across Jerusalem and Israel.
OU Center
Neve Yerushalayim Family Center
Nefesh Organization
Yeshiva University Wurzweiler School of Social Work
Chabad of Rehavia
Matnas of Ir Yamim
Menachem Begin Center, Jerusalem
Jewish International Connection · JIC
One Family Fund
The Bridge MCP
Yad L’OlimTell us about your audience and the programme you have in mind.
Let’s Build Your Event TodayWedding & Event Planner
Wedding: Agadat Deshe, Pardes Chana · 12/29/22

Risa's unconditional support and guidance throughout the wedding planning process was essential to me while living in another country and planning a wedding in Israel. I needed boots on the ground, an advocate, a professional who could speak both languages and someone who was compassionate. I didn't hesitate after consulting with Risa on the phone. We had an instant connection. I could tell she saw the big picture but was very detail oriented and quickly all my boxes were checked.
Working with Risa was a pleasure. She was extremely professional and respectful as she had to navigate many different perspectives, needs, wants, ideas, budgets and personalities while working with me, the bride, the groom, and the groom's parents. It was definitely a rollercoaster and I am grateful that Risa was by my side the entire ride. Risa is very passionate about her clients and her job. She has great interpersonal skills and helped me focus on what was truly important and meaningful.
Her vendor recommendations of photographer, livestream, and magnets were all outstanding and each captured the day perfectly. Having Risa at the event to oversee all logistics and details was liberating and I was truly able to be present and in the moment. Overall, Risa is competent, knowledgeable, professional and hard working, but more than that, she is very caring and gives her heart and soul to the event. If you are looking for a fabulous event planner, look no further. FAB Events Israel-Risa Shapiro is among the BEST.
New Jersey · Wedding in The Jonah, Netanya

Risa was AMAZING! She was on top of the big picture and the small details. She communicated with me morning and night according to my schedule(in America). It's incredibly difficult to make a wedding in a country that you are not residing in, and she took me and my daughter through every step.
Premiere in the Menachem Begin Heritage Center & showings in Netanya and Gush Etzion
“I had a fantastic experience working with Risa Shapiro and Fab Events to create a week of premieres around Israel for our film. Guns & Moses is a high impact thriller about Jewish security that comes at a dramatic moment in our shared history, and Risa was the perfect partner to help us build an emotional bridge between the American and Israeli Jewish communities.”
Wedding in HaOhel, Gush Etzion

We were planning a complex wedding during corona times with many different wants, needs, different tastes etc. FAB Events Israel - Risa Shapiro Event Coordinator* turned out to be a planner who was able to hold all our requests - Risa was so dedicated to the planning she was able to handle the situation and focus on each persons dreams, Risa was always making sure we have our lists in place and in time, she came with us to all our meetings, Risa had ideas of florists, halls, bands and photographers. Thank you so much for going through this process with us!
Ir Yamim, Netanya

I'm a recent Oleh (from NYC). When my children decided to visit from NYC and host a family gathering to celebrate my granddaughter’s bat mitzvah, I was thrilled. Then I was overwhelmed. How can I pull this off? A friend gave me the perfect suggestion: Use FAB Events Israel and Risa and be a guest at your family simcha!
Risa handled all the details. We got the perfect, hassle-free simcha. She arranged exactly what was wanted and in budget. She had all the right sources and connections and arranged the perfect event for our family. We felt like guests at our own simcha. I highly recommend her
Netanya · Wedding in Zippori National Park, Lower Galilee

Risa really has her finger on the pulse of event planning in Israel! I wanted something out of the box - and Risa delivered. Our wedding in Zippori was breathtaking, and Risa made it possible to actually enjoy it! Risa really knows how to keep vendors on track, and helped us communicate with our vendors right up until the final moments before the wedding.
Sydney, Australia / Jerusalem · Wedding in Sequoia, Maale HaChamisha

Risa was easily accessible via email, on the phone and in person. She was a great help in locating professionals, providing us with a range of professionals to choose from. On our wedding day, Risa was instrumental in finding a new magnet photographer after our original photographer cancelled due to Coronavirus. She came to the hall earlier than planned to deal with multiple last minute changes due to Health Ministry regulations. We had a beautiful wedding thanks to Risa's efforts.
Jerusalem / Florida · Bar Mitzva in Yad Sara, Jerusalem

