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Cake Smash or Birthday Portraits?

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Is your baby’s first birthday coming up and you can’t decide between a cake smash and a birthday portraits session? I’m going to talk about the differences between the sessions to help you make your mind up!


First of all, what is a cake smash?

A cake smash is a fun and messy way of capturing your little ones birthday. The session lasts for around 1 hour and is divided up into 3 sections; portraits, smash and splash. The portraits are photos that are classic and capture the theme before it gets cakey. The 2nd part is the main event, I provide a professionally made cake (allergies can be catered for) and we let their adventurous and curious character do the rest. They may gingerly poke the cake or they might rip into it straight away, I’ve had a variety of reactions! The baby will very rarely eat much of the cake, and sometimes some encouragement from parents really helps them to realise nothing is scary! My favourite part of the session is the last part, bath time!! I have a tin bath tub that will be warm and bubbly so not only can you have cute bath photos, but we can wash off any cake they might have on them! 




Now to compare the cake smash with birthday portraits! A birthday portraits session is a simple, quick and classic photoshoot that uses some birthday props and balloons. I provide a wooden toy cake and air filled balloons in your choice of colours. You can also upgrade to the ‘Big Letter Balloons’ (available for ages 1&2) if you want to add a more modern touch to the images. The session uses a mix of a pure white setup and beige neutrals with fairy lights.




These sessions take place in my studio in South West London, very close to the border of Surrey so I have great road connections to the A3 and the M25 as well as great public transport links to Wimbledon, Kingston, Epsom and Sutton. Prices starting from a very affordable £80.



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