Cecelia’s First Birthday Milestone Session

I am so excited to be able to offer Milestone sessions to my clients. They can choose between a “sitter” or a “first birthday” session. Sitter sessions are usually around 6 months, when a baby can hold their own body weight up and sit on their own, unassisted. First birthday sessions, are styled shoots but do not include cake.

Both of these sessions are 30-40 minutes in length, which is all babies of this age can usually tolerate before getting grumpy. I coordinate with the parents before the session to see what colours / theme they would like and arrange multiple setups for baby before they arrive. I have many props and outfits, but I do suggest parents bring a couple items of their own, to create a unique baby photography session.

I was so excited to be able to photograph baby CC’s first birthday session, having done her newborn photos a year before. For her newborn session, we included this same bamboo basket and flowers, so I wanted to re-create that set-up in a way to showcase how much she had changed in the year.

It is so fun looking back and remembering these little moments, and how special each and every baby is. From their little rolls, to their cheeky smile !