Cake Smash

Milestone session - Ages 4 & 8 Months

The first year of your baby’s life brings so many milestones and changes. They grow out of those newborn wrinkles and add some big personality. Whether you want to document their first smiles at the sound of your voice around 3 months, beginning to sit up around 6 months, crawling around 9 months, or the start of their walking, I would love to be the one to capture these milestones for you! I have various backdrops & props and accessories for all sorts of ages.

The first year isn’t the only time for milestone photos of your little's. Set up a shoot for your child’s milestone each year and I will be sure to capture their personality either in studio or at a private outdoor location! Having four young children of my own, I am no stranger to doing ridiculous things to get a natural laugh or smile out of kids for studio sessions. My outdoor milestones usually consist of letting them run through the fields and documenting their curiosity and joy!

15 minutes in the studio or outside

Style Guide & Print Release

10 images from your session

Best when baby is aged 4 or 8 months

Child only

$175

Book your Milestone

Cake Smash - 1 Year

Celebrate your baby’s first birthday by letting them make a mess you’re not solely responsible for cleaning up! After a few family photos and individual portraits of your little one, we’ll bring out the cake and watch delight ensue.

You can choose the theme and color scheme, or I can help you design the perfect aesthetic. Whatever details we incorporate, the result will be photographs you’ll cherish of a moment in your life that will have gone by way too fast.

This session can be booked with all THREE sets

Milestone • Cake Smash • Milk Bath

OR only ONE set or TWO sets

Pre-Cake Smash photos on same set as milestone & optional Splash

up to 60-90 minutes in the studio

Style Guide & Print Release

25+ images from your session

** cake for cake smash & outfits are not included **

$375

Let's make it a smash

What is a Cake smash

What is a cake smash session

What is a cake smash session you ask? Well, it is a milestone photo shoot that typically occurs when the child turns one year old where they are presented with a cake to eat or smash or both or none if we’re being honest. Cake smash sessions are a fun way to celebrate the milestone of your little baby turning one. Babies at the age of one are bursting with curiosity and exploration. Most things they encounter on a daily basis are new to them. New toys to play with, new food to eat, new environments to explore, new people to meet. This session is a great way to capture that curiosity along with the expression that comes along with it. The cake itself is often new to babies at this age which lends itself to the perfect set up to capture that curiosity, exploration and delight (or disgust).

As with any of my sessions, you have the option to have the cake smash session with a traditional backdrop set up. With either, the session with be child led. By that I mean that we will go at your kiddos pace. Cake smash sessions are about capturing personality and letting your child do that through play. Now that you have a better understanding of what a cake smash session actually is, let’s take a look into what a cake smash session is with me in particular.

Theme Planning

When you book a cake smash session with me the first thing that will do is to discuss your vision for the shoot. Do you have a theme in mind? Do you have inspiration pictures saved on Pinterest? Are there certain shots you absolutely want to try to get? We will discuss all of these questions and more. This will ensure we are both on the same page for the day of the cake smash session.

Popular Themes: Boho rainbow, White wall with greenery, Spaghetti eating, Red Brick, White Brick with greenery, Banners, Vintage high chair, Garden Theme - We have many props to coordinate into your session.

BACKGROUND SET UP, PROPS, AND OUTFITS

Choose timeless and classic items. Your cake smash photo will be treasured for years to come, so we go with clothing that is timeless and classic. Will you still like what you’re baby is wearing ten, twenty, thirty years from now?

After we have landed on the theme and I have a full understanding of your vision I will put together the rest. My studio is stocked with props and different backdrops that I will use to make your vision come to life. If there are specific props that you want to bring, please do! I will have the backdrop set up when you arrive and we can make any adjustments with any additional props or accessories you bring along.

Trying to decide what your little one will wear for a cake smash session can be challenging. Since this is a cake smash session and it often gets messy, some parents opt for the diaper only look or diaper plus accessories.

SCHEDULE YOUR CAKE SMASH SESSION KEEPING NAPS IN MIND

Naps or bedtime should always be top-of-mind when scheduling a cake smash session. The idea of these sessions are to capture your childs personality so we want to make sure that they are well rested. If your child is on a schedule and naps every day at a certain time of day, I will work around that schedule. If your child is not on a schedule but tends to be the happiest during certain portions of the day, let’s be sure to schedule the session during that time.

LET THEM BE A LITTLE HUNGRY

I always recommend that you feed your child before they come to a session so they are not starving and fussy, however with cake smash sessions sometimes it can be beneficial if your child is slightly hungry. Still feed them of course, but if they are still a bit hungry when they get to the shoot, they may be more likely to dig into the cake. If they’ve just eaten a full meal, they may not be as interested in eating more when they see the cake.

BRING THEIR FAVORITE SNACK

If you are worried that your child may be shy about digging right into the cake, have your baby’s favorite snack on hand. Puffs, Cheerios, yogurt bites, crackers, etc. whatever is their “ always makes them happy” snack, bring those along. We can hide those little snacks in the icing or part of the cake to encourage them to really dig into that cake.

Lets smash that cake

Barrie Jane Photography