We absolutely love photographing a cake smash! They are just such fun to be a part of. We often get asked what actually is a cake smash and we say it’s exactly as it sounds! We thought this would be a great way to show you what happens at a cake smash! It’s a great fun way to celebrate your son or daughter turning one and you get beautiful images to keep forever too!
When would we do a cake smash?
We find they usually take place a few weeks before a first birthday as many people want to share images from the session on their little ones birthday but we have also done them on the actual birthday and later sometimes too! They will work pretty much whenever you want to do one. We offer a few different colour backgrounds and have a variety of props and buntings, as well as balloons, to decorate too. Sometimes mums and dads want a specific theme and we can work together to make it happen.
How long does the session take?
We allow around an hour and a half for these sessions so that we can capture some lovely clean photo’s at the beginning using our ONE props, then we let the fun begin and let them have cake! We literally sit them with their cake and see what happens. Some little ones get stuck straight in with both hands but most have a little play and poke and prod until they get a bit stuck in. And we are busy getting the all important images while it happens.
It always worth coming armed with a few little favourite treats that we can hide in the cake if they need a little encouragement but we have plenty of tricks to get those amazing images 🙂
We find that they let us know when they done with the cake and surprisingly they don’t eat much of it at all! We usually save some slices for mums and dads and the rest they have great fun smashing and smooshing!
Mums and Dads can get involved too and the photos are lovely as they are relaxed and playful. Just come armed with spare clothes or be prepared to go home a little messy!
“Used Green Apple since my little dude was born had a newborn shoot, Halloween and Christmas and just had a cake smash! I cannot recommend them enough lovely genuine people and absolutely amazing at what they do! Even after Covid 19 I felt safe going into the studio and knowing that they would have put us at the customers as priority to keep us safe! Hopefully have another excuse soon to visit!”
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One of the great things about a cake smash photoshoot is that siblings can get involved too! It is so lovely to see them playing together and feeding each other cake.
Or sometimes they just smash their face in it!!
What do I need to bring along?
It always worth coming armed with a few little favourite treats that we can hide in the cake if they need a little encouragement but we have plenty of tricks to get those amazing images 🙂
We supply the background and decorations (unless you want to bring anything along) and the cake (they are delicious and supplied by Yummy Cakes by Lisa). All you need to bring along is an outfit – keep it simple as it’s great to see arms and legs get messy! And we also suggest bringing along a swim nappy for the bath bit and of course a towel. We always love to finish the photoshoot with a bubble bath as it gets amazing images and also cleans off all the cake!
The experience of enjoying the session is just as important as the wonderful photo’s you will receive at the end. We make sure you all have plenty of fun and can be a birthday to remember.
Hope this has helped explain what happens at a cake smash. They are extremely popular so we encourage you to book as early as possible to get your choice of date.
Full information about the sessions can be found on the link below but don’t hesitate to get in touch with any questions
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