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The first solid food Ella ever tried was ice cream, so naturally we chose an ice cream cone theme for her cake smash session! This sweet girl’s first birthday portraits were delayed due to covid closures, but we got her in the studio as soon as we could to celebrate the start of the toddler […]

An Ice Cream Cone Cake Smash for Ella’s First Birthday

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Oh, baby! Look how you’ve grown! The last time I saw Mia was for her tummy time milestone session, and now she’s ONE and back at our Saratoga Springs studio for a cake smash! Cute milestone session pics here! We wanted her first birthday portraits to complement her milestone portraits, so we used similar greenery […]

A Tea Party Cake Smash for Mia’s First Birthday

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When it’s your birthday, why not go all in? Luci went face first into the cake, and it was priceless! We celebrated Luci’s first birthday with a simple pastel themed cake smash. A balloon garland, confetti, and ONE letters came together for a minimalist look to make this sweet birthday girl the star of the […]

Luci’s Pastel Balloon Cake Smash

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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 […]

Family Portraits at SPAC and First Birthday Portraits

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My sweet little boy turned TWO this month, and I still can’t believe it! We celebrated with his favorite thing of all time — SCHOOL BUSES! Grayson is absolutely obsessed with school buses, and he points out every single bus we pass when we’re in the car. The hardest thing about the quarantine for him? […]

Grayson Turns Two! A School Bus Cake Smash for My Little Guy

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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 […]

An Easter Bunny Cake Smash Session

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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 […]

A Pink, Lavender & Peach Cake Smash with Balloon Garland

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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 […]

A Bright & Bold Balloon Garland Cake Smash for Oliver

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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 […]

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How to Choose a Cake Smash Theme for Your Baby’s First Birthday Portraits

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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?!?! […]

Best of 2019 Cake Smash Sessions with Saratoga Springs Baby Photographer

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