Cake smashes seem to be THE latest and hottest thing for child photography these days. Actually, I’m not sure if it’s new or not, but I like itttt. I’d love to look back at pictures of myself indulging in my first cake to celebrate my first birthday, but unfortunately I don’t  think photographers were quite as cool a few decades ago. Again, I’m thankful for my God kid’s mom, Brit,  for allowing me to test this out with her our baby. I’m sure I’ll have several other ideas and I guess it’s a win for her as well because she gets awesome and memorable documentation of her favorite little people. Ah, it seems like just yesterday we were watching him get his first bath and telling MJ it was finally…BIG SISTER DAAAAY!!!

Never mind how rough she’s looking…it was a loooong night for us all & this was her FIRST time ever holding our Romester! *melts*  I will never ever ever forget this day.

So I can honestly say I haven’t been this ecstatic about a photo shoot since…since…forever! Don’t get me wrong…I get little butterflies in my stomach RIGHT before every single shoot, but I just knew THIS one would be loads of fun. I knew that my little Romester would be a handful to shoot, but I also knew that I’d get great images because he’s got more personality than any kid I’ve ever been around…well, since my little brother. My baby is now ONE today! Although, the end result was quite messy I’m thrilled with these pictures. I enjoyed searching Etsy for the perfect colors for him with Brit and running around Augusta looking for a cake stand and balloons with MJ and Stace (my best friend). We made a great team!

I’m looking forward to more cake smashes and if you’ve got a kid that’ll be celebrating a birthday, what are you waiting for to schedule their cake smash session?! 🙂 Here are the pictures if you need a little more convincing…

Staying true to his age group, he gave me tears and a tantrum to end it! 

MJ was such a big help with this. She even volunteered to hop in the tub to clean the cake off Roman…so of course I let her make a guest appearance in the photos 😉 

Out of them all, these two are my favorites from their session. They’re the most loving kids and they’re SO close and it shows. & YES, Brit came up stairs and said “Where’s Meme?!” & MJ says “She’s in the tub with us!” I just hopped in FULLY dressed to get the shot on the right when I saw Roman hugging her…It was the most “in the moment” thing I’ve ever done…LOL! 

 Thanks for looking at my beautiful little loves. <3 MJ’s Princess Themed bday shoot will be up NEXT!

I’ve been waaaiting to get this little beauty in front of my camera lens for quite a while. I went to pick up MJ one day, and Harmony was over. I was amazed at how much she’s grown and just how polite she was. I said “Harmony, you probably don’t remember me.” and she said “Yes, I do.” &  she gave me a huge hug. The entire time I was talking to her she was the sweetest girl. While building my portfolio I asked her mom if I could take a few photos of her and what do you know…her mom goes into labor on the day that  I was supposed to shoot her. Now, I’ve had the opportunity to capture not one but TWO gorgeous children.

After I posted Harmony’s sneak peek picture to fb my best friend called me from work and said nothing but “O.M.G. Harmony is beautiful. I mean, I’ve always thought so but my goooodness she’s GORGEOUS.” & then she hung up. LOL!

Signs of a good shoot. Sammie was in a deep sleep by the end of the session!

Jamie was a high school & collegiate classmate of mine. We’ve managed to keep in touch via Facebook, and now she’s married with two beautiful boys, Noah (the little baby) and Hunter (the older baby). Although it was SO hot the boys were such troopers for the photoshoot. I’m really looking forward to shooting the entire family…during the early morning or evening or just on a cooler day.