Simple, Sweet Cake Smash Session

Your little one’s first year is jam-packed with milestones. Babies will grow and change more this year than they ever will again. Celebrate baby’s first birthday with a cake smash photography session. No parent ever says “I wish I took fewer pictures” as babies grow and details fade.

Blair is no exception- she has grown so much! Her personality shines and she’s a little love bug. Photographing her first birthday session was a breeze. We always start with a few 12 month portraits so we can document this precious age. Baby photography is my specialty. Her sweet smile and happy-go-lucky personality made my job easy.

baby photography with rustic background
baby photography with rustic background

Planning a cake smash session for baby’s first birthday is a lot of fun. You can choose from any of my available backdrop or color options seen here or we can come up with a custom idea just for you! Custom requests do take some time, but at Shot from the Heart Photography I want each and every family to have a custom experience that’s suited perfectly for them.

rustic neutral first birthday cake smash baby photography session with vines and greenery
rustic neutral first birthday cake smash baby photography session with vines and greenery
first birthday cake smash baby photography with simple neutral background and vines greenery
rustic neutral first birthday cake smash baby photography session with vines and greenery
rustic neutral first birthday cake smash baby photography session with vines and greenery
rustic neutral first birthday cake smash baby photography session with vines and greenery
rustic neutral first birthday cake smash baby photography session with vines and greenery
rustic neutral first birthday cake smash baby photography session with vines and greenery
rustic neutral 1st birthday cake smash photography session with vines and greenery

After the cake smash, baby can sometimes be a sticky mess. At Shot From the Heart Photography,  a real bubble bath (complete with baby-sized clawfoot tub and rubber duckies) is included as part of your session. No parent wants to put a sticky baby in a car seat! (It makes for some of the best smiles and cutest pictures too).

Click here for information on scheduling a first birthday cake smash session for your baby.

Shot From the Heart Photography: Because babies grow up. 

baby photography bath clawfoot tub rubber duck

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Unicorn Cake Smash Session

It always amazes me just how fast a baby grows into a toddler. Baby’s first year is a blur of sleepless nights, growth, milestones, changes, and personality! Your tiny little bundle quickly grows into a crawling, (or walking and running) toddler who is happy to explore their world and voice their opinion. Baby’s first birthday is a great milestone to celebrate!

Emma came to see me for her birthday session. With birthday sessions I usually include 2-3 different setups for families to capture those 12 month portraits, then we do a cake smash (if parents want), followed by a real bubble bath to clean up afterwards. I often capture some of the best baby smiles during the bath. By then little ones are warmed up to me and the sugar from the cake is in full effect (plus, who doesn’t love to splash?)

I think she enjoyed her cake. (This amazing cake is a custom creation made by the lovely and talented Tami at https://www.tamiscupsncakes.com. )

Happy Birthday Emma!

first birthday baby pictures, girl sit-in non white chair with grey background, canton ga baby photographer

As much as I love smiling baby pictures, sometimes the serious, more somber ones speak to my soul. Just look a those baby blues!

first birthday photo session, baby girl wearing aqua teal romper with purple background, canton ga baby photographer

She’s so animated! We had such a good time playing peekaboo and playing with all sorts of noisemakers. I might have even broken out my squeaky rubber chicken. I’m not afraid to be silly if it means getting a genuine smile from your little one.

baby with teddy bears backs on white background during first birthday photo shoot

Seriously, is there anything cuter than baby bum?

Now, on to the cake smash….

Unicorn birthday cake smash photography session with pink, purple, teal, and white colors.
Unicorn birthday cake smash photography session with pink, purple, teal, and white colors.
Unicorn birthday cake smash photography session with pink, purple, teal, and white colors.

I think it’s safe to say she likes her birthday cake!

Unicorn birthday cake smash photography session with pink, purple, teal, and white colors.

If you drop a piece, you have to find it.

Unicorn birthday cake smash photography session with pink, purple, teal, and white colors.  Close up of toes and birthday cake.
Unicorn birthday cake smash photography session with pink, purple, teal, and white colors.
Unicorn birthday cake smash photography session with pink, purple, teal, and white colors.

I love how excited she gets over the cake. I do too baby girl!

Unicorn birthday cake smash photography session with pink, purple, teal, and white colors.

Taking a close inspection. Checking out the unicorn’s ears. (They’re edible too).

Unicorn birthday cake smash photography session with pink, purple, teal, and white colors.

If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands!

Unicorn birthday cake smash photography session with pink, purple, teal, and white colors. Crying baby with birthday cake.

I’m not sure what made her cry. (It didn’t last long, she decided to try some more frosting and was a happy camper again.)

When she made it clear she was done we moved on to the bath. Emma smashed her cake and splashed her bath and had a fantastic time all around. Thanks for celebrating your birthday with us!

Bubble bath with rubber ducky as part of a photo session after a first birthday cake smash.
Bubble bath with rubber ducky as part of a photo session after a first birthday cake smash.
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Winter Wonderland Cake Smash

baby with pink, silver, and white winter theme cake smash photo session, Canton Georgia baby photographer
baby with pink, silver, and white winter theme cake smash photo session, Canton Georgia baby photographer
baby with pink, silver, and white winter theme cake smash photo session, Canton Georgia baby photographer
baby with pink, silver, and white winter theme cake smash photo session, Canton Georgia baby photographer
baby with pink, silver, and white winter theme cake smash photo session, Canton Georgia baby photographer
baby with pink, silver, and white winter theme cake smash photo session, Canton Georgia baby photographer
baby with pink, silver, and white winter theme cake smash photo session, Canton Georgia baby photographer

Baby’s first birthday only happens once. Planning a cake smash session can be a ton of fun! I think my parents have a better time than my birthday babies. There is so much laughter, it truly is an experience.

This post hi lights just a few of my favorite images from a recent cake smash session. It’s also serving as a test post- I am migrating my website over to a different platform, and it looks like the majority of my previous blog posts lost a substantial amount of image quality in the transfer. Testing to see how this looks, and hoping that I don’t have to delete everything that transferred over, but I don’t want to leave it up looking fuzzy and blurry. Any WordPress gurus out there? (I’m using Elementor pro if you’re familiar with that).

Do me a favor please? If you happen to see this, can you please leave a comment so I can see how that process works (if the backend notification process is working correctly, etc). Thanks.

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