First year Portrait | Melissa LaCouture | Rhode Island Portrait & Family Photographer

Sophia’s First Birthday Cake Smash

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Melissa Lacouture

It was my pleasure to be able to take little Sophia’s first year portraits. When I asked her parents if she was walking yet I was excited to hear that she wasn’t. For selfish reasons of course! I thought she would sit and relax while I took her photos. I think I must have forgotten what a one year old is like! Walking or no walking Sophia was all of over the place. I still managed to get tons of good shots. Her parents brought quite a wardrobe! I had so much fun taking her photos in them! Love the red and white one! As always our awesome smash cake was made by Cake-tique!

Micheal’s First Year Portrait – RI Baby Photography

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Melissa Lacouture

One of Michael’s Aunties was nice enough to give a gift certificate for a first year cake smash portrait with me to Michael’s parents. His other Auntie happens to be the fabulous cake designer from Cake-tique that does all my smash cakes! It would be sort of ridiculous if Michael didn’t do one. I’m so happy that he did! I did his mommy’s maternity photos back when he was still cooking. Now here he is turning a year old! He is such a happy kid and extremely adorable!

The smiles would not stop!

One year old!!

Kian’s Cake Smash With Big Brother Koda – Bristol, RI

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Melissa Lacouture

We had to reschedule the first and second time we planned this shoot. The only problem was the second time we rescheduled it was last minute. I already picked up the cake for the smash from Lauren at Cake-tique. Then the rain came! Ugh! Thankfully with this being RI the rain left as quickly as it came. We were able to do the portrait without having to order a new cake! These boys are as sweet as they are handsome. They were so easy to work with. With a little help from Mommy, Daddy and an occasional M&M (you have to do what you have to do) I got so many good shots that I had trouble picking for the blog. Good luck to Mom and Dad when the time comes to print pictures! It’s going to be tough.

Such a nice family! I was so happy to meet them.

How cute is he?

Love this one of the brothers.

I love doing on location cake smashes.

I love the next two pictures so much I couldn’t choose. That is one adorable little man…

Cutest cake smash pictures ever?

Avery’s Birthday Cake Smash – RI Baby Photography

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Melissa Lacouture

I knew that Avery’s family must have good taste when her Mommy told me that she was having an owl themed birthday party. I think pretty much anything with an owl on it is adorable. Just like Avery! She was full of life and lots of smiles. I had to work for these pictures. I was literally chasing her around my studio. It being the end of winter I think I’m a little out of shape, but it didn’t stop me from getting some great pictures of Avery. I had better start training now because I’m photographing her first birthday party in a couple of weeks. There are going to be a ton of kids for me to chase. I’m going to break out my running shoes!

Avery was lucky enough to be the first to get her picture taken on my new spring set! You know you want to bring in your kids to photographed in front of this.

How adorable is she!?

Time of another cake smash with a custom cake made by my smash partner, Cake-tique!

Mackenzie’s First Year Portrait – RI Baby Photographer

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Melissa Lacouture

A year ago Mackenzie was born in the middle of a huge snow storm. Now she gets to celebrate her first birthday in the warmest January I can remember! Mom and Dad are having a big birthday party this Saturday to celebrate. We did two outfit changes AND a cake smash. Mackenzie was much more interested in touching the cake than eating it. As a matter of fact she got a chill when she took her first taste of frosting. A literal sugar rush. After that she wasn’t really into eating it as much as playing with it. Eating, playing, it was still all really cute!