Photographing a Cake Smash with a Sweet 1 year old......

I had the pleasure of photographing Ellie for her 1st Birthday!

Her Mom brought a couple of different set and clothing options that I found adorable. 

Balloons with a jean jacket/dress/cowgirl boots outfit.  Then her cake smash (cake was picked up from Sweet Mandy B's and the Italian Buttercream was to die for) which Mom paired with her pearls and a ruffled pink diaper cover and a matching headband.

She also brought letters to spell out ONE.... Ellie had a lot of fun playing with them.

Despite the snow outside, we had a blast during her shoot. 

It took awhile to get into her smash cake, but once she got a hang of it.... she loved it!  She also loved sitting on her cake, which made for a great addition to her images.

We didn't get as many smiles as I hoped, but I know it was because she was interested in her cake.  I had a blast working with her!

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