Smash Cake Photography | Mentor, Ohio Photographer | Minnie Mouse

Baby Jazmin’s Minnie Mouse themed birthday photography shoot!

I have the best time when families contact me and are interested in doing a specialized themed for their baby’s first birthday photos! Really the sky is the limit the all the different options and themes we can create together. My goal is to work with the family and customize their desired theme.

Baby Jazmin’s family was interested in a fun Minnie Mouse theme! So of course I immediately thought of lots of pink, white and gold color accents. I provided most all of the decor and the cake was made specially by her grandma. How cool is that! Her grandma owns an adorable cake business in Mentor, Ohio.

Are you thinking of first birthday portraits? Please reach out since I do schedule well in advance. I also offer different pricing options for those who either want a lot of just a few pictures of their special day:)

xoxo~Danelle

How to get ready for a cake smash | Chagrin Falls, Ohio | Best Baby photographer

Cake smash sessions are always a favorite of mine! They can be so fun, stress free and full of giggles. Especially if you plan early enough. I recommend booking a cake smash a few months ahead of time, in order to plan the session. I’m always happy to coordinate the planned theme. Many times moms know exactly what they want for the first birthday.

Other times I have heard, “I have no clue”… Any ideas?!

Of course I have some great ideas! I also recommend bringing the outfit and cake to the shoot. I can provide most of the decor and balloons for the session.

Be Prepared for Anything!

Those are the basics of how to get ready for a cake smash session beforehand. Once you show up at the studio, the best advice I can give is to be prepared for anything! As long as you are relaxed and ready to have fun that will go a long way to helping your baby do the same as we celebrate their birthday

Have more questions about how to get ready for a cake smash session? Please reach out and I would be happy to do a phone consult and plan the cake smash session!

~Danelle

Now offering "Smash" & "Splash" First Birthday Portraits | Cleveland, Ohio

I am so excited to finally be offering both “Smash and Splash” Portraits for baby’s first birthday. The smash cake photos are always oh so cute but the clean up isn't always fun. So now your little one gets a quick bubble bath after the messy cake. The tub is made for milestone photography and features a small claw foot tub. A couple tips to remember about the smash cake session. Not all babies dive in and love to eat the cake. It may be beneficial to allow the baby to sample some sweets prior to the session. Sometimes the cake and textures isn’t always appealing to the baby. If this does happen I always make the best of it and still manage to get some great portraits. After that, clean up is a breeze with a warm bubble bath. The splash photos can be a quick add on if you would like with the milestone portraits.

Please reach out for more information and pricing.

First Birthday Smash & Splash Photography | Mentor, Ohio | Cleveland, Ohio

I am so excited to now be offering Smash & Splash Photography for babies first year portraits. I have been doing smash cake photography for many years now but have always found the clean up to be daunting. Especially with the awesome butter cream frosting and bright blue colors. So here is the perfect win win situation with a bubble bath following their smash cake. With tons of pictures of course!

The bubble bath photos are taken with the backdrops as well and is a small clawfoot bathtub especially designed for 1 year photos. Then you get to go home with a happy and clean baby!

For more information and to book, please contact me!

Hooray for turning 1 | Milestone Photography | Cake Smash | Northeast Ohio

Your child's first year flys by so very quickly. I’m sure you are asking yourself, how are they turning 1 years old already!? They do grow so very quickly, which makes documenting this time even more important. Wouldn’t it be fun celebrating their first birthday with a custom cake smash and first birthday photo session?! Your child's session will include a custom design that we plan together! I will proved the balloons and props to use during your session.

I also offer the full milestone session which includes the planning of the session and 40 digital images. I also offer a mini milestone which is a quick 30 minute session and 10 digital images with copyright to the photos. You are responsible for bringing the smash cake.

Please reach out when your ready to plan your smash cake celebration!