Boston Cake Smash Photographer
Cake Smash Sessions
Let’s celebrate their first birthday!
Let’s celebrate your baby’s first birthday with a Cake Smash Session!
Cake smash sessions are an awesome way to celebrate this huge milestone! You put a birthday cake in front of your baby; what will they do? Will they dive right in and cover themself in frosting? Will they cry and barely touch the cake? However the session goes, it’s always a blast and the images are adorable.
Sessions take place in my Framingham studio serving families throughout MetroWest, Worcester, and the Boston area.
A Glimpse Into some Recent Sessions…
Every cake smash is customized for your baby. I keep the sets simple and the decor minimal to ensure that your baby is the star!
What’s Included with your Cake Smash Session
As your cake smash photographer, I will provide the cake, the outfit, and the balloons/decor. All you need to bring is your baby.
Custom Cake
No need to order a cake, I will have one ready for you!
Studio Wardrobe
I have cake smash outfits in sizes 6-18 months
Custom Styling
Balloon garlands and decor designed in your chosen colors
Cake Smash Session Pricing & Packages
Classic Cake Smash
$650
Cake Smash Session
10 digital images
Cake included
First Birthday Experience
$850
2 Sessions in One!
Portrait Session
Cake Smash Session
20 digital images
Cake included
Add-ons to sessions:
Add parent portraits • $295 Includes 5 additional images.
Add a splash session • $125 Includes 5 additional images.
Additional Information
Cake smash sessions are designed to be easy, playful, and full of personality. Your baby will be photographed in a custom cake smash setup designed around your chosen colors, with the cake and décor included so you can simply arrive and enjoy the experience.
Classic Cake Smash Session
The Classic Cake Smash Session focuses on birthday portraits and the cake smash experience itself. We begin with portraits in the decorated cake smash setup before bringing out the cake. Then, we capture all of the fun, expressions, and reactions as your baby explores their first birthday cake.
First Birthday Experience
The First Birthday Experience combines milestone portraits and a cake smash session in one visit. We begin with a separate milestone portrait setup before moving into the decorated cake smash scene, creating a gallery filled with both classic portraits and playful birthday images.
Simple Styling that Keeps the Focus on Your Baby
Instead of heavily themed setups filled with props, sessions are styled with simple balloon garlands, banners, and classic colors designed to keep the focus on your child. Together, we’ll plan a look that ensures your baby is the star - not the scene!
How to prepare for your Cake Smash Session
Schedule your Session around nap time
Plan your session when your baby is well-rested and happiest. A tired one-year-old is rarely interested in photos or cake!
Feed your baby before the session
Yes, there will be plenty of cake, but the best cake smash sessions happen when babies arrive happy and comfortable rather than overly hungry. Think of the cake as a dessert instead of lunch.
Be ready for anything
Every cake smash session is different, that’s part of the fun.
Some babies immediately dive into the frosting, and some want absolutely nothing to do with the cake at first.
Before the cake is introduced, I always begin by photographing your baby in the cake smash setup without the cake to capture smiles and classic first birthday portraits.
Once we have those images, we bring out the cake and let your baby lead the experience.
If your little one is unsure about the cake, don’t worry! I have plenty of tricks.
And if your baby decides the cake is not happening? That’s perfectly OK. Some of the funniest and most memorable images come from those reactions.
Bring a backup outfit for you!
You might get messy. If you have a child who is really into the cake, is covered in frosting, and wants to give you a big hug…what can you do?
Bringing your baby’s outfit?
Perfect! Simple outfits tend to photograph best during cake smash sessions. Choose something comfortable that allows your baby to move easily and won’t feel heavy once frosting and icing are involved. Since things can get messy quickly, it’s also a good idea to bring an outfit you don’t mind getting covered in cake.