DIY Cake Smash

A while back I was debating on whether or not I wanted to have a cake smash photo session and then my friend asked if I would take pictures for her sons cake smash. I did and after seeing them I decided I had to do them for Dominick too.

I had a few ideas in my mind and kind of hoped for the best. I think cake smashes that are done inside are always cute, clean, crisp and beautifully put together. They focus on the baby and minimal props. I however wanted Dominick's outside. I wanted it to be outdoors still with very few props...just my boy and his cake. I found a pin on pinterest on a DIY airplane cake (his birthday party is airplane themed) and figured I could at least tackle it. If all else fails I either a. buy one or b. make a plain jane circle cake. The cake shape turned out decent, the frosting of the cake looked ridiculous, but I don't think you can tell just how awful it really was. HA! In the end it was only for smashing, Dominick happened to love it and it worked for our little session. Ryan said it looked like a whale and my friend said it looked like an elephant laying down (hahaha). The session itself turned out just like I hoped. The sun was perfect, the baby was cute and the pictures turned out better than I hoped. Everything I had envisioned (without the professional touches).

So without further adieu here are his pictures...

Cake - DIY

Airplane Banner - DIY

Location - Neighborhood Park

Diaper - BumGenius Pocket (We actually don't cloth diaper. Sometimes at night time we will, but the majority of the time it's disposable)