Hot Air Balloon 1st Birthday Cake Smash Session

There were so many fun first birthday sessions in the studio this summer, including Valentina’s hot air balloon cake smash! It was such a pleasure to have this sweet family back and see how big and beautiful their baby girl has gotten since her newborn session.

They decided on a whimsical hot air balloon theme, and Kimmy of Kimmy’s Kakes made a darling peach polka dot fondant cake with a hot air balloon topper to coordinate. Valentina did a very thorough job of smashing it — compliments to chef Kimmy for making it so irresistible!

Valentina just loved clapping her hands and playing with her accessories and props. We got some of the cutest expressions, like that scrunched-up grin in the first shot below. The portrait of her in just her diaper cover, pearls and giant bow is definitely one of my favorites. I could eat her up like she did her cake!

Schedule your baby’s 1st Birthday Cake Smash with Jacqueline Belle Fleur!

1st Birthday Cake Smash sessions take place in my Cranford, NJ studio or on-location outdoors and include the following:

• the session fee (time and talent to capture, carefully select and fully edit 30 final images)
• the base digital package — The Petal Collection (all hi-res digital files on a USB drive)
• a beautiful, personalized cake from Kimmy’s Cakes
• carefully and personally selected props such as handmade swags, balloons and paper flowers to match your theme

I know how busy parents are, so I do all the errand-running, crafting and styling for you. You just bring the baby in his or her adorable outfit!

I’m excited to offer the following themes, many of which work well for both boys and girls: airplanes, hot air balloons, carnival, unicorns, “Down on the Farm,” Bohemian flowers, Bohemian “Wild One” with arrows, “Where the Wild Things Are,” music, Cookie Monster, Mickey Mouse, lavender fields, carousel, Paris, ballerinas, blue stars, angel and clouds, and woodland animals. You can even just pick a color scheme, and we’ll roll with that!

As always, feel free to email me at jacqueline@jacquelinebellefleur.com.