Typically, 75% of your session will focus on non-cake/paint family portrait groupings and the last 25% on the cake smash/paint smash, though this is flexible depending on what YOU want!

Your session can take place at your choice of location, either outdoors, in-home, or at our suburban Maryland photo studio. 

Absolutely not.  While cake smashes are popular for birthdays, do you only eat cake only one day a year?  We are happy to design a cake smash photography session for you at any time of the year.

Siblings (and adults too!) are welcome to take part in the smash paint/smash cake photography as well. If it's a birthday photography session, we'll begin with just the birthday child, then add sibling(s) and parents (if desired). The more people the merrier, the messier the better!

Not all children will enjoy getting messy with their cake. This is why we spend the first part of your session on non-cake photography, so regardless, your session will be a success! Alternatively, if you don't think your child will enjoy a cake smash, then how about a paint smash, spaghetti smash, or watermelon smash instead?

No, no, and no! While cake smashes are especially popular for first birthdays, there's no age limit, as long as your child will enjoy it. We even saw recently a smash cake photo shoot with a woman turning 98 years old, and we thought it was absolutely awesome. If you'd like to embrace your inner child, we're 100% up for adult cake smashes/paint smashes too!

We use Crayola washable fingerpaints.  The paints are non-toxic; however, if you are concerned, you may make and bring Greek yogurt mixed with food coloring instead.