Cake smash - 1st Birthday Fun

 So this year I decided I wanted to do lots more cake smash photo shoots.  12 years ago I was one of the first photographers in Staffordshire to offer this shoot which I got the idea from USA.  I used to be so busy with then my Baker almost had a full time job just with my cake orders.

The shoots have slowed down over the past years with more and more photographers popping up and offering these fun shoots - so I decided this year I would design new sets, and become the ‘go to cake smash photographer’ - that’s the goal anyway.

So this month  I have 7 this month and I can’t wait to design the sets - which I spend my evenings making.

So far I’ve done unicorn - which consisted of a unicorn balloon arch which I design and make myself.  

The next was a little more unique and I will be the only person in the country to offer this design - natural hearts - this consists of natural colour heart material in the background, hessian material, coffee coloured balloons and teddies holding hearts in crates plus some bunting lol - I have to say it looked super stunning.

Coming this week is pastel rainbows - which I will make a rainbow balloon arch, rainbow macrame and clouds using a cream background with wooden floor , and the second one to come this week is ‘hot air balloons’. I will create a blue background with clouds and hot air balloons.  I have been making the hot air balloons and clouds from foam, card and stuffed felt.

I cant wait to show these but for now here is the first couple of shoots I’ve done - keep posted for our next themes x

Jacks 1st birthday

This is the second time we have had Jack in studio , this time for his cake smash 1st birthday shoot.

He was a little tired but loved getting into the cake, once I cut out a slice there was no stopping him.  He literally ate a full slice - or should I call it a slab lol I couldn't believe it.

We had some lovely photos. And mum picked some lovely prints x 

The cake was buy hollies SweetCakes , the customer bought her own balloon and the scene was vintage doors x

Zachary 1st birthday

Zachary came for his cake smash, and mum selected the white background decorated with the blue cake and loads of balloons.

He loved the balloons and chased mum around after them - it was very cute.

He liked the present and loved eating the cake (mum even let him have seconds when he got home).

The balloon scene is always very popular.

Dempsey 1st Birthday

Cute little Dempsey came to visit for his first birthday and the lovely boys scene with cars and tractors was chosen.

We worked with Mum to create a gorgeous cake with cars on and Dempsey loved to pick them off - he really did enjoy the cake and the whole scene looked fab.

He loved opening the present and again balloons always go down a treat - kiddies love them.

Lucy-roses 1st birthday

It was lovely to see Lucy again, she came to is when she was a lot smaller lol x

Mum chose the lovely brown spot background and lovely brown and yellow cake to match.

Lucy absolutely loved the cake and with it being chocolate topping I don't think I've ever seen a cake smash as messy.

Lucy-Rose was covered, mum was covered, floor was covered but she loved it.

I love to see them enjoying themselves. Xx

Florence's first birthday

Was Florence's first time with us and a little cutie she was.  The lovely vintage hearts was chosen and always looks stunning.  

The cake was a pink giant cupcake.

Florence loved the balloon and there was no taking it off her - sooooo cute.

Loads of prints were chosen, but I designed a lovely montage too using a different layout and I love it xx

Skyla Rose 1st Birthday Shoot

We had the cutie little Skyla Rose in for her 1st birthday cake smash shoot.  

The popular pink fairy background was chosen and with our birthday decorations and the balloons we really had a very girly shoot.

Skyla was ace and looked beautiful in her personalised vest that had her birth details on, the number one balloon was bigger than Skyla.

She loved the cake, and the pink cake made by Hollies SweetCakes was lovely, we had to help 'spider' (nickname for Skyla by Mum and Dad) to break into it but then she really got into it x 

She loved opening the present and it was lovely to have Mum, Dad and Grandparents there.

1st birthday shoot - Amelia

Little Amelia turned 1 at the end of Jan and celebrated in style with one of our creative cake smash birthday shoots.   Her mum picked our lovely vintage wooden background with hearts and a lovely pink giant cupcake.

Amelia came with her mum and two aunties and we had fun chasing her round the studio.

She played with balloons and opened her present which she enjoyed doing.  After a quick outfit change we bought in the cake.  She was a little unsure at first but eventually got the hang of it and enjoyed tasting the buttercream.  It was funny towards the end as she tried putting the cake back together lol

We had fun and mum was very pleased that she has booked with us for Dec for her other daughters 1st birthday.

Thanks to Hollies SweetCakes for the lovely cake. X