Super Mario Cake Smash

A few weeks ago, I was contacted to do a themed Cake Smash for a boy turning 1 in May. We went over the various themes and when I mentioned to his mom that I just received a Super Marios Backdrop, she said “Yes lets do that!” I was also honored that she came from Brooklyn, NY to celebrate him turning 1.

All themed cakes smashes comes with a portrait session for the baby to show his milestones (crawling, standing, sitting) and James’ portrait session was based on a urban feel, with black/gold Nike baby sneakers with James sitting next to a boom box.

Then the backdrops were changed for the Super Mario Bros Cake Smash and the cake was a powerup mushroom. He barely touched the cake but he had a ball playing with the Super Mario Cutouts from his session and just being on set.

All in all, everybody had a great time watching James enjoy his themed cake smash photo shoot

Noah's First Birthday!!

Noah turned 1 in December and I was honored to be able to capture his first birthday portraits and cake smash!

Noah’s mom booked her son’s session in October, wanting a specific theme with also booking a family session as well as a bath splash for Noah. When his mom communicated that she wanted a moon/stars theme, I looked through the backdrop companies and presented several various backdrops for her to choose. After she looked through all of the backdrops, she chose a backdrop with a crescent silver moon with galaxies and stars across the entire backdrop.

On the day of the session, I first photographed their family session using a classic neutral beige backdrop that goes with all clothing colors. Then I was able to photograph Noah’s first birthday portraits using that same backdrop, of him sitting on the floor and on a wooden white bed.

Next was his cake smash and mom provided a beautiful tall grey/blue/white buttercream cake. At first he was curious and ate a bit here and there but he was soo excited to walk across the set to be with his mom.

Lastly was time for his bath splash. Noah LOVED it!! Noah’s mom brought in his rubber ducky and he loved to splash and just loved his bath.

Charlotte's Cake Smash

I am really fortunate when my clients return to me to capture their photo shoots. I’ve been photographing Charlotte’s family since her mom was expecting with Charlotte and wanted a Maternity Session. Now a year has passed and Charlotte is now 1 years old. So I was soo excited when her mom requested an Alice in Wonderland themed cake smash. Alice in wonderland is such a classic story that can be seen from all ages (kids and adults) that will never be dated.

When Charlotte’s mom requsted that theme, I provided a few Alice in Wonderland backdrops for her to choose from and she picked one that is taking place outside with a pink chair and table. Once she chose her backdrop, all i needed to do for the cake smash was to print out a couple of Alice in Wonderland cut outs and I also placed a few playing deck cards to match the theme. For Charlotte’s first birthday pictures, Charlotte’s mom wanted to use a Unicorn rainbow themed drop that I previously used for those pictures.

On the day of the cake smash, Charlotte’s mom dressed Charlotte in a beautiful off white/cream lace dress and it was gorgeous. She was photographed alone and with a few of her Unicorn stuffies, which are the sie of Charlotte!!

Then we got a few pictures of Charlotte dressed as the Queen of Hearts and then she dressed up as Alice for her smash. When she was next to her cake, all she wanted to do was play with the frosting. She started to get into the cake and started to eat it. After a few minutes, she fell asleep on top of the cake and that was that.

Overall she had a great time being photographed alone and with her stuffies and played with some cake. Her parents are thrilled with their pictures and I am always happy with work with them.

Luke's Cake Smash

Luke and my son have something in common. They both have the same birthday. So this session was very special to me. I was excited when his mother wanted a “Wild One” cake smash. I love the idea of picking backdrops and then bringing in props to make the entire set come to life. I offered her a few choices for pick the Wild One backdrop and then I just bought various props that complimented the backdrop. I was even amped up that my husband had these small lanterns that had patina over the decades.

The first half an hour was dedicated to Luke’s formal first birthday pictures. Against a medium blue backdrop, he was dressed in a Seer Sucker Suit with Moccasins. He was soo cute in that suit and had such a great time taking pictures. Then he was changed into his Wild One diaper cover and onesie for his official Cake Smash. I took some pictures of the cake and of Luke on the set just playing around with the props. We knew we were ready to bring in the cake and he went full board with it. Even though he didnt eat much of it, he loved playing with the icing and using the props… err… his tools to mess around with the cake. He had a BALL!!

I’m soo happy that I was able to experience Luke’s cake smash and be able to capture these moments for his family.

Logan's First Birthday!

A few weeks ago, I was asked to do a Cake smash for a special baby. He turned one in March and they wanted to have a Cookie Monster themed Cake Smash. I first photographed his First Birthday portraits and he was such a cutie sitting on the prop bed and standing up soo tall.

Then came his cake smash and he did amazing! He really liked the cake and the frosting and had tons of fun. Lets wish Logan a Happy Birthday!!

Stella's Cake Smash

I had such a great time photographing Stella’s cake smash. Her family chose a rainbow and clouds backdrop and I was added clouds and lights as props to enhance the backdrop’s details. I first took portraits of Stella and her older sister and then we introduced the cake for Stella to smash. Even though she didn’t smash the cake, she was able to enjoy the flavor and her sister had a few bites.

Please enjoy pictures from her session.