Birthday Photos are a MUST for ONE.  This pretty little lady celebrated ONE with a floral themed cake smash.  So sweet, delicate, and pretty!  I think this is my favorite set for girls.

Each cake smash session is so different.  I am happy to walk you threw all the many ideas, details, and decisions.  It shouldn’t be stressful, it should be fun!  But most importantly, more important than the props, it should focus on what’s most important – the baby!

Birthday Photos – About The Cake Smash Session

This is one of my favorite moments to capture!  A sweet little one, a delicious cake, and a whole lot of fun watching someone take his/her first BIG MESSY, little bite of cake.

DETAILS

The 1st Birthday Cake Smash takes place in my Cranford, NJ studio. The session includes my time and talent to capture your fully-edited final images.  And, I provide carefully and personally selected props such as handmade swags, balloons and paper flowers to match your backdrop/color selection.  Clients may bring any additional props they would like to include.

The session begins with more formal photos of baby and ends with the smash.  You may change birthday baby if you desire (up to 3 changes).  You will need to provide an outfit for your little one for the actual smash (I can always help with recommendations).  The Cake Smash is for the birthday baby ONLY, sorry no sibling or parent photos.  Once a theme is selected, it cannot be changed due to prop purchases.  Due to the recent increase in allergies, I require clients to bring their own smash cake. Please, before you order a smash cake, discuss the details with me.  I have been smashing cakes with babies for 11 years and have some advice that I would love to share with you to make your session the most successful smash.

THEME

Our exclusive and most popular Heidi Hope hand-painted backdrops are beautiful with plenty of adorable and gorgeous choices. For girls: carousel, hot air balloons, lavender fields, ballerinas, Paris, carnival and unicorns.  For boys:  sailboats, airplanes, hot air balloons, and carnival.   If those drops aren’t your style, no problem, I have lots of others to choose!   And sometimes, I just work with favorite colors instead of themes.

If you are interested in a first birthday capture without the cake and balloons – sans smash – please inquire.

Reserving your session

If you are ready to book your session or have further questions, please contact me at jacqueline@jacquelinebellefleur.com.

Visit the blog for more cake smash photos.  Two great resources for finding very simple cake smash outfits and cake toppers are Amazon and Etsy.  My favorite vendor for girls dresses is Tutu Du Monde.

About Jacqueline

I am so proud to say that 2022 marks by 12^thAnniversary as a small business in New Jersey.  My specialty is modern portraiture for newborns, maternity, family and children (including babies, communion, cake smashes, and high school seniors) and I capture sessions throughout New Jersey, NYC or in my studio in Cranford, NJ.  Studio Sessions are for newborns, babies, small children, and fine art portraiture for older children/teens.

As a small business for over a decade, I have been honing my craft while capturing life, landscape and stage photography for over 35 years.  This is not my “hustle” or hobby. It’s so much more. It’s my livelihood and my labor of love.  I pride myself in providing my clients with the best quality images, products and service. I understand the importance of memories and skillfully capturing them and work under the philosophy of “I capture for my clients what I would want for myself.”

My captures have graced newsprint, magazines, online social media and television shows such as US Weekly (multiple times), BET, The New York Times, The Pittsburgh Post Gazette, The Wendy Williams Show, and USA Network on The Cromarties among many others.