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Unicorn Cake Smash

Sunday, July 25, 2021

This Unicorn Cake Smash has me feeling happy! Just like this little one! What a joy to capture her. Happy First Birthday beautiful girl! And Mom even made her little sweater for her session.

Mom requested unicorns and peach and pink flowers. This gorgeous hand-painted unicorn drop was perfect.

For more information regarding 1st Birthday Cake Smashes, please see below.

About the 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.

Amazon and Etsy are great resources for cake smash accessories and outfits.

Lavender Field Sessions

Sunday, June 20, 2021

Lavender Field Sessions

It’s all about sisters and sibling love in the Lavender Fields. The lavender fields are perhaps my favorite setting. The fields are in bloom for such a very short time, it’s a thrill to catch them at peak with two beautiful sisters. And, the fields are a treat for the eyes and the nose. They smell as beautiful as they look. Did I mention the adorable goats and chickens?

Reserving a Session

The lavender blooms in June and July. Planning ahead is a definite! For more information regarding 2022 Lavender Sessions or to reserve a session, please contact me at jacqueline@jacquelinebellefleur.com.

About Jacqueline

I am so proud to say that 2021 marks by 11^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.

The girls’ dresses and shoes are from Joyfolie.

For more child sessions, please visit the blog.

Sibling Photo Sessions

Sunday, June 6, 2021

Sibling photo sessions are adorable, adorable, adorable! I captured two of the sweetest little boys with the cutest yellow vintage car – a Karmann Ghia. What a fun session. And, a what a great way to kick off the summer season. The Karmann Ghia sessions were part of the Mommy & Me Sessions for Spring/Summer 2021. So sorry you missed it! Plan ahead for 2022!

For Reservations for a Child or Sibling Photo Sessions…

To reserve a Sibling Photo Session, please contact me at jacqueline@jacquelinebellefleur.com. Fall dates fill up quickly, so please plan well in advance.

Finding the right clothing is the hardest part of a photography session. Find one inspiration piece and build outfits from it. My favorite clothing brand is Janie and Jack for little boys. This retailer just knows how to match clothing and create the cutest accessories.

For more child sessions, please visit the blog.

About Jacqueline

Summer Family Sessions

Thursday, June 3, 2021

Summer is the perfect time for family sessions. June is rich with green and early summer flowers. And add a yellow vintage Karmann Ghia and a daisy picnic and it’s adorable!

Family Sessions with Jacqueline

I wish I could stress how much I encourage and love family sessions. How many of you have photos with your lovely littles? I honestly don’t have enough. Why? I am always the one taking them (as are most moms).

When I look back at family photos from my childhood, I have two images with my parents and siblings together. Just two! I’m betting that I am not alone. I encourage you to think of family images in a different way and with an additional purpose. We love to post pics of our children all over social media, we all do it. One day, when your children are young adults and become parents, they will ask for images of their childhood with YOU. They will be making memories with their kids while re-living theirs. So let’s not make the same mistake as past generations and let’s celebrate the family in photos, the ENTIRE family, and capture the moments that will be cherished when your children are old enough to truly appreciate it.

There is nothing greater than a capture of a loving family laughing and smiling together.

“Sometimes you will never know the value of the moment until it becomes a memory.” ~ Dr. Seuss
“If you don’t think photos are important, wait until they’re all you have left.” ~ Missy Mac

Reservations

To reserve a Family Session, please contact me at jacqueline@jacquelinebellefleur.com. Fall dates fill up quickly, so please plan well in advance.

Finding the right clothing is the hardest part of a photography session. Find one inspiration piece and build outfits from it. My favorite clothing brand is Joyfolie for women and girls.

For more family sessions, please visit the blog.

High School Graduation Photos

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

High School Graduation Photos

What a great way to celebrate your graduate’s years in high school and all of his/her close friendships. COVID has not made it easy on our graduates. This is not the way I would have wanted to celebrate my last year in high school – masks, social distancing, and on/off virtual learning. So, let’s try and make it a little better and celebrate with photos.

Gather your graduate and his/her friends and I’ll meet you at their high school. Let’s send the kids off to their future adventure with a celebration in photos. The session includes a 45 minute session, up to 3 graduates total (additional charge too add graduates), and 15 hi-res digital images for everyone to share. The fee is $425 plus tax. Sessions take place 2 hours prior to sunset on a weeknight.

To inquire about High School Graduation Photos and available dates, please email me at jacqueline@jacquelinebellefleur.com. A $200 deposit is required at time of reservation to hold your date. All session payments may be made at jacquelinebellefleurphotography.bigcartel.com.

To see more captures, visit the senior photo blog.

“Sometimes you will never know the value of the moment until it becomes a memory.” ~ Dr. Seuss

“If you don’t think photos are important, wait until they’re all you have left.” ~ Missy Mwac

Cranford High School

To view Senior photos, please visit the blog.