A Cake Smash Session For Your Toddler, A Perfect Celebration.
/A Cake Smash Session is a Perfect Substitute for a Party and a Compliment to one as well.
Many of our client who book us for their maternity portrait session, followed by the newborn portrait session often return a year later to commemorate the baby’s 1st birthday. Although we offer simplified birthday sessions which includes the baby’s solos and family portraits, many parents choose to go with our Cake Smash Photography session. Despite the fact that we have been capturing these type of sessions since 2014, there are many parents who don’t know what a cake smash session is exactly. If you are up for it, a cake smash portrait session could be something that benefits the plans you have surrounding your baby’s birthday.
A Cake Smash Session Can Replace or Enhance a Birthday Party.
Whether you are planing a birthday party or not, an in studio session for your toddler is a great way to capture these milestone years.
For a long list of reasons, planning a birthday party can be stressful and some parents decide to skip it for the 1st one or two years. Money, logistics or the simple fact that the baby won’t remember the party are just some reasons why parents opt out of planning such an event. On the flip side of the coin a birthday party for a toddler turning 1 or 2 can be a very sentimental and important event for a family. In either case capturing your baby in studio is something that can bennifit either decision.
In the event that you choose a “no party” celebration, scheduling a in studio birthday session or a cake smash session is a perfect way to sum up the babys 1st or 2nd year. When comparing the cost of hosting a birthday party vs the cost of a photo session, you’ll realize a huge delta. In just a 1 hour session you’ll be able to capture family portraits, simbling shots, the babys solos and the cake smash. Also whether the baby stands or not, we’ll be able to capture them either standing on their own or propped up against a small chair or stool.
When planning for a first birthday party, parents often contact us months in advance. This is helpfull as the party planners may need entrance photo prints, cake table prints and even the digital files to feature in a slideshow. With many of these parties having some sort of cute theme, we are able to keep the same theme for the cake smash session so that way the images mesh perfectly with the party decor.
What to Expect from your Toddlers Cake Smash Session
At RealDepthOfField Photography a cake smash session can be highly customizable. Every set during the session is built from scratch with either a theme you proposed or something tailored around what the baby will wear, For this reason we ask that clients send photos of the outfits once its been sorted out. Sending photos of any inspirations is key, as this will be a guideline for us to attempt to bring your vision to life. The session will always include a custom cake in the package. This removes the headache of sourcing a bakery your self. We work with several trusted bakery’s, Fleetwood Bakery in Mount Vernon NY is our main bakery since 2014. After booking a session with us, we will send you many sample images of cakes to choose from.
This may be your baby’s 1st time having sweets. Believe it or not it may be a shock to their system. This can go 2 ways, either the baby enjoys the flavor of the cake or they don’t. In the circumstance that they don’t, we might have a crying baby on our hands. This isn’t necessarily a problem so don’t panic. Baby’s crying during a cake smash session actually results in charming photos. Why? We call it “It’s my party and I can cry if I want to”. The combination of a cake messy baby the sad crying face is iconic. Also you’ll learn whether your baby likes sticky or messy hands. This may also trigger them. Regardless of the outcome your baby’s 1st (or 2nd) year will be commemorated during this shoot.
One last thing to expect during a cake smash session in our photo studio is that your baby will leave even cleaner then when you brought them in, as we (with moms help) will bathe the baby in warm water and soap, rubber duckies and all. Please bring a towel.
“It’s my party and I can cry if I want to!”
Consider a cake smash session for your baby
Booking a Cake Smash Session can serve many purposes if you are planning on celebrating a 1 or 2 year old milestone. A replacement for a party that might not be worth having, a companion to a planned party that may need prints for decoration or digital files for a slideshow or most importantly, a fun and special way to capture the special milestone.
If you are in Westchester, New Rochelle, New York City and are interested in a Cake Smash Session for your baby and family, contact us to schedule a date.
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2 Division Street, New Rochelle NY 10801 Suite #307
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