A Lilly Pulitzer First Birthday Cake Smash: Saratoga Springs & Boston Baby Photographer

When Kennedy came to the studio for her first birthday cake smash, we had the perfect theme for this classic New England coastal baby.  Her mom loves the bright colors and patterns of Lilly Pulitzer, and when she mentioned that she had found a few cute Lilly dresses, we knew that Lilly Pulitzer would be the perfect theme for her birthday portrait session.  

I loved creating the backdrop for this cake smash, hand-painting the popular Lilly "She She Shells" design on the backdrop.  With the busy patterns in her design and outfit, it was important to keep the cake simple with just a classic white buttercream.  I make all of the cakes for our cake smashes, and I've loved rediscovering my love for cake decorating through our studio sessions.  This one has turned out to be one of my favorite cakes to date!

After the first few bites of frosting, Kennedy REALLY got into the cake and truly smashed it!  I love how excited she was during her cake smash!  Sometimes we have babies that are hesitant and swoop at the frosting one finger at a time...  This little girl was not one of those babies!  She loves cake like I love cake.  :o)  

I love her expressions in the images below...  While eating her cake, it's the best day of her life and she is as happy as can be!  But when you tell her the cake is all done, cue the scrunched up angry face and baby tears!

As with every cake smash session, we also make sure to capture beautiful family portraits to celebrate your little one's birthday.  Just think, how amazing that you will be able to look back on these photos in 20 years and show your child how loved they were as a baby!  My favorites from this session are with Kennedy and her mama.  I love the fashionable sense of style that they share, and the silly moments that peek through, too.  These photos showcasing their shoes & feet just melt my heart, and I hope that they'll show these photos of their baby girl at Kennedy's wedding one day.

Is your baby celebrating their first birthday soon?  Let's chat about celebrating with a portrait session and cake smash!  I would love to hear your ideas for the session, plus now that it's warming up, we have the option of heading outdoors for some amazing portraits, too!  

Check out this beautiful cake smash at a local park from last spring!  I'm already dreaming of a few new sets with flowers hanging from the trees and the perfect bit of sparkle in your session... let's bring those dreams to life!