I had a blast with Finn at his Fun Timeless Boy Cake Smash Simpsonville SC.

I always tell my cake smash clients that usually your baby won’t cry for either the cake or the bath.   Actually, I say it oppositely: usually your baby won’t cry for both the bath and the cake, but will probably cry for one.  Rarely do they cry for both… but even then I usually get some amazing cuddling relationship images.

Finn was the rare baby who cried for neither cake nor bath.  And he had a blast both smashing his cake and splashing his bath.  It was delightful! I could have watched him play all morning long.

Here’s a few fun videos of the chaos!  Can you believe it?

Finn’s Cake Smash from Melissa Aldrich on Vimeo.

Both mama, Shayla, and I had blue fingers and hands from steering his exuberant self back onto the seamless to make more of a mess.  And in case you doubt how much he enjoyed Christine of Baking Sweet Scents‘ frosting… well here is the full evidence.

Oh my word. I have never had such a gloriously messy roll of seamless paper before.

And then there was the bath. Deep and gloriously full.  Too tempting not to splash.  So Finn splashed. Everywhere!

Until the studio floor looked like this and I had to run and get a heap of our pool towels to clean it up!

So much fun!

We finished our session with some really sweet family portraits as Finn got tired out from all of the activity.

My favorites from this portion are the details.  Light on Finn’s belly button.  This sweet thumb sucking.  It makes my heart burst.

Shayla, thank you for choosing me.  I have so enjoyed getting to know you and do life with you a bit. I’m always amazed and the new friends God brings my way through work.  I’m grateful for you.

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I had a blast photographing Caleb and big brother Porter in this Greenville SC Simple Fun Studio Cake Smash Photography Session.

Porter and Caleb were like peanut butter and jelly. They are the best of friends and wrestling partners. I know this bond is one that mama Christine treasures.

And it was so much fun to photograph their antics. I love how much fun Caleb is clearly having with Porter. Baby brother’s have a special resiliency.

Porter made me laugh so hard with his antics.  He’s just so full of joy. It was easy to see how loved he was and how much delight his parent’s find in him.

Caleb is a total ham. He couldn’t get enough of the me.  He may have even tried to snatch the camera from my hand while enjoying a round of peak a boo!

Christine requested a cactus theme to match Caleb’s room and I loved the unusual request. The understated greens and succulents were so fun together.

Every cake smash session with me includes a simple backdrop like this and a cake from the amazing Baking Sweet Scents.  I love planning the session set with parents.  I also love being told a theme (cactus? boho? ballet? Mickey Mouse?) and creating a surprise for my clients.

After Caleb had a chance to eat cake and Porter had played with his dinosaurs with daddy, Porter joined Caleb in cake destruction.  I actually still have one of these dinosaurs on my desk.  I meant to mail it with Christine’s thank you gift, but forgot.  And everyday it reminds me to pray for these sweet boys.

I like to finish cake smashes with a bubble bath to rinse off and to catch a few more fun images. This progression is perfect!

And, yes, Porter joined Caleb too!  First behind the tub.  Then he jumped in, sending cascades of water all over the studio.  Mama and daddy were freaking out and I was LOVING it.  Look at this perfect joyful naughty face as mama rescued Caleb from being squished.  I was soaked and it was so worth it.

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