Theo’s first birthday was a fun dinosaur themed birthday so we did his session at home in the backyard. It was the perfect backdrop for some beautiful portraits of him alone and with his parents. After those were done he was changed into the most adorable diaper cover and bow tie set! We let him have fun smashing his birthday cake and he did a great job!
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2021 was such an insane year for photographers. We had to cram all of 2020 and 2021 weddings into one season! Now that the craziness is behind me I’ll be taking time to catch up on all the sessions and weddings I missed blogging in the past year and a half. First up is Madeline’s 1st birthday session!
In 2018 I photographed Chelsea and Matt’s wedding at Running Deer Golf Club so I was so excited to hear from them when it was time to do their daughter’s first birthday session. It’s always wonderful to see my old couples again and get the chance to catch up! We met up at Croft Farms in Cherry Hill on a warm, July evening. Madeline was wonderful and we had so much fun taking family pictures then some of her alone. She wasn’t too sure what to make of the cake but she looked adorable!
I met the cutest little farmer last week when Anthony came in for his 1st birthday session. I was so excited when his mom told me her Old McDonald theme I was so excited to create his cake smash set. I found an adorable backdrop and then added hay bales and adorable little stuffed farm animals to it. It was so cute! For his portraits we incorporated decorations that mom hand created. She hand painted ONE letters and a sign for Anthony’s birthday party that worked perfect for portraits. The whole session was so much fun and we had so many cute pictures!
AJ came to see me in the studio a couple days before his first birthday. We had fun building a Little Man theme around his super cute 1st Birthday shirt. My son had the same theme for his first birthday so it’s very special to me.
We started out with his birthday portraits in front of an adorable mustache backdrop. AJ did amazing and was so happy the whole time! As long as we kept him in the chair he stayed still for us. If we put him down he was crawling as fast as he could right over to his cake! After we did some pictures with his big sister we let him have that cake :)
AJ wasn’t shy about jumping right into playing with his cake. His grandma made an adorable cake for him and he definitely seemed to find it quite tasty! He made quick work of destroying the whole cake. Cake literally flew all around the studio! AJ definitely wins for the most destructive cake session haha!
Brayden came to visit me in the studio for his first birthday and cake smash session. This session was super special and a bit emotional because Brayden is a special little boy. He was born early at barely 30 weeks and fought hard to grow strong over the last year. Mom and Dad wanted to incorporate his NICU picture and I was happy to make it happen! Brayden wasn’t really into smashing his cake but we still had a great time.
Brayden's 1st Birthday and Cake Smash session in studio by South Jersey Cake Smash Photographer Abbey Bradshaw.
Read MoreMermaid themed First birthday cake smash session. Photographed by South Jersey Cake Smash photographer Abbey Bradshaw.
Read MoreAva is about to celebrate her first birthday so she came into the studio to visit me for her first birthday and cake smash session! I had so much fun planning out her session with her mom and LOVED her birthday dress. Ava's mom and I both share a love for Etsy inspired outfits and decorations. I designed a flower themed set for her birthday outfit that let Ava stand out and then we did a Wild One theme for her cake smash. I absolutely love when babies go face first into eating their cake and Ava didn't disappoint! She touched her cake a few times and then just went right in for eating it. She definitely enjoyed it!
