Canberra Cake Smash Photography

Canberra Cake Smash Photography The image captures a fun and playful Cake Smash Photography session by Bronwyn Parsons Photography in Canberra. It features a cheerful toddler enjoying the messy and joyous experience of smashing a beautifully decorated cake. The vibrant colors of the cake, balloons, and props create a festive and lively atmosphere, while the natural lighting highlights the child's expressions of delight and curiosity. The setup is carefully styled with themed decorations, adding a personalized and celebratory touch to the scene. This image perfectly showcases the creativity and expertise of Bronwyn Parsons Photography, making it an ideal choice for parents seeking Cake Smash Photography in Canberra to commemorate their child's special milestone, such as a first birthday. The playful composition, attention to detail, and joyful mood make it a memorable and heartwarming keepsake.

Canberra Cake Smash Photography Packages

Fun & Affordable First Birthday Sessions

Welcome to Bronwyn Parsons Photography, where sweet moments turn into unforgettable memories!  Specializing in cake smash photography, we’re here to capture your little one’s milestone moments in a fun and creative way.

Whether it’s a first birthday celebration or a joyful moment of discovery, we ensure every messy bite, giggle, and moment of pure joy is immortalized through beautiful, high-quality photographs. Our team works with you to design the perfect set-up and theme, creating a personalized experience that reflects your child’s unique personality. Let us help you celebrate these special moments with a cake smash session you’ll cherish forever!

Bronwyn Parsons Photography offers Canberra indoor studio cake smash photography and outdoor rustic cake smash photography sessions.
Cake smash photography is a wonderful way to remember baby’s 1st birthday in or around the Canberra area.

Cake Smash Photography Packages

Rustic Outdoor Cake Smash

Rustic Cake Smash sessions are held outdoors in Canberra at a beautiful location in the last two hours of soft natural light. We bring a simple pre-set rustic-themed set-up and offer a warm bubble bath at the end.  We can also arrange the cake for an additional cost.  Sessions average up to 45 minutes at a pre-set location, with breaks as needed.  The session includes one group family portrait, individual pre-smash portraits of the birthday person, individual portraits of the birthday person playing with the cake, and individual portraits of your child enjoying a warm bubble bath.  Clients receive a comprehensive session guide, a short planning questionnaire, and a pre-session phone consultation.  Rustic cake smash sessions are best suited to babies who can pull themselves up and hold onto a low wooden crate and are ideal for babies who love the freedom to roam. 
 

 

 

Classic Cake Smash

Studio cake smash sessions come with pre-set inclusions and are held in our Kambah studio. We provide a basic buttercream smash cake,  a simple neutral backdrop, and a warm bubble bath at the end. If additional props or decorations are desired, parents are welcome to discuss this with us and provide these for inclusion in advance of the cake smash shoot.  Sessions typically take 1 hour (with breaks as needed) and include pre-smash portraits of your baby clean, portraits of your baby exploring and playing with the cake, and portraits of your child enjoying a warm bubble bath.  Clients receive a comprehensive session guide, a short planning questionnaire, and a pre-session phone consultation.  In our experience, babies prefer to play with the cake in short bursts rather than eat it.  Some staging is necessary and parents should prepare to get messy!   Family photos are not included in our studio cake smash, due to the backdrop being scaled to a baby and the time involved in capturing family photos.

Designer
Cake Smash

Designer cake smash sessions are fully customized to your specifications and include consultation fees, design, planning, procurement of services and supplies, production, post-production, wall art, and installation. An initial consultation fee of $500 applies.  This covers an in-person meeting to understand your needs, initial market research, and subsequent quotes. 

Canberra Cake Smash Photography Rustic Package This outdoor cake smash session captures the joy of a one-year-old surrounded by a rustic setup in a forest setting, complete with cake crumbs and a pink ombre cake. The light filtering through the trees during golden hour adds to the natural charm, creating a lasting memory of this milestone. The scene features vintage elements like an antique crate, number-one bunting, and lanterns, all contributing to a magical atmosphere. This session is perfect for commemorating a child's first birthday in a unique and playful way. This photograph was captured in Canberra Australia by Bronwyn Parsons Photography

Rustic Cake Smash

$700 

  • Single Local outdoor session (1 hour)
  • 20 high-resolution digital files as selected by the photographer
  • Pre-session consultation, design questionnaire, and session guide
  • Private online gallery 
  • Pre-smash portraits of the birthday person clean
  • Cake smash portraits
  • Bubble bath splash portraits
  • One group family portrait (immediate family)
  • Pre-session consultation, planning questionnaire, and session guide
  • Private online viewing gallery 
  • Digital delivery 
  • Outfits not included
  • Inclusive of session fee ($100) payable at the time of booking
  • BYO cake or add for $80
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Canberra Cake Smash Photography Studio Package Studio cake smash photography session capturing a baby boy during a first birthday milestone celebration. Dressed in a blue polka dot cake smash outfit with a matching bow tie, the baby is surrounded by blue and white balloons that float in the background. In front of them, a beautifully frosted ombre cake in shades of blue sits partially demolished, its frosting smeared on tiny hands, feet, and the white timber floor. The baby's curious expression and frosting-covered fingers are beautifully captured by Bronwyn Parsons Photography in her Canberra studio.

