Who says that birthdays can only be celebrated with a cake smash?
How about a PUMPKIN PIE SMASH?

This Thanksgiving-themed birthday session at our Saratoga Springs portrait studio was the perfect way to celebrate the season for sweet little Riley. With her first birthday coming up soon, this baby girl got to enjoy an alternative to our traditional cake smash session with a pumpkin pie!

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Of course, I can't resist a handmade one-of-a-kind backdrop, and gold calligraphy has always been my favorite. "Gobble 'til you wobble" was the perfect saying for this very fun birthday photo session! Combined with a few simple fall accents and an adorable outfit, Riley was the star of the show for her birthday session!

And just look at that tiny little tooth poking through her smile!

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I always prep parents before a cake smash session that some babies love their cake, and others need a little more convincing. But don't worry -- I have so many tricks to get babies interested in their cake, and we're always able to capture the most adorable portraits!

Sometimes giving the baby a spoon is all it takes because it's something that they're familiar with and that they've enjoyed using at home lately. A tiny silver spoon did just the trick for our birthday girl, and she went to town on her pie with that spoon!

Is your little one's birthday coming up soon? We're now booking cake smash sessions (or pies, cheerios, avocado, and other favorite food smashes!) through March 2018, which is perfect for babies who will turn 1 between now & May! You can read all about our birthday sessions here on our website.

Cake Smash Sessions

A first birthday is such an amazing time, especially the first birthday of your very first baby! You're celebrating your first year of parenthood, your first year as a family of three, and 365 days of this amazing little one that has changed your lives for the better.

This family reached out to me to capture their daughter's first birthday photos, and as always we combined Melody's session with a beautiful family session to capture the love and the amazing bonds shared between this sweet little family of three (almost four -- baby #2 is on the way!). We headed to the Arnold Arboretum to a nice secluded area near Peters Hill for the most gorgeous fall photos.

This baby girl is so, so loved!!

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We enjoyed gorgeous fall colors and sparkling sunlight at Peters Hill in the Arnold Arboretum. I always try to find unique areas for my sessions, and when we revisit a location with a new family, my goal is to discover amazing little spots that we have not captured on camera before. This little area of the woods was perfect for that with so many gorgeous areas bathed in the most amazing light. I absolutely love this spot for amazing rustic photos nestled off in the woods. Melody was quite intrigued by the pine needles carpeting the ground.

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Afterwards, we headed back to the studio for the rest of Melody's session, including her first birthday cake smash! Be sure to check out her musical cake smash here. It was so much fun, and she really got into her cake!

Happy Birthday, baby girl!

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