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Cake Smash Photo Session is a new way to celebrate your baby's first birthday!

Updated: Apr 26, 2023


Indianapolis Cake Smash Photographer Downtown Photo Studio

What is a cake smash?

Cake Smash Photo Session is a new way to celebrate your baby's first birthday!


Cake smash is fairly new tradition of celebrating your baby's first birthday. It became more popular in past 7-10 years. A cake smash is a photo session, where a one-year-old gets super messy with its cake, while photographer captures the moments of a baby making a mess and tasting it for the first time. I find those sessions being super fun! Some babies do enjoy to get messy when digging to the cake, while others do not care for mess and frosting on their hands!



Before the scheduling a cake smash photo session, we would schedule a video call or in person consultation to go over the details, decorations, theme, outfits and expectations.

I do provide all the decorations and the cake.

If your child has any allergies, please, let me know in advance, so we can discuss the other options, otherwise I am not responsible for any reactions to the cake.


My cake supplier list:


Baking You Happy: https://www.facebook.com/ahappycake/8024

8024 Bittern Lane, Indianapolis, Indiana 46256

(317) 600-9771


Katie's Creation:

https://www.facebook.com/katiesbakerycreations/

106th Street and Keystone Avenue, Carmel, Indiana

(317) 918-2632

A lot of my clients love the idea of using images from the session for invitations to the actual Birthday Party, please keep in mind, if this the case, photo session should be scheduled 4-5 week prior the celebration party, so I have enough time to plan your cake smash session, the decorations, and place an order for the cake; then edit images, design your personal invitations and send them to a reputable professional lab to get printed.

My one year session includes:


1. Before The Cake Smash


Before introducing baby to the cake, I always start and encourage parents with some family portraits and baby's single captures.

Mamas, keep in mind, you already investing into your cake smash photo session, so why don't you treat yourself with a professional make up and hair styling?

Photoshop is a great tool to make small adjustments, but unfortunately, I can not "glue" eyelashes or fix a broken nail even though I am pretty good at working with Photoshop ))


Splash Hair Salon and Spa


Address: 4659 E 82nd St, Indianapolis, IN 46250

Do not forget to mention Tatiana Kahl Photography for additional discount



Cori been doing hair and make up for 12 years, and the beauty of working with her, she will come to your place and will make you looking your best! $75 for makeup or $125 for make up and hair styling


Natalia recently moving to USA from Ukraine and been doing make up professionally for quite a while. $75 for makeup or $125 for make up and hair styling.

Ask Natalia about her private make up classes ;)



Cake Smash Photo Session is a new way to celebrate your baby's first birthday!

Cake Smash Photo Session is a new way to celebrate your baby's first birthday!


Indianapolis Fine Art Photography Cake Smash Photo Studio


Indianapolis Fine Art Photography Cake Smash Photo Studio



Indianapolis Fine Art Photography Cake Smash Photo Studio


Indianapolis Fine Art Photography Cake Smash Photo Studio


Indianapolis Fine Art Photography Cake Smash Photo Studio


Indianapolis Fine Art Photography Cake Smash Photo Studio


Indianapolis Fine Art Photography Cake Smash Photo Studio


2. The Cake Smash (The most fun part!)


From my experience, I came across two types of babies during the cake smash

  • SMASHERS Those kids are typically destroying the entire cake and enjoying making the mess. The bigger mess the better!

  • SHY Those babies are easily become unhappy just because of a small piece of frosting on their fingers. In this case, I have a few tricks in my sleeves that work every single time!

Cake Smash Photo Session is a new way to celebrate your baby's first birthday!

Indianapolis Fine Art Photography Cake Smash Photo Studio


Indianapolis Fine Art Photography Cake Smash Photo Studio


Indianapolis Fine Art Photography Cake Smash Photo Studio


Indianapolis Fine Art Photography Cake Smash Photo Studio


Indianapolis Fine Art Photography Cake Smash Photo Studio


Indianapolis Fine Art Photography Cake Smash Photo Studio


Indianapolis Fine Art Photography Cake Smash Photo Studio


Indianapolis Fine Art Photography Cake Smash Photo Studio


Indianapolis Fine Art Photography Cake Smash Photo Studio



3. Bubble Bath (baby WILL need it!)


Indianapolis Fine Art Photography Cake Smash Photo Studio


Indianapolis Fine Art Photography Cake Smash Photo Studio

Or would you rather have a milk bath for your munchkin?


Indianapolis Fine Art Photography Cake Smash Photo Studio



Interested to book your cake smash photo session?

Submit your form, and I will get in touch with you

6 comentários


Membro desconhecido
11 de jun. de 2019

Your cake smash sessions are amazing Tatiana! Great post!

Curtir

Membro desconhecido
10 de jun. de 2019

Love all your cake smashes and your editing style!

Curtir

Membro desconhecido
10 de jun. de 2019

What a beautiful pictures! Cute babies!

Curtir

Membro desconhecido
09 de jun. de 2019

Love your cake smash sessions! You nailed it!

Curtir

Membro desconhecido
08 de jun. de 2019

These are gorgeous cake smash photos! I love your photography style)

Curtir
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