Cake Smash & First Birthday
Chana Mirel is a patient cake smash photographer for Columbia, MD first birthdays, photographed in her private Baltimore-area studio. First a clean birthday portrait, then the cake-on-face moment. A milk bath finishes the session.
In Chana's words
Wide-eyed, chubby cheeks, he gazes at the frosted cake for just a moment before diving right in and making those sugary sweet dreams a reality. It's his first birthday and he owns it!
“Make sure these significant moments are etched in time by booking a photoshoot for whatever your special milestone may be!”
The bundle
First comes a clean first-birthday portrait you can send to grandparents, then the cake. Baby goes in, usually tentatively, then commits; the mess is the point.
I bundled all of this on purpose. Families kept asking about "first birthday pictures" and "cake smash" like they were different things. They're not. You get both in one session, plus the milk bath at the end. One trip, three looks, and baby's asleep by the time you hit the car.
The milk bath
Most families book the bundle for the cake and end up ordering the milk bath as wall art. Warm milk, a few petals, and a quietly playing baby make pictures that look painterly.
There's a practical reason it comes last too. Baby's had their fill of cake, they're sticky, they're ready to be cleaned up. The milk bath doubles as cleanup. You leave with a dry, tired baby.
What's included
Common questions
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Ready?
Two to four weeks ahead is plenty. Send your baby's birthday and a color palette, I'll handle the rest.
