St. Cloud, MN Children’s Birthday Photographer | Gemma’s 2 Year Birthday Session

Although the most popular birthday photography package at Tiny Hearts Studio is definitely the one year cake smash, I love celebrating other birthdays with kiddos too! It was so much fun to have Miss Gemma in my St. Cloud studio for a 2 year birthday session!

We’ve all heard of the terrible twos, but actually, 2 years old can be a really fun age as well. Children are becoming more independent and talking more, and they love to play and pretend! I certainly had a great time with Gemma. And she enjoyed playing with her balloons and testing out poses on a couple of the studio’s wicker chairs. I find that keeping things flexible and child-led makes for a fun photo experience for everyone!

If you want to get professional photos of your child on a regular basis (and you should!), annual birthday pictures can be the perfect way to do it. Upcoming birthdays are an automatic reminder to schedule your child’s photoshoot. (These pictures also make wonderful invitations or gifts!)

As a professional St. Cloud, MN children’s birthday photographer, I’d love to help you celebrate this special time in your child’s life—and make sure you have those memories to cherish forever! Contact Tiny Hearts Studio today to book your session!

Cake Smash Photoshoot | Minnesota Photographer

How cute is this little princess? We had a fantastic cake smash photoshoot with her, complete with all the trimmings. Plenty of flowers, tons of pink balloons, and a cake made just for her. What could be better?

When it comes to cake smashes, I’ve discovered that every baby is different. Some of them dive in face-first, and some of them need a lot of coaxing before they’ll even touch it. This little lady was somewhere in between. In the end, it doesn’t really matter how they react, because we’ll get some great first birthday pictures regardless! In this case, baby girl gave us some super cute frosting-face shots—and absolutely adorable smiles!

We also set some time aside during this cake smash photoshoot to get a few one year baby portraits. The birthday girl was irresistible in her pale peach outfit, and had fun checking out the different props. Such a happy little one!

Looking for a cake smash photographer in Minnesota? I’m so glad you found Tiny Hearts Studio! I love creating the perfect cake smash setups for my clients to celebrate this big milestone in baby’s life. I pride myself in making the experience customized, fun, and hassle-free. So let’s get started!

Winter ONEderland Cake Smash | Chanhassen, MN Photo Studio

Happy birthday, baby girl! Aaira was such a doll and we had a blast doing her winter ONEderland cake smash together! Mom is an influencer in Minneapolis and wanted to do an extra special birthday cake smash for her little nugget. (For mom’s blog post on how to plan a cake smash, click here.)

Of course, your cake smash experience will vary depending on which photographer you choose. At Tiny Hearts Studio, we want everything to be as fun and hassle-free as possible. That’s why we provide everything you’ll need, from backdrops and props to the cake itself. (A professionally decorated cake is included with our session fee and delivered directly to our Chanhassen, MN photo studio to ensure food safety.) All you have to bring is the birthday boy or girl and their super cute outfit!

All our birthday photo sessions are completely customized, and we build our sets based on whatever direction the parents give us. For Aaira’s one year celebration, mom wanted a winter ONEderland cake smash. So we set up the studio with snowflakes, snowy owls, and a kid-sized forest. Plus lots of pink and sparkles, of course!

Aaira loved her cake and dug right in! It doesn’t get much better than frosting on baby cheeks, does it?

Need a second helping of adorable cake smash pictures? Be sure to check out our portfolio!

MN Cake Smash Photographer | Luka’s First Birthday Session

I had such a blast being the MN cake smash photographer for this handsome little man’s first birthday! Luka was such an easygoing baby, and the most adorable little birthday boy—I gushed over his curls the entire session.

I’m also totally jealous of this piano prop that mom and dad brought from home—I might just have to go out and buy something like it for my St. Cloud, MN photography studio! Dad is the musician of the family and actually has a recording studio at their house, which is so cool! We all thought Luka looked like a little Bruno Mars. :)

Mom requested no other props aside from the piano, so we kept things pretty minimalist. She liked the simple, clean look, which I also love! It made the photos from this first birthday photography session so timeless. I’m confident these photos will never go out of style!

Luka didn’t seem too hungry during the cake smash photography portion of our time together, but he was very excited about his bubble bath! There’s nothing like suds for good clean fun!

As a MN cake smash photographer, I love helping little ones and their families celebrate that first big milestone! If you’re interested in a first birthday photo shoot for your baby, get in touch and let’s start planning!

Chanhassen, MN Cake Smash Photographer | {Diesel turns 1 year} | Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Theme

We’ve had the pleasure of watching Diesel grow since his newborn session. His mom said she wanted to incorporate the moon and stars, but wasn’t sure what that would look like. We had this giant moon prop in the studio we thought would be perfect and added some balloons to the set to give it that festive, birthday feel!

Our preferred bakery nailed the cake based on the ideas I sent her! Diesel wasn’t sure what to think of his cake but his uncertainty made for some adorable shots! Twinkle, twinkle little star was the inspiration to the theme. He is certainly loved to the moon and back.

He loved our boho setup; he was curious about the plants and had fun climbing on props and playing with the leaves on the ground. We thought the set was perfect to dress-up his 1 year shirt! Happy birthday Diesel; we still can’t believe you are 1 year old already. Thank you for visiting our studio throughout the year and I suppose we will see you for some Santa photos again next month!

Chanhassen, MN Birthday Photographer {2 years old, Brexlee}

Brexlee first came to the studio in the Spring for her Spring photos. Her mom loved the photos so much that she decided to bring her back shortly after for some birthday photos! Brexlee rocked the boho look before she put on her Minnie Mouse birthday dress! Scroll to the end to see the perfect Disney set we created for her birthday!

We have all the best boho props and she rocked this look! We especially love the beaded headband mom picked out from the Tiny Hearts headband collection (available for client use)!

We had the perfect set for her Minnie Mouse birthday outfit! The Magic Kingdom backdrop never disappoints (we have one for boys, too)!

The Minnie ears and that big pink bow just kills me! So cute! Happy birthday sweet Brexlee! It’s always a pleasure to have you at our photography studio.