Classic Cake Smash

$900

  • Studio Session (up to 1 hour) 
  • Traditional minimal plain pre-set neutral backdrop and balloons 
  • Single giant vanilla cupcake with buttercream frosting and white chocolate base
  • All digital files (minimum of 35)
  • 20 images printed as 5 x 7″ prints
  • Pre-smash portraits of the birthday person clean
  • Cake smash portraits
  • Bubble bath splash portraits
  • Pre-session consultation, planning questionnaire, and session guide
  • Private online viewing gallery to select prints
  • Digital download delivery 
  • Bookings in advance are essential 
  • Outfits not included 
  • Inclusive of session fee ($200) payable at the time of booking
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Printed Products

Fine art canvas wall mounts start at $165
Premium metal wall mounts start at $215
Traditional framed fine art wall mounts start at $290
Acrylic wall mounts start at $400

Additional Digital Images

Single digital images $50 each
5 additional digital images $ 200
10 additional digital images $ 320

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Outdoor Cake Smash

My Favorite Rustic Cake Smash Sessions

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Smiling baby boy in a tan cake smash outfit with suspenders and a matching tie, joyfully standing on a tree stump before his cake smash, celebrating his first-year milestone. Captured by Bronwyn Parsons Photography, a cake smash photographer in Canberra, the scene is set among towering redwood trees with golden backlight and a warm orange forest floor.
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Baby boy in a tan cake smash outfit wearing an adorable newsboy cap, standing behind a rustic crate with a blue ombre cake. His hands and face are covered in buttercream icing as he joyfully stuffs handfuls of cake into his mouth. The scene is styled with two tree stumps adorned with magical glowing lanterns, a number one bunting, and a rustic crate. Set in a magical redwood forest, golden backlight filters through the trees, creating a warm, enchanting atmosphere. Captured by Bronwyn Parsons Photography, a cake smash photographer in Canberra, celebrating his first-year milestone in a whimsical, nature-inspired setting.
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Baby boy in a tan cake smash outfit, standing behind a rustic crate with a blue ombre cake. His hands and face are covered in buttercream icing as he joyfully stuffs handfuls of cake into his mouth. The scene is styled with two tree stumps adorned with magical glowing lanterns, a number one bunting, and a rustic crate. Set in a magical redwood forest, golden backlight filters through the trees, creating a warm, enchanting atmosphere. Captured by Bronwyn Parsons Photography, a cake smash photographer in Canberra, celebrating his first-year milestone in a whimsical, nature-inspired setting.
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Smiling baby boy in a tan cake smash outfit with suspenders, sitting atop a rustic crate with a blue ombre cake. His hands and face are covered in buttercream icing as he beams with joy. The scene is styled with two tree stumps adorned with magical glowing lanterns, a number one bunting, and a rustic crate. Set in a magical redwood forest, golden backlight filters through the trees, creating a warm, enchanting atmosphere. Captured by Bronwyn Parsons Photography, a cake smash photographer in Canberra, celebrating his first-year milestone in a whimsical, nature-inspired setting
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Baby boy enjoying his first-year outdoor Cake Smash Session in a magical redwood forest during golden hour, captured by Bronwyn Parsons Photography, a cake smash photographer in Canberra. Dressed in an adorable tan outfit, he leans behind a rustic crate, joyfully smooshing his hands in the remains of an Ombre blue cake. His face and hands are covered in buttercream icing as he smiles with delight. The golden backlight filtering through the trees creates a warm, enchanting atmosphere, making this milestone moment unforgettable. A whimsical, nature-inspired Cake Smash Photography experience in Canberra
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A joyful one year old baby girl in a pink linen romper, with cake frosting on her face, smiles during an outdoor cake smash photography photoshoot in Canberra. Surrounded by lush greenery, the soft-focus lens creates a dreamy effect, enhancing the natural beauty of the scene. Captured by Bronwyn Parsons Photography, this outdoor cake smash photography session perfectly captures the essence of childhood fun
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Outdoor cake smash photography in Canberra captured by Bronwyn Parsons Photography. The scene features a baby girl eating a pink Ombre buttercream cake off a rustic wooden chest styled with vintage lanterns. The little girl is dressed in a pink linen romper featuring the words one and is surrounded by lush green ground cover and towering oak trees.
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A cute one-year-old girl outdoor cake smash photography session in Canberra photographed by Bronwyn Parsons Photography featuring a baby wearing a pink linen cake smash romper standing behind a rustic antique chest, holding a cake in her hand with her tongue poking out, smiling happily, and looking at the camera. The background of lush green forest has sunlight shining through the leaves onto the ground, creating soft shadows. She has icing smeared on her hands and face with a pink ombre partially smashed cake smash cake to the side.
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A one-year-old baby wearing a pink tutu skirt is sitting in a forest eating cake and making a mess with food all over her face. She is happily smiling at the camera. The scene is set in a natural outdoor environment. The image was captured in a cake smash photography session in Canberra by professional photographer, Bronwyn Parsons Photography
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Outdoor Cake Smash Photography Canberra by Bronwyn Parsons Photography. This enchanting first birthday cake smash session showcases a joyful baby boy in a scenic elm forest setting. Surrounded by lush greenery, he gleefully smashes an Ombre blue cake placed on a rustic crate while standing between two cut tree stumps adorned with white lanterns glowing with golden light. The golden backlight filtering through the trees adds a magical touch to this unforgettable first birthday milestone.
