Planning Your Cake Smash Photoshoot

KENT CAKE SMASH PHOTOSHOOT

Baby boy smiling with big brown eyes and cake around his mouth. Sidcup cake smash photoshoot.

WHAT YOUR CAKE SMASH PHOTOSHOOT INCLUDES:

A classic portrait session with one outfit supplied by yourself, or use of my studio wardrobe (sizing up to 12 months)
Sibling/family photos included before the cake smash
A 5″ white buttercream cake
1 outfit for the cake smash (supplied by yourself, or from my studio wardrobe)

WHAT TO BRING FOR YOUR CAKE SMASH PHOTOSHOOT

Sessions are usually booked 2-3 months in advance to fit in with my schedule.

Beautiful wooden toys for the portrait session
White wooden cake stand
Wooden spoon
White balloons
A small selection of neutral studio outfits

What you supply:

Baby’s outfit for the portrait session (unless using studio outfit)
Baby’s outfit for the cake smash (unless using studio outfit)
Water cup
Small treats that baby enjoys

Baby boy cake smash photoshoot- big blue eyes with white romper

Kent cake smash photoshoot- baby girl in beige romper holding wooden spoon.

TIPS TO HELP THE SESSION GO SMOOTHLY

Helpful tips to ensure that your baby’s session goes smoothly:

Scheduling your cake smash session: If you’d like your photos back in time for baby’s first birthday/party, I would recommend booking in your photoshoot for approx 10 1/2-11 months old. This will ensure that we can fit in your viewing session and receive any product orders.
Cake exposure prior to photoshoot: Please ensure that your baby has had cake before. Some little ones do not like the taste or texture of cake, so it is best to find this out beforehand!
Bring some favourite snacks: These are to hide at the back of the cake if your baby is not too interested in the cake itself. This will enable me to still capture some great images of them digging into the cake!
Clean up: The session is going to be MESSY! Please bring an extra outfit for baby to go home in and also yourself if you wish. You only need to clean up baby and I do the rest. Baby wipes/flannel are a must, as cake can be greasy and sticky!

1 year old baby girl with white buttercream around her mouth and her tongue out

Sidcup cake smash photographer- baby sitting touching white cake

My biggest tip of all is for parents to RELAX and enjoy! This is such a lovely event for this special milestone and little one’s can pick up on stress and anxiety. I’d love for your baby to come into a happy and positive environment so that we can get the best out of them during the session. Try to organise your things the evening before and leave your home in plenty of time for the session. This can also work the other way- babies can get grumpy too and so sometimes they are just not interested in smashing the cake or having their photo taken! Please try your best to encourage them and keep as relaxed as possible throughout 🙂

If you’d like to find out more or book in a cake smash for your little one, please reach out via my website below.

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