Indianapolis Cake Smash Photography
There’s not a better way to remember baby’s first birthday than with a smash cake portrait session. It’s always so fun to watch how they react to those first few tastes of cake. Who doesn’t love cake anyway? Although, strangely, sometimes babies don’t like their cake smash cake. Some try to get away from it, some don’t like the sticky feeling of frosting all over their hands. Sometimes I’ll drop a Cheerio or two into the cake to encourage baby to dig in. You just never know how they’re going to react!
By the way, if you’re looking for a great place to get a smash cake in the Indianapolis area, check out The Berlin Baking Co.
Preparing for your Cake Smash Photography Session
This part is pretty easy. Just bring baby, the cake, and something for baby to wear. Then schedule your cake smash session for the time of day when baby is happiest. It’s best to just bring baby – no siblings – to your baby’s cake smash photography session. That way we can really focus on the baby and get some really wonderful cake smash photographs.
What Should Baby Wear for a Cake Smash Session?
There really are no rules. Some parents choose to dress baby in diaper cover only for first birthday cake smash pictures. Others choose outfits, and that’s fine too. Just keep in mind that whatever your baby is wearing for her cake smash session is likely to get covered in frosting. It can be quite a mess! If you’ve ordered a special outfit for your baby’s birthday celebration, it might be good to choose another outfit for the cake smash session or wait until after the baby has worn the outfit at his birthday party before you do his cake smash photography. Before we give baby her cake, I’ll take some first birthday portraits without the cake. Feel free to bring a different outfit for baby to wear for this portrait of baby’s first birthday session.
Preparing Baby for Her Cake Smash Photography Session
It’s best to let your baby have cake a couple times in the weeks leading up to her cake smash photography session. The first time baby experiences cake, they don’t really know what to do with it. And not all of the babies are happy about the way it feels on their fingers. You can increase the chances of having great cake smash photographs by giving your baby a small bit of cake on a couple occasions prior to his cake smash session. Let him taste it, feel it, play with it, and have lots of fun with it. Then when it’s time for his cake smash photographs, he’ll be ready to play and hopefully not so apprehensive.
What’s the Best Cake for a Cake Smash Session?
I prefer a double layer cake so baby does not have to bend over so far to reach it. I also prefer one that’s round and about 6 inches in diameter. No fondant frosting for the cake smash cake, and choose white cake over chocolate.
When to Schedule your Cake Smash Session
Some of my photography clients like to have their cake smash photographs back in time for baby’s first birthday so they can share the photographs at baby’s birthday party. Plan to bring your baby to my Westfield portrait studio about a month before your baby’s first birthday if you would like pictures back in time for the birthday party. It’s best to schedule your smash cake photography session at a time of day when your baby is happiest. Make sure to avoid scheduling a cake smash session during naptime or any other time when your baby is likely to be cranky.
Where are Cake Smash Pictures Taken?
Cake smash photography sessions are taken at my Westfield portrait studio. It’s a quick drive from Indianapolis, Carmel and Zionsville, and definitely worth the drive for the best cake smash pictures. After all, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime photo op! We can take your baby’s cake smash pictures in the studio or outdoors if you prefer.
Schedule your Indianapolis Cake Smash Photography Session
Schedule your baby’s cake smash session by contacting me at the studio. You can email me at leah.severson@gmail.com or call my Westfield portrait studio at 317-867-3723.
Cake Smash Photographer in Carmel, IN
Of course if you live in Carmel, you’re just a quick few minutes from cake smash photography at L. Severson portraits. My studio is located at 166th and Towne Road in Westfield, which is just a few minutes from Carmel, Indiana.
Westfield Cake Smash Photography
If you live in Westfield, hello neighbor! I would love to photograph your baby’s cake smash photography session. We can do your cake smash pictures inside the studio or outdoors if you prefer.
