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Baby Ayaan is ONE! Ayaan and his parents celebrated his first birthday with a magical Harry Potter inspired cake smash in my Saratoga Springs studio. His parents are big Harry Potter fans, and as true Gryffindors, they couldn’t resist decorating their baby’s nursery with a Harry Potter theme. It was what inspired the theme into […]

A light & airy Harry Potter theme cake smash with Saratoga Springs Baby Photographer

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I’m so excited to share another one of my favorite 2024 round ups: milestone and cake smash sessions in my Saratoga Springs studio! There’s so many incredible milestones that happen in the first year of life and it’s such an honor to be the one who captures them for parents. Whether we’re capturing your baby’s […]

From First Smiles to First Birthdays: Best Baby Portrait Sessions of 2024 in Saratoga Springs

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Happy birthday, Amelia Rose! This darling little girl just turned one and to celebrate, we planned an elegant rose garden cake smash. It was beautiful and so fun to put together. I love any chance I get to use my classic ONE letters – especially filled with flowers!  As with all of my cake smashes, […]

A Dusty Rose Cake Smash for Baby’s First Birthday

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This was my first time photographing a Zhua zhou, a traditional Chinese ceremony celebrating a baby’s first birthday. When Kayden’s mom reached out to plan her session, she told me she wanted to do it in two parts: a zhua zhou ceremony to honor their Chinese heritage, followed by a traditional western cake smash. I […]

Zhua Zhou Portraits and a Cake Smash for Baby’s First Birthday

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Who says cake smashes are just for one year olds?! My son did cake smashes all the way up through his fifth birthday, and I’m sure he’ll want one again as he gets older. So of course with our daughter’s second birthday this month, I knew we had to do a sweet little cake smash […]

An Ice Cream Truck Cake Smash for Adelaide’s Second Birthday

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Happy birthday, Maverick! This cute little guy is one of our recent baby graduates of the Collective Membership. For the last year, I’ve had the joy (and honor) of photographing Maverick’s milestones. I’ve gotten to know him and his parents pretty well. I can’t believe it’s already time for his first birthday cake smash! We […]

A Mountains and Moose Cake Smash: Using watercolor cutouts to create a cake smash backdrop

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Baby Alex is one! Alex is an extra special little guy to me because he lives in our neighborhood and is one of the 7+ babies born in the last year. It’s been such an honor to watch him grow up and to watch his dads become parents. Although I can’t believe it’s been a […]

A light and airy cake smash with blue and white balloons

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Happy birthday, Bennett! I’m so excited that Krystie brought her sweet babies back to my studio for their youngest’s cake smash this spring. Baby Bennett is now one! To celebrate his first birthday, we created a super fun teddy bear cake smash setup inspired by the family’s trip to the Adirondacks. Bennett loved their time […]

A teddy bear theme cake smash for an Adirondack Mountain baby

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Let the messy, giggly, and utterly adorable chaos begin! I LOVE cake smash sessions to celebrate your baby’s first birthday! A cake smash session isn’t just about capturing cute photos; it’s about embracing the sheer joy and whimsy of your little one’s special first year. While they’re super fun, I’ve learned a few tricks over […]

Ready, Set, Smash: Top 10 Tips for a Successful Cake Smash Photo Session!

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How is Lucas already a one year old?! This was our fifth session together thanks to our Collective Membership, and Lucas absolutely loved the camera! He was so comfortable in the studio, and he had a blast digging into his cake to celebrate turning one. Seeing babies be super comfortable with me is definitely a […]

A Simple Woodland Cake Smash Setup for Baby Boy’s First Birthday

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