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Sweet little Ellie came to the studio for her first birthday session, and it was absolutely perfect! We started her beautiful session with family portraits, and this baby girl just lit up everyone in great big smiles and laughs! I loved planning this session with her mama to bring her dream of an English garden […]

An English Garden Cake Smash with Peonies

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Balloon garlands are getting popular for our cake smash sessions, and this gorgeous amethyst purple one might just be my favorite balloon garland yet! Natalia came to the studio for her newborn session last year, and we incorporated purple because that was a prominent color in the nursery. Naturally, we wanted to use this color […]

Natalia’s Cake Smash with an Amethyst Balloon Garland

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Baby Shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo… Every family that comes to the studio knows this song, and just about every family with a little one under 5 recognizes the tune. The Alexa in the studio basically plays this song on repeat! I was so excited when Wells’ mama asked for a Baby Shark/under […]

A Baby Shark Cake Smash by Nicole Starr Photography

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Winter ONEderland is always a very popular cake smash theme this time of year, and I loved pulling together this beautiful first birthday session for little miss Kataryna’s birthday! Lots of snowflakes, bottle brush trees, fluffy white snow, and pink and silver accents all came together beautifully for the most perfect first birthday photo session. […]

A Pink and Silver Winter Wonderland Cake Smash for Kataryna

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It’s hard to believe that little miss Evelyn is ONE! I’ve enjoyed seeing this Baby Plan sweetheart every few months throughout the past year, and I was excited to plan a beautiful autumn cake smash for the birthday girl. We chose a fall theme because her parents LOVE everything about the fall — the colorful […]

Pumpkins and Leaves for an Autumn Cake Smash

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It feels like summer wasn’t that long ago, and already I miss the warm days and gorgeous green leaves that made for such a beautiful backdrop for our family portrait sessions. We celebrated Anastasia’s first birthday with family portraits at Spa State Park in Saratoga Springs, followed by a rose gold cake smash here at […]

A Rose Gold Cake Smash Session for Anastasia

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When Johnny’s mom was trying to come up with a theme for his cake smash session, she casually mentioned that his dad had a ton of cowboy boots because he grew up in Texas. That was all the inspiration I needed, and we created a very fun BOOTS cake smash for the birthday boy! Johnny […]

Johnny’s Cowboy Boots Cake Smash with Saratoga Springs Baby Photographer

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I first met Miss Lila for her 6-month milestone portraits, and it was such a joy to welcome her back to the studio to celebrate her birthday with a cake smash & family portraits!   (Psssst!  Check out her 6 month session here to see how much she’s grown!) We planned a floral theme with a […]

Floral Cake Smash with Saratoga Springs NY Cake Smash Photographer

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When Abigail’s mom told me that she’s more of a vintage lace & pearls kind of girl than a glitter and glam kind of girl, I was so excited to create the perfect session for her birthday girl.  We went with a tea party theme and used lace doilies, teacups, and the most beautiful dresses […]

A Tea Party Cake Smash for Abigail with Saratoga Springs, NY Cake Smash Photographer

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