Cake smash photoshoot to celebrate your baby’s milestone

A cake smash photoshoot is a delightful and fun way to celebrate your little one’s first birthday. This playful session captures the joy and excitement as your baby digs into their very own cake, creating adorable, messy, and memorable moments. Perfect for preserving the laughter and personality of this special milestone, a cake smash photoshoot offers a unique way to commemorate your child’s first year of life.

WATCH how much fun it could be during a cake smash photo session.

Baby is having fun during birthday cake smash photoshoot in Edinburgh
baby is smashing the cake during cake smash session in Edinburgh

FACT: Babies are happiest when they are covered in food.

I’ve done cake smash photoshoots since 2013 and have been privileged to meet so many beautiful babies during that time. Crawling around the floor, making funny noises, making a fool of myself, and having fun with your little one is what I enjoy most about my job as a baby and newborn
photographer.

Babies just love to explore their world through touch and taste. This is why cake smash photoshoots are really popular! Cake smash portraits are great fun and are a fantastic way of capturing incredibly cute baby photos.

TYPES OF 1ST BIRTHDAY PHOTO SHOOTS

You might be surprised hearing that there are different types of sessions, but yes you definitely have options. I will list few below and you can decide which option is the best for you.

Classic Cake Smash

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This is our traditional cake smash. You get a 6″ cake and hope baby will be happy to play with it. You choose the cake’s theme, colours, etc.

Mini Cake Smash

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For those who don’t like food waste or are a bit concerned about the whole sugar part, I recommend considering our mini 3″ Mini Cake. You can decorate it with berries and use whipped yoghurt as a topping for a little stickiness.

Fruit Smash

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Most of the babies would already be familiar with fruit, so why change anything? We did a couple of testers and it was an amazing result. Make a watermelon stack, and decorate it with some other type of fruit/berries. Healthy, messy and enjoyable at the same time = result!

Read more about types of cake smashes and 1st birthday celebrations here.

Kind words

“A-Fotografy was recommended to us by a number of people in Edinburgh and we were not disappointed!! We wanted some pictures that captured our little boys milestone. Armands is brilliant with children! He just made him giggle the entire time which made for some great pics!”
Lisa, Edinburgh

1st Birthday Cake Smash – HOW IT WORKS

baby sitting on the light background during the photoshoot

1. Baby and family photos first. At the beginning of the session, we spend a bit of time getting to know each other. We do normal baby portraits, family photos and siblings. Check baby photoshoot work here

2. Bringing out the actual cake and letting baby smash it and dig in properly. No stops here, messier, better.

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3. The last stage of the photo sessions is the bubble bath. We let the baby splash and go wild. Very often this is the most fun part for babies.

Cake Smash Photoshoot Gallery

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Cake Smash: FAQ

baby sisters sharing a cake during photoshoot in Edinburgh

Cake smash price

Digging their little hands into their very own cake. Making as much of a mess as possible is the name of the game here! But, don’t worry, I do all the cleaning up afterwards.

CAKE SMASH PHOTOSHOOT PRICE

CAKE £40.

I can give you details where you can order great cake for cake smash or I can order it for you.

£299 KEEPSAKE COLLECTION

  • UP TO AN HOUR STUDIO PORTRAIT SESSION
  • 5 DIGITAL PORTRAITS
  • £200 CREDIT TOWARDS UPGRADES

UPGRADES

FULL DIGITAL GALLERY £450
SINGLE WALL PORTRAITS FROM £500
ALBUMS FROM £600

CHECK OUR PRODUCT RANGE
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Kind words

“Armands is friendly, not pushy, genuine and very experienced. He will give you his opinion but equally let you decide for yourself and direct the shoot as you want.”
Sophia, Edinburgh