C A K E S M A S H P H O T O G R A P H Y
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR RUNNER UP - UK & EUROPE
BABY PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR - MIDLANDS
WHY BOOK A FIRST BIRTHDAY PHOTOSHOOT?
Celebrate your child turning one by capturing their first taste of cake on camera. It's such a fun and memorable way to mark your little ones first birthday. You'll get to watch them explore new tastes and textures, recording their personality with those cute and funny expressions that you'll love and treasure forever from this precious milestone. Their first birthday is one you want to remember, it's the one with the most emotions, and it's such a special time for you as a family. A child will never remember their day, they won't remember a party, and they won't remember the gifts they received. But with a birthday shoot to mark the occasion, they'll have precious images to look back on to share that emotion with you. It's something you can relive over and over for years to come.
Jade was brilliant with my one year old during his cake smash. She made us all feel at ease and her experience really showed when trying to make him smile and managing to keep our 3 year old still. The photos look amazing. Great service from start to finish.
- Amy Scott
If you're thinking of going to do your baby a cake smash I would definitely recommend going to Jade, she is absolutely amazing and was so good with my one year old! When we viewed our photos everything was just perfect. Myself and my partner had no idea what to pick and she was just amazing and would talk you through everything 100 times if we needed! Perfection, and I will 100% be going to do our family photo shoot there next year! Thank you sooo much Jade.
- Abi Postle
ABOUT THE CAKE SMASH PHOTOSHOOT
The first birthday photoshoots consists of four sessions. We begin with what you came for, the smash, this is where the fun begins and things get messy, for this part we sit your (not so little) baby in front of the cake and all rules go out of the window, we let them go crazy. Children love to be let loose on a cake, which creates some brilliant laughs, smiles, giggles and expressions. We then go on to the splash part, where we put your little one in the mini bath tub with water and plenty of bubbles, letting them splash away and enjoy the water, which creates some gorgeous, natural and fun photos. Now they're used to the camera, we get some standard posed photos on a set to match your preferences. Sibling photos can also be done here. And finally, if you are brave enough to step in front of the camera yourself, then here comes the family part, where we'll do a mini session to get a few lovely images of you all together.
We were made to feel at ease from the moment we arrived. After viewing
the images all I can say is that Jade is fantastic at her job.
- Adam Nadolski
PRICES & PACKAGES
Prices below are all inclusive packages, and there's no hidden costs. These are the packages you have to choose from upon viewing your images. You do not have to decide and commit to a package until you've seen your photos. We offer a money back guarantee for your reassurance.
All packages include:
- Consultation before the session to make your session as bespoke as possible
- Six page PDF guide to prepare you for your cake smash photoshoot
- 1-2 hours studio time with a trained, registered & qualified specialist photographer
- Many different styles and poses, including sibling & family images at no extra cost
- Use of all props and accessories within the photography studio
- Editing and retouching of your final photographs to the highest standard
- A face to face viewing to view your fully edited photographs
- Referral scheme to earn £25 to spend at Inspirique with each friend you recommend
- Huge discounts at various local baby related businesses. Exclusively for Inspirique customers
BASIC - £399
Up to 2 hours session including your
partner & any other children
Includes a cake of your choice, props, outfits and decorations
Face to face photo viewing
x5 high resolution, fully edited photos
x5 matching 6" x 8" photo prints
STANDARD - £499
Up to 2 hours session including your
partner & any other children
Includes a cake of your choice, props, outfits and decorations
Face to face photo viewing
x10 high resolution, fully edited photos
x10 matching 6" x 8" photo prints
It is entirely free to attend the session. At no time are you are under any obligation to purchase anything. So you have the reassurance that in the unlikely event you do not like the images, the £99 deposit will be returned to you and the shoot will have cost you nothing.
You are not committing to any package above until you've seen the edited images.
PREMIUM - £599
Up to 2 hours session including your
partner & any other children
Includes a cake of your choice, props, outfits and decorations
Face to face photo viewing
All (20+) high resolution, fully edited photos
x10 mounted 6" x 8" photo prints
in a keepsake box
Slide show with all edited images
£100 credit towards any wall art purchase
Complimentary family photoshoot
I just wanted to say a huge thank you for our cake smash photos, they are even better than I imagined. Jade is so professional in her work, despite the fact my kids are very hard to photograph, the outcome is brilliant. We got some lovely family & sibling photos too which was a bonus to her cake smash plus we got to take the rest of the cake home to eat. We couldn't narrow the images down which goes to show she produces great work! Thanks again, lovely memories to treasure forever.
- Kaylee Cooper
AFTER THE SESSION
At the end of your photoshoot we'll set a date for you to come back and view your images, which will be scheduled for around 2-4 weeks after the session. I will then process your images to the highest standard, spending time turning them into beautiful art work - giving you a wide range to choose from at your in person viewing appointment.
As I know you will be very keen to see some photos, I will get a preview onto social media within a few days as it is a great way to tag and share with your friends and family. However, if you do wish to keep your images private, this is no problem at all, just inform me of this beforehand. If you do want to see the upload, there will be a free print up for grabs too.
You will then be invited back to see your gallery on a slideshow with music, where I will help you chose and pick the package suited to you and your budget. I will also guide you with what images work best together for any prints and wall art you may decide to get. Please note, I am just there to advise you from my professional point of view and there is never any hard sell.
WHEN DO I NEED TO BOOK?
HOW DO I BOOK?
WHEN IS BEST TO BRING MY BABY?
WILL YOU BE HANDLING MY BABY?
DO I NEED TO SUPPLY A CAKE?
WHAT TIME IS BEST TO COME?
CAN I BRING MY OTHER CHILDREN?
WHAT HAPPENS IF MY BABY CRIES OR WON'T SMILE?
FAQ
BOOK YOUR CAKE SMASH PHOTOSHOOT TODAY
Cake smashes are generally booked around 3-6 months before your child's birthday. So please reserve your slot as soon as you possibly can to avoid disappointment, especially if you want to guarantee a date on or around your little ones first birthday!
I will always try my best to accommodate last minute bookings which are sometimes doable if babies don't arrive on time for their newborn photoshoots, as it'll allow a free date in the diary, but please be aware I am not always able to do so, do not rely on this option.
Please note: I also have to give the baker plenty of notice to design a cake suited to your set (which you'll choose the colour/ design off after booking).
After viewing the images from my Granddaughters cake smash. All I can say is I could not choose, every picture was amazing and you could see the enjoyment in my granddaughters eyes in every picture. We were not rushed into choosing at all and Jade the photographer even helped and advised to make sure we had the best pictures. Thank you so much for making a very emotional time that extra special.