Archive for the ‘first birthday’ Category
designer love: modern cupcake chic (phoenix photographer)
February 18, 2010turning one and loving it! (phoenix children’s photographer)
August 29, 2009“Thank you for coming, holding me dear,
Although you have known me no more than one year.
Know that I know what your words want to say,
Older than sunshine upon a new day.”
What an absolute cutie! Today I had the pleasure to photograph this little guy and his parents for his first birthday portraits. He was a serious little fellow, but we got some great smiles, too! I just adore when little ones have their serious faces on…perhaps it is because my own son is like that and it reminds me of how serious a little man he was in his own first birthday photographs. As an added bonus, their little eyes really pop when they are serious!
This little dude is already walking and was so fast! He was quite proud of himself, it was so adorable. I just love seeing little ones experiencing their first taste of cake…fabulous! Mom had the cutest jerseys made, too. Mom and Dad have “9″ and “17″, their son’s birthdate, while little man’s has his name and “1″. Love that idea! Thanks for choosing me to document this special time in your lives, I can’t wait for you to see more!
I also want to add that if you are thinking about scheduling a session, let’s chat soon! I am almost completely booked up for the rest of the year, with the exception of the Christmas Mini Sessions that I will be announcing soon. I do leave some space available for maternity and newborn sessions, so if you are interested in having your baby bump and/or your newborn photographed, please contact me for more information on scheduling–or if you are interested in any other kind of session so we can fit you in!







Play with my cake? My mom says I can!
I blew out my candle, I made my first wish;
Won’t someone please help me and hand me a dish?
Frosting on fingers and cake between toes is the best way to eat it, as everyone knows.
Don’t try to wash me before I’m quite done; It’s not every day that I get to turn one.
Smeared kisses and cake crumbs will all wipe away but never the memory of my first birthday!”






This session was so.much.messy.fun!!! I cannot believe that I photographed this little cutie when he was mere weeks old, and now look at him! We let him explore the area while I snapped some photographs of that serious little face. He was a fast one and crawled from one fun thing to the next–he gave me quite the run for my money! I just love this age, and I loved capturing the way he looks as he was crawling away…very quickly I might add! This sweet little boy got his sweet reward at the end of our session when he was given free reign to chow down on his very own oversized cupcake. You can’t beat the look of intense concentration on his face, which was soon replaced with a grin as big as that cupcake! I call him my little smurf baby because of the blue tint his skin took on while smearing all that gooey sweet frosting on his body!
Want to schedule your own “Yummy Cupcake Smash” session for your little cutie pie? Just contact me and we will set it up! The cake is from the lovely Angie of The Cake Maker…this awesome treat can be customized with any color frosting you want, too! I love, love the insane brightness of this blue frosting! She even delivers! Just tell her that Laura sent you, and we can have this cake all set for your little prince or princess to tear into while I snap away! Mmmm…I’ll leave you with another shot of all that yummy goodness!







