Instantly Forever
hello everyone! we are enjoying a beautiful snow day today!
today i bring to you the beautiful makayla!
i have been photographing this little lady since her mama brought her in for her newborn session! makayla is always a happy little girl who is full of smiles!
she is such a pleasure to work with!
enjoy!
xoxo, olive
Meet Jacob! I have had the pleasure of photographing Jacob’s cake smash in my home studio in Vancouver, WA since his mama brought him in for his 3-month milestone session! You can find that post HERE!
His mama is the FUNNIEST and sweetest woman I have ever met! And Jacob is JUST like her! He always has a smile for me, and is always for excited to come to my studio!
Jacob’s mama and I spent months planning out his first birthday smash session! She had so many ideas on what she wanted to do! However, it ultimately came down to the snowflake theme. Jacob was born during the seasons’ first snowfall, so his mama wanted to incorporate that into his first birthday theme!
We had so much fun during Jacob’s session!
Creating individual cake smash backdrops for birthday sessions is something I enjoy doing. I love tailoring each session to each child. I feel it makes it more personable and special for their session.
I encourage all my parents to utilize Pinterest for getting ideas on what they would like their child’s cake smash session to be like. A lot of times, the prospect of planning out a cake smash session can be daunting for parents! I often have them send me a couple of images of themes they would like, and then I go from there. Jacob’s mama liked that he was born in the winter during the first snowfall, so planning his session was a breeze this time of year. We wanted to use the blue backdrop to make his blue eyes pop, and the silver and white balloons to make the theme more winter-like.
I have a personal cake maker for each of my smash sessions as well. This AMAZING cake came from ducouer333! You can find her Instagram HERE. She takes such great attention to detail for each of my cake smash sessions, and no two cakes are alike!
Jacob was apprehensive about the cake at first, as often little ones are for their smash sessions. But after he got the hang of squishing his hands in the soft buttercream frosting, with a little help from mom, he was all over that cake! I enjoyed how he used the cake as a stool in the end!
I hope you all enjoy Jacob’s snowflake theme first birthday cake smash!
hello hello!
i have been photographing this little fella for a year now! and every single time he comes in, he is just the happiest little guy!
when his momma and i started talking about his cake smash session, she really wanted it to match the theme for his birthday party! we chatted back and forth about colors and themes, and i have to say i am so pleased with the outcome!
i hope you enjoy mister hunter’s woodland critter themed smash and splash!
xoxo, olive
today on the blog is mister maximus ludwig aka luddy bear.
this little fella is the baby of my good friend AND amazing prop vendor, mama knits! if you are a photographer or if you have little ones, go check out her page! she makes gorgeous fluffs, blankets, and knit bonnets like the one maxy is wearing for his smash session!
this little fella is SO much fun! he is all smiles, and quick as he can to all serious business!
i am so grateful to have ashlee as a friend! our friendship started when she became one of my vendors. our friendship quickly bloomed, and i flew down to oklahoma to photograph her family and her daughter’s cake smash session as well! a few short months later, ashlee and her family moved up to washington and we’ve been close friends ever since!
and how awesome is this birch cake from duCoeur? she makes gorgeous and delicious cakes for my babies!
i hope you all enjoy maxy’s session!
xoxo, olive
PS. remember to go HERE to enter to win a free newborn session! follow the details and good luck! contest will CLOSE on friday the 19th of january!
Miss Elsie is six months! Time flies by so quickly! I remember just doing Elsie’s newborn images!
Milestone sessions are such great fun!
For Elsie’s milestone session, her mama wanted purples! So we pulled out the purple flokati, some purple and orchid tiebacks, and some custom made rompers!
This age is such a joy to photograph, as they are generally smiling and interactive with the camera! We got some good smiles, some good eye contact, and even some toe eating!
It’s fun for me to capture the developmental stages babies go through in their first year! So many things we forget as parents, because the time flies by so fast!
Enjoy Elsie’s six month session!
Welcome to Piper’s 6 month photo session!
For Piper’s session, her mama wanted crisp and clean images. I love when parents choose a beautiful and simple white backdrop, as I feel it focuses the images solely on the baby and gives them a more angelic feel.
Piper was setting up unassisted, and was on point with her eye contact and tiny smile.
Mom wanted to incorporate sunflowers in Piper’s session as well, so we used a sunflower tieback with matching romper to get the sunflower feel!
Enjoy Piper’s 6 month Session!
Meet the beautiful Makayla! I was able to photograph Makayla’s newborn photos, and was thrilled when her mama came back for a 6 month session!
How beautiful is she? It’s always fun for me to photograph milestones with babies, so few parents choose to have these kinds of sessions!
At this age, babies can usually set up unassisted so we get those fun prop shots in bowls and little beds. This age is very animated and makes great eye contact, and is often very smiley!
Makayla looks like a little doll here for her 6 month images! I hope you enjoy them!
