Once the date is set, the preparations for the cake smash begin. Everything begins with a detailed preliminary talk and the necessary planning by the photographer. Since the baby is photographed almost exclusively in a professional photo studio, it is decorated and designed accordingly before the appointment. It is very important to Julie that the baby is comfortable, not stressed and in a good mood.

The big smash cake shoot includes not only the cake and baby photography, but also a family shoot and individual photos of the baby without the cake. These pictures are taken first in time. There are usually different outfits and props that are used for the shoot. Only then does the cake come into play.

When the baby is ready there is often another change of outfit, but that depends on what is planned.

Children’s reactions to the cake often vary greatly. Some are immediately enthusiastic about it, while others are initially skeptical. But that’s completely normal and now a few pictures with the baby and the cake (unsmashed) should be taken quickly. Only then should the child reach into the cake. Parents often encourage the baby to destroy the cake, which is often the case. After all, it’s not natural to be presented with what is often the first cake of your life and then immediately punch into it with your fist.

So he follows a slow approach until the child has literally got a taste for it. And it’s actually over just as quickly as it all began. Because the baby’s concentration drops rapidly, after just a few minutes.

For parents who have booked the larger shooting, the finale follows – the milk bath.

The cake leftovers may already be well packed so that they can still be eaten in the afternoon, but the little ones are far from ready as they are completely covered in cake leftovers.

What better way than to take a quick bath. In a small bathtub, the children can be washed and there are still great final photos. As a surprise, many get their first slice of lemon, which they – mostly unknowingly – bite into.

But no matter how much they grimace at the sour character of the lemon, they seem to have discovered a new delicacy and bite into the yellow fruit again and again.

Of course, it’s not enough to put a delicious cake in front of the baby’s nose in a studio and then take a picture of it. As with all professional photographers, this is always preceded by planning, design of the studio and intensive preparation. But there is also a whole range of things for the parents that have proven to guarantee a really fantastic shoot. It starts at home, goes over the things you should bring with you and ultimately runs through the entire shoot.

As soon as you have booked a fixed appointment with Julie, she will contact you and give you a list of all the things that will make this day an unforgettable experience.

It is basically the case that you, as parents, specify the color accents and thus the framework of the shooting. Because the studio will also be designed to match. Julie creates a special atmosphere in which the baby feels comfortable and in a good mood. And then it can start.

In addition to the actual cake smash, smashing a cake, there are also many other creative ideas that basically go in the same direction.

The intensive preliminary discussion with the parents keeps creating new ideas that may then replace the cake. The picture at the top shows, for example, a pancake shoot. But fluffy muffins are also suitable for such a shoot. Incidentally, the cakes, pancakes, muffins and all other groceries are taken back by the family afterwards and then eaten.