Cake Smash

Everything you need to know about the HKP Cake Smash Photography Package

Cakes are NOT provided unless specifically requested, allergy waiver signed, and require additional invoice. Otherwise parents must provide cake/edible items.
Don’t let a cake smash be Baby’s first exposure to cake! It’s sticky, it’s weird! Unless they have had cake or cupcakes before they will spend a good portion of the Cake Smash trying to figure it out and/or get away from it. If you really want Baby to be excited – let them have cake on 2 – 3 other occasions so when they see it they recognize and DIG IN!
Fondant cakes are lovely but not at all smash-able. The icing is very hard and not particularly tasty – these cakes will literally bounce! Buttercream or even better WHIPPED icing is most successful for Cake Smashes.
White, yellow, or other pale colored cake photographs much better than chocolate.
Unless you’re planning a zombie vibe – avoid red icing as it tends to look a little gory after a few minutes!
Make sure to bring a sippy cup for water. Cake smashes are a thirsty business!
You may certainly bring a fancy or themed cake but homemade is just fine as well – it’s going to get smashed ! If you decide to purchase a cake, may I highly recommend Sweet Dreams Custom Cakes by Kelsey Griffin. Clients consistently rave about her cakes and customer service.

Cake smash sessions are messy, hilarious, and one of the sweetest ways to celebrate a first birthday. Watching babies discover sugar for the first time never gets old, and the expressions we capture are always priceless.