Winnie the Pooh Cake Smash

Setting up this Winnie the Pooh cake smash was so fun! There are real Disney stuffed animals along with a real cake. I decided to make my own smash cake for this session since it would get destroyed as I’ve seen in the past. I made a naked cake to keep it simple and sophisticated. To my surprise, Cal didn’t know what to do when I placed the cake in front of him. He didn’t want to even touch it. When we finally put some of the frosting into his mouth, he looked like he wanted to gag. So funny.

Baby's 1st cake smash photos

As a family, we all went to Hidden Lakes in Martinez for the session. My kids played on the playground while I set up the picnic blanket, stuffed animals, book, cake and helium-filled red balloon. I’m sure I could have photoshopped or used generative artificial intelligence to add in these details, but I wanted to have some real elements to engage Callahan for the session. Later on at home I edited the images in lightroom. Afterward I photoshopped the “hundred acre wood” writing onto a wooden sign using generative ai in the photo. I thought it would be cute to add in some honey bees as well. I attempted adding in a tree house. I thought about putting owl there too, but decided not to! I took some cute photos without my handmade smash cake and later added in a photo of a cake slice. I also added in a jar of honey.

My inspiration for this cake smash came from the digital art I created for Callahan’s nursery before he was born. Since my husband went to UC Berkeley

Hundred Acre Wood

I absolutely love taking baby’s first birthday cake smash photos. Let me be a part of your special milestone and have me take your baby’s cake smash photos either in the forest or in another set up you love!