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The Smiliest Little One: A First Birthday Cake Smash Session

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Nick and Courtney decided to take Vivi’s first birthday cake smash session outdoors, and it was such a fun way to celebrate this little milestone.

Vivi is quite possibly one of the smiliest babies I’ve ever photographed. She had plenty of those big happy smiles throughout her first year, but then the cake came out... and suddenly, those smiles were a little harder to find.

We still managed to capture some very cute photos of her enjoying her first birthday, along with plenty of sweet family moments.

I’ve had the honour of photographing Nick and Courtney’s journey from their maternity session to Vivi’s newborn photos, and now her first birthday. This session officially completes their Luxury Membership with ECP, which makes it feel like such a special full circle moment.

I truly hope this isn’t the last time I get to photograph this family. I’d love to keep capturing Vivi as she grows and all the family milestones still to come.

  • Family of three posing outdoors in Guelph, Ontario, with parents smiling beside their baby under a large leafy tree. The father holds the baby while the family wears coordinated white shirts and denim jeans in a sunny grassy park.
  • Parents smiling with their baby during a sunny outdoor family session in Guelph, Ontario, surrounded by green grass and leafy trees.
  • Family of three smiling together during an outdoor family photography session in Guelph, Ontario, with Dad holding their baby under a large leafy tree.
  • Outdoor family portrait in Guelph, Ontario, featuring parents and their baby standing together in a sunny grassy park with coordinated white shirts and denim jeans.
  • Happy family of three posing in a grassy park in Guelph, Ontario, with Dad holding their baby and Mom standing beside them in coordinated white and denim outfits.
  • Family with baby enjoying a candid outdoor moment during golden hour, with parents holding the baby’s hands on the grass in Guelph, Ontario.
  • Black and white outdoor family portrait in Guelph, Ontario, featuring a baby standing on grass while holding both parents’ hands. The parents kneel beside the baby, all three smiling at the camera, wearing white tops and denim.
  • Young baby smiling between parents during an outdoor first birthday family session, wearing a white shirt and blue jeans while holding both parents’ hands on a sunny grassy lawn.
  • Young baby smiling between parents during an outdoor first birthday family session, wearing a white shirt and blue jeans while holding both parents’ hands on a sunny grassy lawn.
  • Family of three enjoying an outdoor first birthday photo session in Guelph, Ontario, with dad lifting their baby into the air while mom smiles beside them on a grassy lawn.
  • Baby smiling as mother kisses their cheek during an outdoor family photography session in Guelph, Ontario, with father beside them and green trees softly blurred in the background.
  • Father holding his laughing baby outdoors while mother embraces him from behind during a first birthday family photography session in Guelph, Ontario.
  • Father kissing his baby’s cheek during an outdoor first birthday photography session in Guelph, Ontario, with the baby resting in his arms on a sunny green lawn.
  • Father smiling while holding his laughing baby during an outdoor family photography session in Guelph, Ontario, surrounded by lush green trees and natural sunlight.
  • Mother smiling while holding her smiling baby outdoors in a sunny park during a first birthday family photography session in Guelph, Ontario.
  • Mother laughing while holding her smiling baby outdoors in a sunny park during a first birthday family photography session in Guelph, Ontario.
  • Mother lifting her baby into the air during an outdoor family photography session in Guelph, Ontario, with golden hour sunlight and trees in the background.
  • Family of three sitting on a picnic blanket outdoors during golden hour, with parents wearing matching MOM and DAD baseball caps and their smiling baby in a white polo shirt and jeans.
  • Family of three sitting on a picnic blanket outdoors during golden hour, with parents wearing matching MOM and DAD baseball caps and their smiling baby in a white polo shirt and jeans.
  • Outdoor family portrait in Guelph, Ontario, featuring parents in matching white shirts and MOM and DAD baseball caps holding their smiling baby over Dad’s shoulder in a sunlit park.
  • Smiling baby sitting on a white knit blanket outdoors in Guelph, Ontario, wearing a white shirt and dark blue jeans while holding a plush bunny during a first birthday milestone session.
  • Baby Vivienne sitting barefoot on a white knit blanket on a sunny lawn during an outdoor first birthday milestone session in Guelph, Ontario, wearing a dusty pink sweater with her name embroidered on the front and cuffed blue jeans.
  • Baby sitting in a woven basket on a white blanket in a grassy field, smiling while holding Mom’s hand during an outdoor first birthday session in Guelph, Ontario.
  • Smiling baby sitting in a woven basket on a white blanket during an outdoor birthday photography session in Guelph, Ontario.
  • Baby sitting in a woven basket on a white blanket surrounded by green grass during a first birthday photography session in Guelph, Ontario.
  • Baby tasting the frosting from her first birthday smash cake outdoors in Guelph, Ontario, wearing a white t-shirt and cuffed blue jeans while sitting on a white blanket in the grass during golden hour.
  • Family celebrating a baby’s first birthday with an outdoor cake smash on a picnic blanket, surrounded by tall grass and purple wildflowers during golden hour in Guelph, Ontario.
  • Mother and baby exploring purple wildflowers outdoors during a first birthday photography session in Guelph, Ontario, with the baby holding a small yellow flower.
  • Mother kissing her baby on the cheek while sitting on a grassy lawn during a golden hour outdoor family photography session in Guelph, Ontario.

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