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Outdoor Cake Smash Photography session captured in Canberra by Bronwyn Parsons Photography - This delightful and humorous first birthday cake smash session captures a sibling takeover in a scenic forest setting. The birthday boy’s sister steals the spotlight, grinning with blue icing smeared across her face, while her baby brother protests with tears. Their contrasting expressions create a perfectly imperfect and funny moment. The rustic cake smash setup features an Ombre blue cake atop a wooden crate, flanked by two tree stumps adorned with glowing white lanterns. Warm golden backlight filtering through the trees adds a magical touch to this unforgettable milestone.
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Outdoor Cake Smash Photography session captured in Canberra by Bronwyn Parsons Photography - This heartwarming moment captures a baby boy and his sibling enjoying a warm bubble bath during a cake smash session. The boy's sister kisses him on the cheek. This magical scene features a rustic galvanized round wash tub bath, flanked by two tree stumps adorned with glowing white lanterns. Warm golden backlight filtering through the trees adds a magical touch to this unforgettable milestone.
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Outdoor Rustic Cake Smash Photography lush forest scene captured in Canberra by Bronwyn Parsons Photography. Magical forest scene with smiling happy baby boy smeared with dark blue icing. A dark blue cake smash cake sits on top of a rustic crate with the words ONE written on a bunting. Two rustic tree stumps styled with white glowing lanterns add to the magic of the scene.
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Outdoor Cake Smash Photography captured by Bronwyn Parsons Photography. Baby boy in forest with dark blue icing smeared on face.
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Outdoor Rustic Cake Smash Photography lush forest scene captured in Canberra by Bronwyn Parsons Photography. Magical forest scene with smiling happy baby boy smeared with dark blue icing. A dark blue cake smash cake sits on top of a rustic crate with the words ONE written on a bunting. Two rustic tree stumps styled with white glowing lanterns add to the magic of the scene.
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Rustic Cake Smash Bubble Bath Shoot
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A one-year-old boy enjoys a cake smash session in a redwood forest in Canberra, captured by Bronwyn Parsons Photography. He sits behind a rustic crate, joyfully eating watermelon, with blue buttercream icing on his hands and face. Wearing a blue bow tie, he gazes at the camera with sparkling blue eyes. The soft golden hour light filters through the trees, creating a serene, magical atmosphere. This Canberra cake smash photography session beautifully captures the milestone
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Big gleeful smiles from a baby boy in a blue romper with a red bow tie, standing with his side profile facing the camera while holding onto a tree stump before his cake smash photography session, celebrating his first-year milestone. Captured by Bronwyn Parsons Photography, a cake smash photographer in Canberra, this precious moment is set outdoors among towering redwood trees with golden backlight and a warm orange forest floor, creating a beautiful, natural backdrop for a cake smash photography session
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Outdoor Cake Smash Photography Canberra
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Baby boy with sparkling blue eyes enjoying a splash and play in a warm bubble bath after a fun cake smash photography session. Sitting in a rustic galvanized wash tub, playful bubbles rest on his head, while the background showcases enchanting redwood trees with golden backlighting. Captured by Bronwyn Parsons Photography, an award-winning Canberra Photographer specializing in cake smash photography.
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A joyful baby boy with blue buttercream icing on his hands and face leans on a rustic crate during his outdoor cake smash photography session in a redwood forest. The scene is beautifully styled with tree stumps, a wooden crate, and glowing lanterns, creating a magical atmosphere for his first birthday milestone, captured by Bronwyn Parsons, a talented cake smash photographer in Canberra
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Baby boy in a denim cake smash outfit, standing behind a rustic crate with a blue ombre cake. His hands and face are covered in buttercream icing as he joyfully stuffs handfuls of cake into his mouth. The scene is styled with two tree stumps adorned with magical glowing lanterns, a number one bunting, and a rustic crate. Set in a magical redwood forest, golden backlight filters through the trees, creating a warm, enchanting atmosphere. Captured by Bronwyn Parsons Photography, a cake smash photographer in Canberra, celebrating his first-year milestone in a whimsical, outdoor nature-inspired setting.
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Adorable baby boy is rocking a cute blue cake smash outfit, his mouth full of cake and his face and hands covered in buttery blue icing. Golden light filters through the trees in the background adding a cozy, magical atmosphere. Captured by Bronwyn Parsons Photography, a Canberra-based cake smash photographer, celebrating those special first-year milestones with outdoor rustic cake smash photography sessions.
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Outdoor Cake Smash Photography in Canberra captured by Bronwyn Parsons Photography. This image features a one-year-old baby boy squashing a blue Ombre cake smash cake positioned on a rustic crate. A chalkboard bunting with the words ONE is tied to the front of the crate. Two natural tree stumps topped with white glowing lanterns add to the magic of a first birthday milestone.
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Smiling one year old baby boy with sparkling blue eyes enjoying a splash and play in a warm bubble bath after a fun cake smash photography session. Sitting in a rustic galvanized wash tub, he holds onto the edges playfully. Beautiful redwood trees highlight an outdoor nature background. Captured by Bronwyn Parsons Photography, an award-winning Canberra Photographer specializing in cake smash photography.
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Studio Cake Smash

