Cleveland Baby & First Birthday Photography
Timeless baby portraits and beautifully styled first birthday sessions.
Your baby’s first year is filled with incredible growth, personality, and milestones. From sitting up to that first birthday celebration, these moments deserve to be documented in a way that feels both joyful and timeless.
Milestone sessions are perfect for capturing your baby’s personality as they grow throughout their first year. Whether your baby is sitting, crawling, or full of smiles, these sessions focus on natural expressions and simple, timeless styling.
Sessions are baby-led and relaxed, allowing plenty of time for movement, play, and genuine moments.
Baby Milestone Photography
First Birthday & Cake Smash Sessions
Celebrate your baby’s first birthday with a beautifully styled cake smash session designed just for them.
Each session includes a custom-designed set tailored to your baby’s personality and style, creating a cohesive and elevated look. A professionally made cake is provided and delivered to the studio, so everything is ready for you.
After the cake smash, many sessions include a bathtub splash, capturing playful and candid moments as your baby cleans up.
These sessions are designed to be fun, relaxed, and memorable for both baby and parents.
What Your Session Includes
- Pre-session consultation and planning
- Styling and preparation guidance
- Access to studio wardrobe and props
- Custom-designed cake smash set (for first birthday sessions)
- Cake provided and delivered to the studio
- Multiple setups including baby, family, and cake smash
- Optional bathtub splash clean-up portraits
- Relaxed, baby-led session time
- Private viewing and ordering appointment
- Professional retouching of purchased images
- Custom design of heirloom artwork
Session Investment
The session fee is $250.
Digital images and artwork are selected and purchased separately during your viewing appointment.
Katherine Chambers Photography specializes in creating heirloom-quality artwork, including framed portraits, albums, and keepsake prints designed to be enjoyed in your home.
Cleveland Baby and Cake Smash Photographer
Katherine Chambers Photography offers baby milestone and cake smash photography for families throughout Cleveland, Rocky River, Westlake, Avon, Cleveland Heights, Akron, Canton and surrounding communities.
Celebrate Your Baby’s First Year
The first year goes by quickly, and these moments are worth remembering. Baby and first birthday sessions are typically scheduled in advance to ensure availability.
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