We recently featured Oona's newborn, six month, and nine month sessions, as well as her parents' maternity session.

I was so excited for Oona's FIRST BIRTHDAY! It's been such a treasure to know Steve, Irene, and Oona and to watch them find their rhythm as a new family. I truly love watching babies and families grow and becoming a part of their lives. We have a family session scheduled for May for this sweet family, and you can bet I'll be sharing images from that session on the blog too.

When the family came in, Irene chose a cute sweater dress with a tulle skirt from the studio wardrobe. Oona explored the studio for a bit, and when she started getting braver and crawling everywhere, we moved to the antique high chair to keep her in one spot. She enjoyed playing with some of our studio toys that we keep on hand for babies to play with during sessions. Toys are always cleaned after usage, and they're gorgeous natural wood without chemical treatments!

When it was time for the cake smashing fun, we changed Oona until a pink camisole from the studio wardrobe. We have a wide variety of sizes in case your baby is bigger or smaller than 12 month sizes and have the camisoles in white, gray, and pink. They're fabulous for cake smashes, and no laundry for you to worry about!

Oona's daddy handed her the cake, and she went to town. The comment I receive most often about cake smashes from parents is that they loved being able to watch their child and fully enjoy every funny moment without worrying about documenting it. That's MY job. There was a lot of laughter as we watched Oona study her cake and figure out just how to get as much of it into her mouth as possible. She was a smart cookie and figured out how to pick it up and take a big old bite. It was so much fun to document and be a part of!

If your baby is turning one soon or in a few months and you'd like to document their First Birthday in a classic and timeless way, please contact us today to begin planning! It's never too soon to schedule (some of our newborn clients get on the calendar at their newborn session!) - and the further in advance you schedule, the better your date options are!

Side by side images of an Asian, baby, girl, sitting on the floor, wearing a tutu, cream shirt and a flower clip in her hair.

Side by side images of an Asian, baby, girl standing in front of a window, wearing a tutu.

Image of an Asian, baby, girl, sitting in an antique wooden, high chair.

Side by side images, in the first image, there is an Asian, baby, girl, sitting in an antique wooden high chair, playing with wooden blocks. The second image, is a close up of her hands playing with the blocks.

Side by side images of an Asian, baby, girl, sitting in a wooden high chair. In the first image, she is playing with wooden blocks, and about to chew on one. The second image is a close up of her toes.

Image of an Asian, baby, girl wearing a cream shirt with a flower clip in her hair, sitting in an antique wooden high chair, and looking up at the camera.

Close up Image of a pink, ruffled, cupcake on a wooden high chair tray, with little hands read to dig in.

Side by side images of an Asian, baby, girl eating her pink cupcake, tentatively.

Image collage of a baby girl putting her fingers into the icing of a cupcake.

Image of an Asian, baby, girl, stuffing her icing covered fingers into her mouth.

Side by side images of an Asian, baby, girl, sitting in a wooden chair and eating her pink cupcake.

Image of an Asian, baby, girl, picking up her entire pink cupcake, and putting it in her mouth.

Photo collage of an Asian, baby, girl shoving her fingers into the icing on her pink cupcake.

Side by side images of an Asian, baby, girl, sitting in an antique, wooden high chair. In the first image, she is looking at the icing on her fingers, in the second image she is smearing the icing on her face.

Photo collage of an Asian, baby, girl going to town on her first birthday cupcake.

Photo collage of an Asian, baby, girl, covered with icing from her first birthday smash cake.

If you're pregnant and looking for a newborn or maternity photographer, I would love to work with you to create images that you will love for a lifetime. Be sure to view this short 1.5 minute film to hear about my philosophy and see how I work in the studio so you can determine if I'm the right fit for you. I can't wait to meet you!

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