My Favorite Studio Cake Smash Sessions

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Where the wild things are themed first birthday cake smash photoshoot, Canberra, captured in a photography studio by Bronwyn Parsons Photography. This image features a happy baby boy crawling through a fully demolished, heavily iced cake.
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Canberra Studio Cake Smash Photography captured by Bronwyn Parsons Photography. This image features a baby boy enjoying a first birthday cake smash and is styled with a simple beige background with a white, light blue and silver balloon garland. A blue Ombre rosette buttercream cake is on the ground in front of the boy who is wearing blue jeans and suspenders. His joyful smiling face and hands are covered in icing.
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Where the wild things are themed first birthday cake smash photoshoot, Canberra, captured in a photography studio by Bronwyn Parsons Photography. This image features a smiling baby boy with a heavily iced cake in front of him and icing on his hands.
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Canberra Studio Cake Smash Photography captured by Bronwyn Parsons Photography. This image features a baby boy splashing in a rustic style galvanized bath tub filled with bubble bath after finishing his first birthday cake smash. The background is a simple beige backdrop with a white, light blue, and silver balloon garland.
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Where the wild things are themed first birthday cake smash studio photoshoot, captured by Canberra Cake Smash Photographer, Bronwyn Parsons. This image features a smiling one-year-old baby boy touching a heavily iced cake dressed in a themed outfit.
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Canberra Cake Smash Photography captured in studio by Bronwyn Parsons Photography. This image features a very excited one-year-old holding a wooden spoon tipping over a blue ombre cake smash cake. The background is a simple beige backdrop with a white, light blue, and silver balloon garland. The baby boy is wearing an adorable cake smash outfit with blue bloomers and matching bow tie.
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First birthday cake smash studio photoshoot, captured by Canberra Cake Smash Photographer, Bronwyn Parsons. This image features a smiling one-year-old baby boy with a heavily iced cake and a themed background in the style of Where the Wild Things Are.
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Cake Smash Photography session captured by Bronwyn Parsons Photography. This image features a baby boy splashing in a rustic style galvanized bath tub filled with bubble bath after finishing his first birthday cake smash. The background is a simple beige backdrop with a white, light blue, and silver balloon garland.
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Adorable close up photograph of baby boy enjoying a cake smash photography session, captured in studio by Bronwyn Parsons Photography. A baby boy is holding a spoon smothered in buttercream icing to his mouth. His little face and hands are covered in blue icing. A beautiful balloon garland featuring blue, white, silver and gold balloons is featured in the background.
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Timeless studio cake smash captured by Canberra Cake Smash Photographer, Bronwyn Parsons Photography. This image features a boy lying on his back, feet facing towards the camera to emphasize the little details of icing on his feet and chubby baby legs. Blue, white and silver balloons are in the background. The remnants of a fully demolished blue Ombre cake are visible to the side.
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Timeless first birthday cake smash photography session captured in studio by Bronwyn Parsons Photography. This image features the smiling gaze of a beautiful baby boy with prominent blue eyes wearing a blue polka dot bow tie. The baby boy has some cake crumbs around his mouth. Blue and White floating balloons can be seen in the background.
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Timeless studio cake smash captured by Canberra Cake Smash Photographer, Bronwyn Parsons Photography. This image features an adorable baby boy sitting next to a blue Ombre cake smash cake waiting to demolish it. Blue, white and silver balloons are fixed to a beige background behind the baby. The boy is wearing an adorable cake smash outfit featuring light blue bloomers, white suspenders and matching blue tie.
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Canberra Cake Smash Photographer, Bronwyn Parsons captures a beautiful up close portrait of a baby girl's face covered in white icing. The girl is photographed in a studio and is wearing a pearl necklace and a hair halo. Soft pink and white balloons can be seen floating in the background, emphasizing a timeless cake smash aesthetic.
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Canberra cake smash photography featuring crawling icing covered baby girl wearing pink tutu. The baby girl is pictured next to the base of a giant cupcake cake smash cake, with the top section balanced on her back. She is surrounded by pastel pink and white balloons. A neutral pastel polka dot background creates a timeless aesthetic. Captured by Bronwyn Parsons Photography in Canberra
