Cake Smash

Eli had a a wonderful time at his Woodland Inspired Cake Smash Photography Greenville SC!
Eli’s Mom Danielle requested this cute set. The moss background, stump cake stand, and simple diaper cover are studio standards. I use these all the time.  But the cake from Christine of Baking Sweets Scents really made this set! Danielle had an inspiration image and Christine made it happen.  A Baking Sweet Scents semi-naked cake is included in every cake smash session, but a special request like this can be added into your session investment if desired.  As you can see, Eli thinks that Christine’s cake is amazing.  He smeared it everywhere and ate fistfuls!


What a mess he made!  Watching babies react to the cake in so many different ways is my favorite part of every cake smash session. The range of reactions is hysterical: from digging in to being disgusted with the cake to crying because they have sticky stuff all over their hands the reactions are so varied.  I love capturing all of the emotions one year old have.But even if the little ones cry during cake, usually a bubble bath cheers them up! It also gives you more opportunities for fun photos of your little one.

This is my fourth year photographing this family. You can see his brother’s Samuel in Newborn and Cake Smash photos here. And here’s an image from Eli’s Newborn session. But look at how little he was! They grow so much in the first year. One of my favorite parts of working with Danielle is that she always chooses to be in images. She knows that her babies just want to see how much she loved them. She knows her babies think she is beautiful. It’s a small act of bravery for Danielle, but it’s a huge gift to her children. Looking to do your own Woodland Inspired Cake Smash Photography Greenville SC? I’d love to serve you.  Click here to tell me about your dream session.

It’s not everyday your baby turns one years old so treat her to Simple Rustic One Year Cake Smash Photography Greer SC. I provide wardrobe and pre-assembled backdrop options as well as a cake for your session. Click here to inquire about booking your session. Then, scroll down to read about the adorable Nalani’s time in my studio. Nalani’s mama brought this sweet outfit to the session. It’s so fun when client bring something of their own for the portraits before cake.
I loved these special portraits of Nalani and her Mama Tia. Tia is a single mama working hard in EMT school. Together these two women are proving to each other that they can do anything with a little hard work and each other to provide encouragement. Tia amazes me.
I was so excited to have Nalani back in the studio. You can see her full newborn session by clicking here, but here’s a little peek at her a year ago.  I loved this mauve wrap and headband from her first session and couldn’t resist carrying over the theme with an outfit that matched. Won’t these be an amazing collage on the wall? The outfit and wrap are both part of my studio wardrobe and were purchased from the amazing Avonli Baby.  I love providing my clients quality items for their portrait sessions.

I tell all my one year clients that their baby will either love the cake and hate the bath or hate the cake and love the bath. Rarely I have a baby who loves or hates both… but generally they love one best. Nalani was definitely more into her bath. I love that the bath gives us some more opportunities for sweet images while giving an active one year old something familiar (water!) to play with.

I have loved working with Devon on Simple Timeless Baby Plan Photography Greenville SC for Grace Anne’s first year. We did a newborn session, a 3 month session, a 6 month session, a 9 month session, and this is our 12 month cake smash session. I can’t believe how quickly time flies! Look at Devon and Grace Anne one year ago and now today. Why don’t babies keep for just a little longer?

Grace Anne is Devon’ third baby and we both had a good laugh about how 9/10 month sessions are so much easier than cake smash sessions.  By 12 months, there’s a good deal of stranger anxiety and I always tell mamas that we will catch just about every emotion their 12 month old feels.  Grace Anne proved that theory!

I was so excited when Devon let me create the Swan Lake Ballet themed session of my dreams. It was so fun to put this together!  But I’ll let you in on a little secret. Devon was just inches from Grace Anne during this entire cake eating experience. See how close Devon was? I tell my one year old mamas to expect to be on the floor with their little ones.  I love that Devon was still wearing a gown from the studio wardrobe during this time.  These two images are some of my very favorites!
We finally settled Grace Anne into my studio high chair and she felt a lot more comfortable eating in a more familiar place.

As always, we ended the session in the bathtub which Grace Anne loved the most. Are you looking to book a baby plan for your little one’s first year?  My baby plans are super flexible with a discount for each session and culminating in a reduced session fee at the one year session.  I’d love to hear what you’d like in your baby’s first year of memories.  Drop me a line by clicking here.

I so prefer Simple Timeless One Year Cake Smash Photography Greenville SC because I want your baby to be the star of the session. Cute sets and themes are fun, but I’d rather showcase the natural beauty of your child.  I want to focus on the faces, the emotions, and the experience of eating cake and playing in a bath.  I want you to look at the images and immediately feel how you felt with your baby was one years old.

That’s why I adored everything about Stella’s cake smash with her big sister Lucy and mama Patty.  Watch this short video to see all of the images from this session.  Then, scroll down to see my very favorite images.

Stella is Patty’s self titled “wild child.”  Stella approaches life with a sense of adventure and lacks an accurate danger sensor.  She climbs things. Stella gets into mischief. She keeps up with big sister Lucy just fine, thank you very much!

For that reason, I feel like the above image is everything Patty loves about Stella. Christine at Baking Sweet Scents bakes my cakes with prayers and love; a simple cake is included in your session. This beautiful semi-naked blush cake compliments the simple and timeless feel of Patty’s wishes and wardrobe choices for Stella.

However, Stella’s personality shined during the whole session.  Do you see her adventurous spirit in this fun sampling!

I also really loved including big sister Lucy in the session.  Sometimes we get so caught up in our youngest that we forget that their sibling is part of the joy too.  Patty wanted to capture both girls and I love the results.  Don’t worry, Lucy got to eat the left over cake, too!

Are you looking to book Simple Timeless One Year Cake Smash Photography Greenville SC?  I’d love to hear all about your baby’s personality and how you’d like it captured.  Drop me a line here and we’ll daydream about your session a bit together.