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Playful, genuine milestone portraits — from sitting-up sessions to a full cake smash at one year.
Babies change fast, and milestone sessions capture the stretch between newborn portraits and a fully mobile toddler — sitting up on their own, the first crawl, a first birthday. These sessions lean playful rather than posed, giving a baby room to actually be a baby in front of the camera instead of holding still for a formal portrait.
Cake smash sessions, timed around a first birthday, are the most requested milestone session we photograph. We set up a simple, styled backdrop and let your one-year-old dig into a cake exactly the way you’d expect — messy, joyful, and completely unposed by the second bite. Families often pair a cake smash with a few clean, dressed portraits at the start of the session before the mess begins.
Sitting-up sessions (typically around 6 months), first-birthday cake smash sessions, and any other moment worth marking — we’ll help you decide what fits your baby’s age and stage.
A simple, coordinated backdrop and props for the smash portion of the session.
A few dressed, posed portraits captured before the cake comes out.
Room for a baby to move, explore, and just be a baby.
Add parents or siblings into part of the session.
Milestone sessions are generally priced by session length and any add-ons like a cake smash setup. See our Pricing page for the full breakdown, or ask about bundling with a newborn or maternity session.
We photograph milestones as part of a family’s ongoing story with us — many of the babies we photograph as newborns come back for their cake smash a year later, so we already know how to work with your child.
Check availability and let’s find your date.
Book your session around the milestone you want to capture.
We confirm setup details — cake flavor, backdrop colors, and any outfit questions.
Your session happens in a studio setting for a relaxed, playful session.
We guide you through gallery selection once your images are ready.
You choose your digitals, prints, or both.
We can advise on cake size and style, and many families order a small smash cake specifically for the session — we’ll walk you through it when you book.
That’s okay — plenty of memorable cake smash photos come from a baby who’s more curious or hesitant than enthusiastic. We work with whatever reaction we get.
Yes — sitting-up sessions and other milestones don’t require a cake smash at all.