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Cake smash photography Canberra, captured in studio by Bronwyn Parsons Photography. This image features a baby girl after a fun cake smash session enjoying a splash and play in a bubble bath. The baby girl has lots of bubbles all over her and is beaming with joy. Pink and white helium balloons are floating in the background against a soft white and pastel polka dot background.
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Cake smash photography Canberra, captured in studio by Bronwyn Parsons Photography. This image features a baby girl clapping her hands with excitement when she sees her cake smash cake in front of her. The cake is a giant white rosette buttercream giant cupcake cake featuring light purple butterfly toppers and a light purple base. Pastel purple and white helium balloons are floating in the background against a soft white and pastel polka dot background emphasizing a classic cake smash aesthetic.
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Cake smash photography Canberra, captured in studio by Bronwyn Parsons Photography. This image features a baby girl during a cake smash photoshoot, hanging upside down in a Spider-Man-like pose with her head touching a cake smash cake. She has a cheeky grin with her little tongue poking out. . The cake is a giant white rosette buttercream giant cupcake with a light purple base. The cake appears partially demolished with crumbs and icing on the ground, and the baby girl's hands. Pastel purple and white helium balloons are floating in the background against a soft white and pastel polka dot background emphasizing a classic cake smash aesthetic.
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Cake smash photography Canberra, captured in studio by Bronwyn Parsons Photography. This image features a baby girl during a cake smash photoshoot with her tongue poking out and funny expression looking at her hands covered in buttercream icing. She is sitting on the floor with a rosette buttercream iced giant cupcake featuring butterfly toppers and light purple base. The cake appears partially demolished with crumbs and icing on the ground, and the baby girl's hands. Pastel purple and white helium balloons are floating in the background against a soft white and pastel polka dot background emphasizing a classic cake smash aesthetic.
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Cake smash photography Canberra, captured in studio by Bronwyn Parsons Photography. This image features a close-up of a baby girl's facial expression during pre-cake smash photos. She has a curious smile on her face and has both her hands on her head. Pastel purple and white helium balloons are floating in the background against a soft white and pastel polka dot background emphasizing a classic cake smash aesthetic.
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Cake smash photography Canberra, captured in studio by Bronwyn Parsons Photography. This image features a smiling baby girl wearing a light purple tutu touching a white buttercream rosette style giant cupcake featuring pastel purple butterfly toppers and fondant number one cake topper. Pastel purple and white helium balloons are floating in the background against a soft white and pastel polka dot background emphasizing a classic cake smash aesthetic
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Cake Smash Photography Canberra, captured in studio by Bronwyn Parsons Photography. This image features a baby boy completely covered in dark blue icing, wearing an adorable navy cake smash outfit with red polka dots and matching tie. The boy is rolling his tummy on a balloon like a fit ball. The background features a geometric blue backdrop with red and blue balloons. A fully demolished giant cupcake cake smash cake can be seen in the foreground.
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Canberra Cake Smash Photography by Bronwyn Parsons Photography of First Birthday Baby Boy during a studio cake smash. This image features a light blue geometric background, red and blue helium balloons. A baby boy is lying on his back with a partially demolished cake resting on his tummy. He appears to be enjoying himself and is covered in dark blue icing. The boy is wearing an adorable cake smash outfit featuring blue bloomers, suspenders, and bow tie with red polka-dots.
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Canberra Cake Smash Photography captured in studio by Bronwyn Parsons Photography. This image features a timeless plain light blue geometric background with red and blue floating balloons. A baby boy with a joyful smile in a galvanized rustic round tub filled with bubble bath. He is splashing in the bath and has bubbles on his head.
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Canberra Cake Smash Photography by Bronwyn Parsons Photography featuring a Baby Boy during a studio cake smash. This image features a light blue geometric background, red and blue helium balloons. A baby boy is touching a heavily iced blue and red giant cupcake featuring red stars and a number one cake topper. He appears to be enjoying himself and has blue icing on his hands and face. The boy is wearing an adorable cake smash outfit featuring blue bloomers, suspenders, and bow tie with red polka-dots.
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Cake Smash Photography Canberra, captured in studio by Bronwyn Parsons Photography. This image features a timeless plain light blue geometric background with red and blue floating balloons. A baby boy is enjoying a bubble bath in a galvanized rustic round tub. He is leaning over the tub and has bubbles on his head.

