"Celebrate their first birthday in style, I will create amazing memories for you to cherish forever.”
CELEBRATING THEIR FIRST YEAR
My Birthday & Cake Smash Portrait Sessions are designed to celebrate those big little milestones with plenty of variety, from simple portraits through to cake smash and splash photographs.
Each session includes:
A relaxed 60 to 90-minute child-led session
Parent and sibling photographs included if you would like them
Full use of my props, sets and accessories
Birthday and milestone portraits
Cake smash photographs
Bathtub splash photographs
A gallery of approximately 35+ beautifully edited images to choose from
A mixture of posed portraits and more natural, playful images capturing your child’s personality
These sessions are perfect for first birthdays and other special milestones, creating a varied gallery that captures both the celebration and your little one exactly as they are at this age.
My birthday and cake smash sessions have simple, all-in pricing, so there is no separate session fee to add on afterwards.
Collections start from £199, which includes your photography session, professional editing and 3 digital images of your choice.
Approximately 3 to 5 days after your session, you’ll be invited back to the studio for a relaxed viewing and ordering appointment. You can choose the images included in your collection, or upgrade to a larger collection if you fall in love with more.
There’s no pressure to purchase additional images, no hard sales and no hidden fees. You simply choose the collection that suits you.
I also offer beautiful printed products including frames, albums, wall art and prints, which can be added separately if you wish.
Each session includes:
A relaxed 60 to 90-minute child-led session
Parent and sibling photographs included if you would like them
Full use of my props, sets and accessories
Birthday and milestone portraits
Cake smash photographs
Bathtub splash photographs
A gallery of approximately 35+ beautifully edited images to choose from
A mixture of posed portraits and more natural, playful images capturing your child’s personality
These sessions are perfect for first birthdays and other special milestones, creating a varied gallery that captures both the celebration and your little one exactly as they are at this age.
My birthday and cake smash sessions have simple, all-in pricing, so there is no separate session fee to add on afterwards.
Collections start from £199, which includes your photography session, professional editing and 3 digital images of your choice.
Approximately 3 to 5 days after your session, you’ll be invited back to the studio for a relaxed viewing and ordering appointment. You can choose the images included in your collection, or upgrade to a larger collection if you fall in love with more.
There’s no pressure to purchase additional images, no hard sales and no hidden fees. You simply choose the collection that suits you.
I also offer beautiful printed products including frames, albums, wall art and prints, which can be added separately if you wish.
My cake smash and splash sessions are delicately themed from one of my many pre designed cake smash sets, I provide all the set and props however due to recent changes in my liability insurance I am no longer insured to provide the cake, I do have recommendations for these to help you order the best for your session.
My cake Smash shoots are shot in my custom built studio in Longbridge South Birmingham, these wonderful shoots are aimed at capturing babys first birthday (and often their 2nd too) these shoots are the perfect way to round of their first year and create some memories to cherish, I have lots of cake smash sets to choose from which can be seen below and I can also create some custom sets to suit your needs.
"Im beyond thrilled with the memories Claire captured for us, what a treasure to have and display for years and years.”
Cake Smash Themes
Is the cake included?
Sadly I am am not covered by my insurance to provide this, but I can help you order this.
How long will the shoot take?
Sessions usually can last around an 1 hour. I allow time for some outfit changes for baby. If baby is unsettled and needs time for cuddles, milk or snacks I do allow a little longer, however once I have achieved a varied gallery of poses (including family and sibling images if required) the session will end. No sessions are ever rushed.
What are the sets like? can I ask for something themed?
My cake smash sets since Jan 2020 in line with Covid practises (and forwards) are now shot on stain resistant fabric backdrops, these are washed between every shoot and are kept very simple to remain as hygenic as possible.
I can theme a cake smash but this is usually done in a less is more fashion I usually find a themed cake topper/baby outfit and matching prop is enough.
What poses and props should we expect?
I have a selection of props which we can use during the session, I will try to theme these to the colours of your outfits or to match decor at your home, you can always show me some examples from my galleries that you might like. all wall and floor examples in the gallery are interchangeable so we can chat to get the set just right for you.
We start with a few of baby on the set alone in a nice outfit, then some parent and sibling shots if required, this is followed by the smash, then a splash in the tub.
Who can be involved
Partners, Husbands, Wives, other children are more than welcome, however my studio isnt huge so accomidating other family memebers outside of this can be more tricky unless the shoot is outdoors, please discuss this with me at the time of booking if you arent sure.
What if my baby hates the bath and cake?
We can adjust the shoot accordingly, even at the shoot, we can shoot without the cake using props and little chairs/Balloons, and we can use the tub without water maybe using some bubbles for parents to blow
Where will the shoot take place?
All sessions take place in my studio that is located in Longbridge South Birmingham, close to Junction 2 M42
Sadly I am am not covered by my insurance to provide this, but I can help you order this.
How long will the shoot take?
Sessions usually can last around an 1 hour. I allow time for some outfit changes for baby. If baby is unsettled and needs time for cuddles, milk or snacks I do allow a little longer, however once I have achieved a varied gallery of poses (including family and sibling images if required) the session will end. No sessions are ever rushed.
What are the sets like? can I ask for something themed?
My cake smash sets since Jan 2020 in line with Covid practises (and forwards) are now shot on stain resistant fabric backdrops, these are washed between every shoot and are kept very simple to remain as hygenic as possible.
I can theme a cake smash but this is usually done in a less is more fashion I usually find a themed cake topper/baby outfit and matching prop is enough.
What poses and props should we expect?
I have a selection of props which we can use during the session, I will try to theme these to the colours of your outfits or to match decor at your home, you can always show me some examples from my galleries that you might like. all wall and floor examples in the gallery are interchangeable so we can chat to get the set just right for you.
We start with a few of baby on the set alone in a nice outfit, then some parent and sibling shots if required, this is followed by the smash, then a splash in the tub.
Who can be involved
Partners, Husbands, Wives, other children are more than welcome, however my studio isnt huge so accomidating other family memebers outside of this can be more tricky unless the shoot is outdoors, please discuss this with me at the time of booking if you arent sure.
What if my baby hates the bath and cake?
We can adjust the shoot accordingly, even at the shoot, we can shoot without the cake using props and little chairs/Balloons, and we can use the tub without water maybe using some bubbles for parents to blow
Where will the shoot take place?
All sessions take place in my studio that is located in Longbridge South Birmingham, close to Junction 2 M42
The full cost of the collection of your choice is due at the time of booking to secure your space however if cancelled with more than 24 hours £100 is retained for covering the date and the rest refunded but is transferable if you need to reschedule 24 hours notice is requires or the session fee is retained.
Gift vouchers are non refundable and have a 12 month expiry date.