Ahhhh, it’s outdoor family portrait season again! I love our outdoor family sessions, and one of my favorite portrait locations in Saratoga Springs is in Spa State Park near SPAC and the Hall of Springs. There are so many gorgeous areas filled with beautiful greenery, pretty textures, and curvy pathways that photograph so beautifully. I […]
The most requested cake smash theme that we get here at the studio is FLORAL CAKE SMASH. It is perfect for little girls, and it is so simple, timeless, and sweet. I absolutely love designing floral cake smash setups, and it’s always a fun challenge to make each one unique. Here we’re sharing a few […]
Who says cake smashes are just for one year olds? Clark is turning TWO and we had so much fun with his birthday session! We start all of our cake smash sessions with family portraits, and I loved capturing these sweet brothers together for some playful family portraits at our Saratoga Springs studio. There were […]
You guyssss!!! This is one of my favorite cake smash balloon garlands to date. I love this combination of soft pink, lavender, and peach, and it was so perfect for Lyla’s first birthday portrait session at our Saratoga Springs studio. She wore the most adorable lace and tulle dress, an Amazon find that we see […]
Another Baby Planner has turned one! I met Oliver when he was still in the hospital for a Fresh 48 session, and I’ve loved documenting this sweet boy’s milestones this year through our Baby Plan. And now he is officially a toddler! We started off his birthday session with some family portraits to celebrate surviving […]
When my son turned one I had the hardest time deciding what to do for his cake smash theme. I mean, seriously, I’m a cake smash photographer so you’d think this would be easy for me! But no. I went back and forth with so many ideas and finally settled on one that tied into […]

Whew, what a year it’s been! 2019 was filled with so many cake smash portrait sessions and I absolutely loved celebrating so many babies’ first birthdays at the studio. These sessions are always some of my favorites because they are filled with lots of creativity, hand-made backdrops, oh, and I did I mention there’s CAKE?!?! […]
Penelope is ONE! I’ve loved following along with this family’s journey into parenthood and celebrating all of their sweet girl’s milestones this year as part of the Baby Plan. Check out all of her portrait sessions here, from bump to birthday! BUMP: Maternity Session BABY: Newborn Session Baby: Milestone Session At the end of her […]
Now this was definitely a unique theme for a studio cake smash this year — SNOOPY! This family loves Snoopy, and they even did this as a baby shower theme before their son was born! So when it came time to plan his first year cake smash, they knew right away what they wanted to […]
It’s always such an honor to watch babies grow and photograph them throughout their first year, and it amazes me every single time just how quickly a year can pass, and how much these little babies can change in twelve months! I feel like it was just last month that we were snuggling Jonas during […]