Cake Smash Ideas: How to Plan Your First Shoot

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What better way to celebrate yourbaby’s first birthdaythan by taking some adorable cake smash photos with your little one!

The photos will be such a lovely keepsake memory to look back on for many years to come.

Fancy taking on the challenge yourself? Read through our top tips on how to create beautifully styled cake smash photos!

Cake Smash Ideas

For1st birthday cake smash ideas, we recommend our baby cake smash kits, they come with all the decorations and accessories you need to make some incredible memories.

These cake smash kits include 'One Today' bunting, a party hat for them to wear, pretty tassel garlands and confetti balloons to finish the look.

Each smash cake1st birthday kitcomes with stunning blue and gold or pink and gold decorations, which will look fabulous in your photos creating an overall stylish and playful feel.

Cake Smash Photography

When thinking about your cake smash photography, we know sometimes it can be tempting to keep adding elements to the shot, but when it comes to props, we believe less is more!

You may prefer to use beautiful hanging decorations from ourcake smash kits, we love how the bunting and garland look together and how striking it comes across in photos.

Next up, think wardrobe!

We recommend going for pale pink and blue outfit colours to match the decor, or a white outfit which will really stand out and contrast against the decorations. An outfit with multiple colours, busy prints and fabrics can distract from the overall look.

Top Tip:Remember to get variety in your photographs by shooting from lots of different angles and positions. Take some short videos on your phone to look back on too, plus, you can use them to create TikTok and Instagram reels!

Cake Smash Themes

When thinking about cake smash cake ideas, neutral cake colours work really well as well as pale pink and blue tones, then let your little ones taste the cake with plenty of enthusiasm.

We recommend opting for a location with good natural lighting, then let their reactions unfold, the more natural smiles and laughter the better the photography will look!

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If you have a cake smash theme in mind, why not decorate with ourbeautiful backdropsor our beautifulballoon archesto create the look.

Create a focal point at their 1st birthday celebrations with our fun leafbotanical backdrop.

We also recommend usingfairy lightsin some shots to create that dreamy outcome.

Top Tip:Have your partner, friend or family member help you on the day! If your baby is crawling, a second pair of hands will be really useful and you can ensure they stay put whilst you focus on the photography.

Plus, you can also ask them to grab your baby’s attention from behind the camera, using bubbles, playing peek-a-boo or distracting them with their favourite toy will certainly bring the smiles out for the camera.

We can't wait to see how your 1st birthday cake smash photos turn out!

Don’t forget to share your cake smash photos with us on Instagram and tag us at #gingerrayFollow us on Pinterest for endless party inspiration!

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