This family portrait session brought me up to West Bridgewater, MA. I was not familiar with the area so the family decided on the location. They couldn’t have picked a better spot. It was a gorgeous spot with streams, rock walls, wooden fences and even a covered bridge. What more could a photographer ask for? We had a great time walking around the park and posing for pics. Everyone was so cooperative even the family pup! All and all it was a pleasure.
First Birthday’s might be the most special birthdays. Maybe not so much for the birthday girl or boy, but definitely for the parents. Brooklyn was 9 weeks premature. She had to stay at the hospital for over 2 months before she could be home with her family. Mom and Dad wanted these photos taken to not only capture this moment in her life, but to celebrate their healthy baby’s first year! Brooklyn certainly is healthy! She was crawling faster than I could take photos of her laughing the entire time. Hope you had a great birthday, Brooklyn! There will be many, many more where that came from!
I just can’t believe all my babies are getting so big!! Well maybe Gabriella and the other kids I photograph aren’t necessarily my kids. Even though it’s such a treat to be able to see all my little people grow up. When I first met Gabriella she was in her Mommy’s belly when I had the pleasure of doing a maternity shoot with her parents. From there we did a newborn session at my studio. Now a year later here we are doing a first birthday cake smash! Cake-tique provided us with the cake as always. Mom and Dad also brought so many great props that were going to double as birthday party decorations! I couldn’t have been happier! They made the cutest lemonade stand for her. Not only that they brought lemons and lots of fun stuff to dress up my set. Cake Smash success!!
For a first birthday I think you should really celebrate! It’s THE first birthday ever!! It’s a big deal in my opinion. Aurora’s Mom shares this sentiment. They are throwing Aurora a glamorous Breakfast at Tiffany’s birthday party! How amazing is that? Thankfully she brought lots of the things they have to decorate the party. We were able to use everything to make a fabulous little set for Aurora to shine in! When we finished with the glamour I switched over to the delicate little Spring Mini Shoot set I have at the studio now for a cake smash with cake made as always by Lauren at Cake-tique! Such a treat for me to be able to help Mom’s vision come to life!
Whenever I do a cake smash parents get a little thrown off by the name. Babies rarely ever actually “smash” the cake. I always reassure them that what their baby is doing is normal. Sometimes they just play with it and get really mad when the frosting is stuck to their hands. Sometimes they actually sit quietly and eat it! But Smash?! Nope. I used to say that no baby has ever smashed the cake. Now I have to change that sentence to “except that one”… I met Miles when he was just a newborn. I had the pleasure of going to his house and taking photos when he was just born. Now we meet again, one year later! He has grown up to the a sweet little man. We had a great time taking photos and Miles has an amazing time destroying his cake made by Cake-tique. He will probably never throw cake like that again for the rest of his life so I’m happy I was there to capture it! Happy Birthday, Miles!!
Melissa LaCouture | Rhode Island Portrait & Family Photographer 