Alternative Cake Smash Ideas

A cake smash photoshoot doesn’t have to be with a cake ………

Who said you had to smash a cake?

Might sound a bit odd to some but who said you had to do everything the same as everyone else?! Not everyone likes cake and often little ones haven’t yet had cake come their first birthdays. Some parents choose to not give their little ones cake at this age either. This doesn’t mean you can’t have a a fun smash photoshoot to mark your little ones first birthday. No one needs to miss out on all the fun of letting a little one go a little wild on their first birthday. 

Let’s think about changing things up a bi!

How about - 

• A pasta smash

• Paint splat and splash 

• A big bowl of cereal

• A stack of pancakes

• Donuts

• A fruit platter 

• A fruit filled watermelon

• What’s your little one favourite food?

• What would get them excited and intrigued and bring out their fun, cheeky self?

A cake smash photoshoot can be whatever you want it to be. What will get your little one smiling, show their personality, help them feel comfortable, something they will enjoy. That is ultimately what we want to achieve in your cake smash photoshoot. It’s the first big milestone of many to come and one you will look back on for many years with pride and joy. 

If a cake smash isn’t for you or your little one you could decide to forgo the smashing part all together and choose a first birthday photoshoot instead. Capture some beautiful portraits of your little one on their first birthday to see how much they’ve grown and look back on their gorgeous smile at a time for you all to be proud of their first year. It is also an opportunity for a lovely family photo too to show how far you have all come as a family. you won’t regret marking their first birthday with a photoshoot whether it’s a cake smash, pasta smash, paint splat or portrait photoshoot, whatever you choose will give you a gallery full of smiles and fun.