When I was first looking for an event planner I spoke to quite a few people but I always had the feeling that they were more interested in creating their vision of my event instead of my vision. Risa was the only person that really took the time to understand what I wanted. As our plans changed and changed again she was always accommodating and willing to find something else. She was always very cognizant of our budget and happy to think outside of the box to give us an event to remember that was also affordable. All of our guests had an amazing time and whenever someone came up to me to comment on the wonderful party and told all of them that 'it was all Risa,' I just told her what I wanted and showed up .
Tzfat · Wedding in Beit Shmuel, Jerusalem

FAB Events Israel was my go to for my wedding planning experience.
Not only is Risa on top of every detail, but she is efficient in the way that she works. Her experience with people shines through as she truly advocates for her clients when working with vendors. She saved us a TON of financial expense and we keep getting compliments on how gorgeous, elegant and smoothly run our wedding was!
If you’re looking for someone to help plan your Simcha(whether you’re in the states or in Eretz Yisrael) I would recommend you look into FAB Events Israel Thank you, again, Risa for helping my dream wedding become a reality
Bar Mitzva in Maale Adumim

Risa was fabulous! She helped put together a fabulously memorable Bar Mitzvah under very stressful conditions on very tight deadlines, stayed within budget, and did it all with finesse and aplomb! Absolutely recommend her!
London, UK · Wedding in Mt. Zion Hotel

Risa helped us create our perfect wedding in Israel, all coordinated from the UK. She connected us with key people and facilitated the process with care and consideration. We realised very quickly that we couldn’t have managed without a wedding planner. Our experience in Israel, was that the wedding venue had quite a relaxed approach to event management. Risa filled in the detail and was responsive and thoughtful to our needs.
Jerusalem / Australia · Bat Mitzva in Terasa event hall in Menachem Begin Center

My daughter's Bat Mitzva celebration was truly FABulous. Risa was very attentive to our style and budget and relieved the stress by guiding us to the perfect venue and truly excellent service providers - and all in record time! She's a pro and it was so great to team up with her so that we all fully enjoyed the special day! We never could have done it without Risa's expertise & FAB Events Israel.

Jewish International Connection · JIC
Risa was great! We hired her for the JICNY Yom Yerushalyim dinner. She was present and willing to do whatever was needed for our 600 person event. She was readily available to the very last minute and and after the event, even helped to shelp stuff back at 2 o'clock in the morning. She came on board in the middle of the chaotic situation and she dealt with it like a champ. I would highly recommend Risa for party / event planning. Jodi Samuels
Jodi Samuels
New York & Jerusalem

Chabad of Rechavia · Jerusalem Chabad
“It was a pleasure to work with Risa Shapiro, at our huge Decade Celebration, of Chabad of Rechavia! Risa was hired for the day of the event, and she made sure that everything went very smooth, and a big success! Many people commented how impressed they were, at the event. I highly recommend anyone that needs a responsible and super organized party planner, to contact Risa.”
Rabbi Goldberg
Chabad of Rechavia, Jerusalem Chabad

Words from our clients
“We found Risa Shapiro to be highly experienced, personable and professional. Through the whole planning process, Risa gave us valuable advice, creative ideas and helped us select excellent service providers and negotiate terms with them. Risa tended to every detail on the day including precise scheduling, which relieved us of a lot of pressure. We can honestly say that Risa provides an excellent comprehensive and tailored VIP service based on many years of experience. If you are planning any celebration, we are pleased to recommend FAB Events Israel to ensure that you get excellent value and service and ease the process of planning with confidence.”
Hannah and Sol Levy

FAB Events in the news
i24 News · June 14, 2020
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The Jerusalem Post · April 2, 2020
Read my interview ↗ISRAEL21c
Smashing the Glass
Wedding & Event Planner
Tell me about your celebration, your ideas, and what matters most to you. Let’s start with a complimentary consultation.
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