Three Cake Smash Session Tips

Three Cake Smash Session Tips For First Timers

One of the most popular photography trends is called a “cake smash” session. And it is pretty much exactly what it sounds like 🙂 Around your child’s 1st birthday, you get a cake and take pictures of your child smashing it! It can make for some really fun pictures 🙂 Here are three cake smash session tips for anyone interested in this popular trend!

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Schedule The Session At Least One Week Before Their Birthday

One of the things I recommend is to schedule the session about a week before their actual birthday. This can be beneficial if you are planning a party, sending out invitations, or planning to post something on social media. If you are able to coordinate the session a little in advance, you’ll have pictures to post and use on their actual birthday. If you are having a party, you will also have enough time to make a few prints to use for decorations as well.

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Make Sure The Session Is Scheduled At A Time When Your Child Is Well Rested And Happy

Another useful tip is to try and schedule the session at a time your child will be at their best. This can be a little hard to predict. But I recommend picking a time a little bit after they wake up from their 1st nap of the day. This will ensure that they are fully charged and ready to go for the session!

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Practice With Them Beforehand!

Another really important thing to consider is that most kids are not used to smashing a cake! In fact, for a lot of cake smash sessions, most kids have no idea what to do 🙂 If you are able to have a practice run with them at home, this will make the likelihood of the actual session going well. In my experience, most children are not used to the taste of a sugar-packed cake. Giving them a little taste of this can be an advantage as well 😉

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If you are coming up on a celebration of your child’s 1st birthday, I would love to plan a cake smash session! The best way to reach me is through a quick email ([email protected]) or through the contact form on my website. Thanks!