Cake Smash Photography Session Information

FAQ

Cake makers often book out early, so we recommend securing your booking at least 8 weeks in advance. If you are purchasing a custom-made outfit, be sure to account for the supplier’s production and shipping times. Our delivery timeframe for digital images (excluding prints) is up to 3 weeks. Please keep these timelines in mind when scheduling your canberra cake smash photography booking.

Rustic outdoor cake smash sessions are held in one of two pre-set Canberra-based outdoor locations that have been carefully selected to produce soft filtered backlight.  Studio cake smash sessions are held in my residential-detached studio located in Kambah, A.C.T.  

  • All those things that happen in the background. My time designing, running around picking up supplies, sculpting balloon garlands, setting up, cleaning up, retouching, uploading your gallery, replying to emails, and chatting by phone – just to name a few!  A lot of time goes into bringing everything together for your baby’s special moment.
  • My experience and time at the shoot – point and click right? In seriousness, there’s a bit more to it than that.. how long do you have?
  • Design Questionnaire – A quick and easy form to capture your chosen color theme and a few fun details about your little star.
  • Session Guide – A handy PDF packed with tips and tricks to further help you prepare for the big day.
  • Pre-Shoot Phone Consultation –  Let’s chat! A 30-minute call to answer your questions and ensure you’re fully prepared.
  • Photos included –  Pre-smash portraits – sweet smiles before the mess;  Action shots – cake-smashing fun in full swing; Bubble bath fun – splashy shots and a quick clean-up!
  • Cake ($80 each) –  Giant cupcake with white chocolate base and light rosette buttercream icing or round smash cake with light-tinted rosette buttercream icing.  The cake supplied is determined by cake maker availability.  Need to reschedule? A cake reorder fee of $80 will apply if the cake maker has already purchased ingredients or has made the cake.  
  • Decor –   A neutral solid backdrop and a real (not printed!) balloon garland in pre-set color combos.  Timeless and tasteful. 
  • Splash & Play Bubble Bath –   End with a splash! Babies LOVE our warm bubble bath—perfect for playful shots and a quick clean-up.
  • Online Private Gallery  –  Download your selected photos in a private online gallery—enjoy the convenience of no in-person appointments.  
  • (20) 7″ x 5″ loose colour prints (approximately 3-4 weeks processing and shipping).  Collection from the studio by appointment. 
  • All those things that happen in the background. My time picking up supplies, traveling, lugging and setting up, cleaning up, retouching, uploading your gallery, replying to emails, and chatting by phone – just to name a few!  A lot of time goes into bringing everything together for your baby’s special moment.
  • My experience and time at the shoot – point and click right? In seriousness, there’s a bit more to it than that.. how long do you have?
  • Design Questionnaire – A quick and easy form and a few fun details about your little star.
  • Session Guide – A handy PDF packed with tips and tricks to further help you prepare for the big day.
  • Pre-Shoot Phone Consultation –  Let’s chat! A 30-minute call to answer your questions and ensure you’re fully prepared.
  • Photos included –  Single family group photo – 5 minutes tops so we don’t eat into your baby’s happy limit, Pre-smash portraits – sweet smiles before the mess;  Action shots – cake-smashing fun in full swing; Bubble bath fun – splashy shots and a quick clean-up!
  • Client supplies the cake, alternatively for $80 extra a Giant cupcake with a white chocolate base and light rosette buttercream icing or a round smash cake with light-tinted rosette buttercream icing can be arranged for you.  The style of cake supplied is determined by cake maker availability.  Need to reschedule? A cake reorder fee of $80 will apply if the cake maker has already purchased ingredients or has made the cake.  
  • Decor –  pre-set rustic crate, two lanterns and bunting
  • Splash & Play Bubble Bath –   End with a splash! Babies LOVE our warm bubble bath—perfect for playful shots and a quick clean-up.
  • Online Private Gallery  –  Download your selected photos in a private online gallery—enjoy the convenience of no in-person appointments.
  • Cake included for and additional fee of $80 or supply your own

When you arrive,  I will take a slow approach with your baby.  I won’t acknowledge your baby or make eye contact with them at all.  We will all sit on the ground together and chat, rolling a ball back and forth.  I’ll then take a photo of both parents pulling silly faces, and show it to you all.  This shows your baby that It’s ok that I’m present and a camera won’t hurt them.  The aim is to have your baby initiate interaction rather than forcing my presence on them. I will play with them for a short period and then transition them to the set-up. Once they are comfortable, I will start taking photographs.   If your baby is very anxious about new people, please let me know ahead of time so I can adapt my approach. 

