Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Finley’s First Birthday

So excited to share these stunning photos Kimberly Lyddane Photography took of my sweet little Finley. Her first year absolutely flew by. She is so different from my first child. She is determined and sassy with no fear but also super affectionate. If you’ve ever seen the Emoji Movie, we joke that she is the “Meh” emoji. She has this very unamused expression that if you break it for a little grin or smile, you feel like you’ve accomplished a huge task for the day. I can’t wait to see her personality shine and who knows maybe her destiny is a professional poker player. But she couldn’t deny smiling for birthday cake!

I had this cake smash vision of enchanted forest. However in mid-March your really praying for a good weather day. We were snowed out once and then it was looking great until about 15 minutes from our rescheduled shoot time and the sky just opened up in a huge thunderstorm. So we decided enough is enough and we were going to make this photo shoot work inside and we did. We gathered everything we could to make my living room into the perfect little boho oasis for little Finley’s cake smash. I’ve posted my favorite tips on creating a perfect cake smash before and I did use them for my own.

The cake was pre-made from a local grocery store, little deer topper, wood slice platter, and the one banner and cake topper were so easy and perfect. This is a milestone chalkboard was pre-templated so I just filled in with chalk markers, which was so great. Finley’s adorable outfit was from Gymboree and then I added this flower headband.

It is always a good opportunity for some family photos! I cannot believe Hartley will be 5 in a month. OMG. Mom is going to cry her eyes out. Harltey was adorned with another flower headband and her rich green sweater was also from Gymboree. My teepee was from Target, but this and this one are similar. I also love this adorable teepee pillow. The globe string lights are also a must. The fur rug added a little extra elegance. So happy to share these photos! First birthdays are so special and loved the way we captured it.

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