cake smash boy /first birthday – Svetlana Boyko Photography

CUSTOM CAKE SMASH PHOTOGRAPHY FOR BABY’S FIRST BIRTHDAY

There is no better way to celebrate your baby’s first birthday than with custom cake smash pictures. These sessions provide parents with a wonderful keepsake of their baby’s first taste of cake. And they are so much fun! You’ll want to capture images of your baby at this sweet and fleeting moment in time – there is no other birthday quite like their first. From colorful backdrops to personalized banners and other decorations, we will customize a set that is perfect for your baby.

A CUTE AND COZY CAKE SMASH IDEA PERFECT FOR WINTER OR HOLIDAY BABIES

Sometimes a really great place to find inspiration for a cake smash idea is to use the seasons as your guide. While springtime babies can go with themes that are fresh and light, winter babies can pull off setups that are rustic and cozy. That is exactly what this mommy had in mind for her little guy’s first birthday cake smash. We used winter elements such as wood, buffalo plaid, and even small pine trees, but without making it holiday specific. It was the perfect rustic winter cake smash set!

COZY CABIN SETUP

The first setup in this cake smash session was reminiscent of a cozy cabin. I used my wooden backdrops to create the set, then brought out some rustic props. We strung up small lanterns, scattered some pine cones, and even some cute little black bears that mommy brought from home. She also brought in some big letters that spell ONE. Rustic patterns decorated the letters, which perfectly matched the entire setup. The birthday boy himself wore red and black buffalo plaid pajamas, which looked very cute and cozy indeed!

RUSTIC CAKE SMASH PROPS

For the cake set, I started with my Savage seamless backdrop in the color Pecan. This warm neutral color worked great to tie in all the rustic winter props together. We hung a fabric tassel banner in red and black buffalo plaid, then decorated with wooden slabs, lanterns, small pine trees, and the pine cones. For his smash outfit, this little guy wore little jeans with red suspenders. I think baby boys look so cute in suspenders!

For his smash, his mommy brought in a small chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. It was very cleverly made up to resemble a piece of wooden log! Very creative and perfect for a rustic winter cake smash set.