Most babies prefer to play with the cake rather than eat it.  Some babies prefer not to touch the cake at all and instead drum on it with a spoon.  Some prefer to eat hidden favorite snacks on the ground behind the cake or pull hidden objects out of the cake.  All babies love the splash and play. 

There’s a fair bit of staging behind the scenes and breaks for the baby.  Studio babies play in small bursts, then crawl off-set, randomly explore, and do yoga moves with balloons. They need to be redirected multiple times. Parents can expect to be handling a fully buttercream-smothered baby, assisting with breaking the cake apart and staging a few shots.  Pro tip –  bring a change of clothes, especially if you need to go somewhere after the shoot!  

Before the session, introduce your baby to the wonders of buttercream icing with two generously frosted cupcakes. Here’s the plan: Have a parent sit down (on the floor like your baby will be doing) and play with one cupcake—dip those fingers into the icing, get a little messy, sniff, taste, and squish it up! Meanwhile, leave the second cupcake untouched for your baby to explore when ready.

The goal is for your baby to watch a parent undertake this activity, get curious, and dive in at their own pace. No need to push their hands into the cake or smear icing on them— it’s very important to let them decide if and when they’re ready to join the fun. If they’re unsure, give it a few days and try again. You may need to repeat it over several days.  

I recommend cutting tags off clothing and letting your baby wear it before the session.  Avoid birthday hats with elastic, they stay on for a nanosecond before a baby stretches the elastic and snaps it painfully on their skin, then we have tears.  Avoid putting things in your child’s hair or fussing with their hair during the session unless they are used to it.  Don’t bring multiple outfits, outfit changes cause tears.  

  • Sippy cup of water & bottle 

  • Change mat & towel

  • Extra nappies & wipes for clean faces and hands

  • Zip-lock bag for the messy cake smash outfit

  • Going-home outfit for your little star and change of clothes for yourselves 

  • A snack your baby loves that can be hidden in the back of the cake

Hair and outfit – Dress your baby and style their hair before you arrive. This helps avoid tears and associating the experience with something negative. Let’s keep the session fun and stress-free for your baby from the start.  

Toys – Please do not bring toys unless you want them featured in your photographs. 

I hear this question a lot! So, let me share something with you—I’m a proud mother of two autistic children.  I’ve guided my little ones through public meltdowns, navigated shutdowns, and learned to let go of judgment. What matters most is meeting their needs. I’m never embarrassed, and you shouldn’t be either. You’re doing an incredible job—I see you!

Let’s talk about babies and their Velcro stage. You know the one—when Mum is their whole world and everyone else is highly suspicious. Add in teething, bright lights, a new place, and a camera-wielding stranger making silly noises. Suddenly, this fun little adventure feels pretty overwhelming from their tiny perspective!

But here’s the secret: Trust the process. Be flexible with expectations. Babies are unpredictable—sometimes they’ll flip from frowns to giggles in a heartbeat. And that’s okay!

If your baby is heading in the direction of a meltdown, we’ll pause. I’ll dim the lights, lower the noise, and create a calm, cozy space. We’ll clean their hands, offer a drink, let Mum give a squishy hug, and slow things down. Then, we’ll reintroduce the fun with a wooden spoon to drum on the cake instead of squishing.  If the cake is a big no for your baby, let’s remove it, play with balloons and blow bubbles instead. 

Here’s the truth:

  • Most babies cry at some point during the session.
  • Most won’t eat the cake (they’d rather play with it or drum on it!)
  • Most babies find the studio more interesting than the cake.  Bring a change of clothes, you’ll be repositioning them multiple times, while the opposite can be said for outdoor shoots. 
  • I can’t promise your baby will smile or make eye contact in every photograph

But guess what? In my ten years of photographing babies, I’ve never met a single one who didn’t love the bubble bath finale. 

So, breathe easy. Melt-downs, messes, and mayhem? All part of the magic. And trust me—we’ll capture every bit of it beautifully.

  1. Fill out our easy booking form to get started!
  2. Check your email and schedule a quick chat
  3. Secure your spot by paying the session fee, e-signing the terms & conditions, and completing a short planning questionnaire.
  4. Once everything is set, you’ll receive your booking confirmation along with the session prep guide and details for your pre-shoot consultation. 

Within three weeks after your shoot (a little longer if public holidays fall during that time), you’ll have access to a private online gallery to view and select your images. These images will be shown in low resolution with a watermark for your selection. Once you’ve made your choices and shared them with me, you’ll receive a download pin. The gallery will stay active for two weeks. If your package includes prints, or if you’ve added prints, please allow up to three weeks for them to be professionally printed. If you need your images by a specific date, be sure to account for processing times.  Please note: we are closed for Christmas and New Year, any sessions shot less than three weeks before December will not be delivered until the second week of January. 

Need your images by a specific date? Please plan and factor in these timeframes when booking.

