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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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Family portraits during our first birthday sessions are always some of my FAVORITE portraits to take in a baby’s first year. This is when parents have just gotten through their first year of parenthood. There have been so many new and exciting moments, a lot of ups and downs, and plenty of victories as they […]

Happy Birthday Barratt! A Simple Studio Session

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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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Emma’s cake smash was one of the most anticipated cake smash sessions of the year. This sweet baby girl’s mama was so excited to celebrate her daughter’s first birthday that we spent weeks pulling together all of the perfect little details for the most amazing and simple set-up for Emma’s cake smash. I just love […]

A Simple White & Boho Floral Cake Smash for Emma

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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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