Must Haves/Must Bring

• 2 Towels and a Facewasher for Bathing after the Cake Smash

• Snacks (think Biscuits, Mum-Mums, cheerios, or puffs) in case they don’t like the cake.  We sometimes have to hide them in the cake to make it look like your little one is actually eating the cake.  Ssshhh.. If you don't tell, we won’t :)

• An Outfit for the cake smash if you have not picked to use one of mine

• Spare Clothes for you – You will get messy and you will want to have a change of clothing.

• Spare Clothes for your Little One

• Sippy cup to help wash down the cake

• Body Wash if they have sensitive skin (for bathing after the smash)

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1. Please leave interaction with your baby to me

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During your session it's important to get your baby to interact with me and the camera. This is purely to get gorgeous images of connection with your baby. I do this by interacting solely with your baby (provided baby isn't upset). I do ask that during the session you allow and trust in me to build a rapport with your bubs so I can produce images you will love. If your bubs is upset or I'm unable to interact and I require your assistance I will ask for you to come sit down right next to me to help me get a cute smile if I wasn't able to get one myself. Babies tend to enjoy their cake smashes in a calm environment, hence, yelling, too much hyperactivity, jumping around can cause babies to worry and become distressed. I offer this as advice to avoid disappointment. However all children are different and will have different needs throughout the session.

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2. May I invite Family Members to the session?

Your session is exclusive to 2 adults. I like to keep the maximum family members at this session to the immediate family members only.  Too many people trying to get your child to smile or talking, will distract your child.  

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3. Don’t assume they will dive right in

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We begin by taking pictures of your little one in their cake smash outfit before introducing the cake and try to get some cute smiles before we start.

All parents hope that their little one will dive in and make a mess of the cake. However this doesn’t always happen and that’s okay. We let your baby set the pace, as some littles ones dig right in and destroy the cake, and others need a little bit of encouragement and sometimes even help to get into their cake.  Be ready to get your hands dirty and help your little one get past all that frosting to the cake underneath!

I suggest to all my clients to practice with their little one at home with smashing up a cake and making a mess. It is really important as some little ones do freak out if they have never done this sort of thing before. Not every child wants to dive right in and make a mess no matter what tricks we try. It’s important to know that even if they don’t turn their cake into a gooey pile of crumbs, I am still able to catch fun images of them poking at it or carefully picking bits of icing or decorations. Sometimes we may need to strategically place a little icing to help things along, or other times mom or dad may have to get involved by smashing up the cake for them :) It’s also a good idea to bring along a favourite toy and some snacks in case your little one needs some encouragement.