Get ready for a smashing good time! Our cake smash packages feature a delightful giant cupcake with a white chocolate base, fluffy vanilla cake, and creamy buttercream icing.  To ensure your little one’s safety, please introduce them to cake and buttercream icing multiple times before the session to check for any allergies. If this hasn’t been done, I won’t be able to provide a cake and will kindly ask you to bring one instead. 

If your little one has any allergies to common cake ingredients like eggs, milk, or gluten, please let me know in advance— I’m happy to work with you to find a suitable alternative.  

Please also let me know if your baby has any skin sensitivities to regular bubble bath mixtures. 

A cake smash photography session is a full sensory experience, combining sticky textures on little hands with an unfamiliar setting, bright studio lights, new sounds, smells, and a stranger behind the camera. It also comes with a perception of touching, eating, and making a mess with cake—something babies rarely actually do or see their families doing. Proper preparation is essential for a successful cake smash photography shoot. 

In baby development, the fight, flight, and freeze response is a key function of the central nervous system (CNS), helping infants react to unfamiliar or overwhelming situations. Babies are born with an immature nervous system, and their ability to regulate stress responses develops over time.

  • Fight: A baby might cry, arch their back, or push away when overstimulated.
  • Flight: Turning their head, looking away, or attempting to move away.
  • Freeze: Becoming still, wide-eyed, or zoning out in response to stress.

Understanding these responses can help caregivers create a comforting environment, especially in new experiences like cake smash photography, where some babies may initially feel unsure due to unfamiliar sights, people, sounds, and textures.   Parents can assist by participating in and gradually exposing a baby to messy, sticky, tactile play with cooled mashed potatoes leading up to the session. 

  • Choose adorable plain bloomers for that classic, sweet vibe.
  • Go for suspenders with plain shorts or suspenders with plain bloomers for an irresistibly vintage look.
  • Pick sleeveless rompers, frilled rompers, flutter rompers or short overalls.  Plain linen or cotton creates a timeless look. 
  • Match the outfit with the cake or balloons to create a seamless look.
  • Avoid busy patterns this takes the focus off the star of the show and will date
  • Pro Tip: Don’t forget to pack a going-home outfit — a mess everywhere is guaranteed! 

Our Studio Cake Smash Package includes (20) 5×7″ loose color prints to cherish those adorable, frosting-filled moments. (Please note: Rustic cake smash sessions do not include prints.)

Looking for more ways to showcase your favorites? We offer custom wall art, loose prints, matted prints, and enlargements—completely optional and available for purchase if you’d like to add something special.

No awkward sales pitches or pushy appointments here! You’re in control. If you’d like guidance on sizing or product recommendations that fit your style and budget, we’re happy to help—only if you ask.

We offer fine art print enlargements, timber clear lid display boxes containing fine art prints in acid-free mount boards, floating premium metal wall mounts, floating acrylic wall mounts, traditional framed fine art prints, photo collages, and fine art cotton canvas stretched over a hardwood frame.

A session fee is a non-refundable retainer paid at the time of booking.  It’s included in the pricing above and not an additional fee. The retainer covers all pre-shoot work, including emails, administrative tasks, consultation, planning, purchasing consumables, and setting up. These amounts are non-refundable in the event of a cancellation. If you need to reschedule due to illness, we can accommodate a change with at least 24 hours’ notice, however, a fee of $80 applies to re-order the cake.  Please note that additional rescheduling requests will be treated as cancellations, as we reserve your session time exclusively for you and forego income by not booking other families in your spot. 

Family photos are not included in our studio cake smash, due to the backdrop being scaled to a baby and the time involved in capturing family photos. 

Immediate family including siblings are welcome to attend Rustic Outdoor Cake Smash sessions but please don’t bring an audience beyond this.  While we’d love to have siblings attend Studio Cake Smash Sessions, there is limited space and in my experience, too many people moving around and calling out leads to your child not interacting with the cake, staring up toward the ceiling, and not looking in the direction of the camera.  

A print release provides the artists permission to reproduce digital images in printed form.  A print release does not transfer copyright or provide permission to modify images.

We put in hours of planning, designing, and sprinkling our special artistic magic on your photos. Just like other pro photographers, we don’t hand out raw, unedited files. We like to keep a little of that magic under wraps

I’d love to offer a discount, but my camera is only set to capture full-price smiles!  um, in seriousness the time spent photographing is just a small part of the whole experience—there’s a lot more that happens behind the scenes. As with any business, there are ongoing costs involved in providing a service, and while it might seem like we just press a button, there’s so much more to it. On average, a photographer spends around 8 hours preparing, editing, and handling everything from admin to marketing, accounting, sourcing props, and responding to inquiries.  We also price according to experience.  As a sole trader with a family to support, I’m unable to adjust pricing. Thank you for understanding and thank you for booking your canberra cake smash photography session.