This cake smash photography session was nonstop fun from start to finish! I photographed Aubrie as a newborn, so it was great to have her back in my St. Cloud MN photo studio for a first birthday cake smash. (Mom is pregnant with baby girl number 2—due on the same day Aubrie was due last year! Keep an eye out on the blog for her maternity and newborn pictures, coming soon!)

I almost always learn something new about my little clients when they come to the studio. With this session, I found out that Aubrie is obsessed with strawberries! And did I have the perfect cake smash setup for her!

She was actually way more interested in the strawberries than the cake itself—although she still managed to get a nice amount of cream on her face. I had so much fun getting pictures of her as she enjoyed her treat. We decided to finish up with a milk bath (I almost always end my cake smash photography sessions with a bath—you’re welcome) and she still wanted to keep eating strawberries—so we just put a few in there with her!

I had ordered 6 pounds of berries for the set and to top the cake. Once we’d gotten all of our first birthday baby pictures, there were only 4 pounds left for mom to take home. Now that’s what I call a berry happy birthday!