Luci's Pastel Balloon Cake Smash

When it’s your birthday, why not go all in? Luci went face first into the cake, and it was priceless!

We celebrated Luci’s first birthday with a simple pastel themed cake smash. A balloon garland, confetti, and ONE letters came together for a minimalist look to make this sweet birthday girl the star of the show. Plus, her tutu matched the decor perfectly — I love it when it all comes together like that! Doesn’t she look like a real life Cabbage Patch Doll???

Pastel cake smash with purple, pink, and teal accents by Saratoga Springs NY Cake Smash photographer Nicole Starr Photography | Delmar NY Cake smash, Loudonville NY cake smash, cake smash inspiration
one year old enjoys cake during cake smash in Saratoga Springs New York studio photographed by Nicole Starr Photography | Delmar NY cake smash photographer, Loudonville NY cake smash photographer
pink and purple pastel cake smash for baby girl photographed by Nicole Starr Photography | Delmar NY cake smash, Loudonville NY cake smash photographer, Clifton Park NY baby and children’s photographer
one year old plays in tub with yellowfins rubber duck after cake smash with pastel balloons photographed by Nicole Starr Photography | Delmar NY cake smash, Loudonville NY cake smash photographer, Clifton Park NY baby and children’s photographer
tub time after cake smash in New York photographed by Nicole Starr Photography | Delmar NY cake smash, Loudonville NY cake smash photographer, Clifton Park NY baby and children’s photographer
sisters play in grass before cake smash photographed by Nicole Starr Photography | Delmar NY cake smash, Loudonville NY cake smash photographer, Clifton Park NY baby and children’s photographer

We captured family portraits with the birthday girl, just like we do for all of our cake smash sessions. In the warm weather I love heading outdoors to a park just a few miles from the studio. It was the perfect location to let these sisters cuddle, giggle, and just be all-around adorable together!

one year old’s portraits in Saratoga Springs photographed by Nicole Starr Photography | Delmar NY cake smash, Loudonville NY cake smash photographer, Clifton Park NY baby and children’s photographer
one year old plays on stool in grass in Saratoga Springs photographed by Nicole Starr Photography | Delmar NY cake smash, Loudonville NY cake smash photographer, Clifton Park NY baby and children’s photographer
dad hugs baby girl during family photos in Saratoga Springs photographed by Nicole Starr Photography | Delmar NY cake smash, Loudonville NY cake smash photographer, Clifton Park NY baby and children’s photographer
mom hugs daughter during family portraits in New York photographed by Nicole Starr Photography | Delmar NY cake smash, Loudonville NY cake smash photographer, Clifton Park NY baby and children’s photographer

Those two bottom teeth peeking out just kill me! One of the things I love most about photographing the baby stage is showing the babies in transition — with just a few teeth in a gummy mouth, their first curl, those cute leg rolls that will disappear once they start walking, or the most adorable finger and elbow dimples. All of these details are classically BABY, and they are details you’ll want to remember long after they are gone.

mom hugs daughters while one year old looks at camera smiling with two baby teeth photographed by Nicole Starr Photography | Delmar NY cake smash, Loudonville NY cake smash photographer, Clifton Park NY baby and children’s photographer
dad runs with two daughters during New York family session photographed by Nicole Starr Photography | Delmar NY cake smash, Loudonville NY cake smash photographer, Clifton Park NY baby and children’s photographer
family portraits in New York photographed by Nicole Starr Photography | Delmar NY cake smash, Loudonville NY cake smash photographer, Clifton Park NY baby and children’s photographer

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Pastel Balloon Cake Smash with Nicole Starr Photography