Maddox's Lucky Day | Baby's 1st Birthday | Highlands Ranch
DENVER BABY’S 1ST BIRTHDAY & CAKE SMASH SESSION
It’s been a while since I’ve photographed a session that meant this much to me. Kristy has been one of my best friends for more than 30 years since we met in the 6th grade. We’ve done life together and have been through so much more than I could ever write about - really though, some things we said we’d take to the grave ;). She has been a part of almost every middle school and high school memory I can think of and even though we didn’t go away to the same college together or even end up living in the same state, we’ve stayed close and she has become part of my family. When something really wonderful happens (or when something really awful happens) she will forever be one of the first people I call and I’m so grateful to have someone as amazing as her that is always there for me.
When she let me know that she was adopting a baby boy, I could have burst from excitement. I’ve never been so happy to see one of my friends become a mom. Unfortunately, we were in the middle of the pandemic and I had to watch her become a first time mom and see Maddox growing up through Zoom calls and text messages from half way across the country. So when the opportunity for us to be together again finally became a reality, I wanted to make his 1st birthday portrait session extra special with my very first cake smash! Kristy baked the cutest (and most delicious) little cake and I planned a neutral, minimal set up that would keep the focus on Maddox and his precious expressions.
I loved creating these images so much that I’ve decided to make 1st birthday cake smash sessions a regular offering for all of my sweet clients! These sessions include a custom bakery made cake just like the one seen here and access to my baby wardrobe collection including the gorgeous organic chunky sweater that Maddox is wearing from The Simple Folk!
If your little one is headed toward their 1st birthday, let’s chat about how I can capture all this goodness for you too!
Thank you so much for being here! I’m Kami Vanous, founder of Lucky Friday Studios and a leading Colorado maternity, newborn and baby photographer. My beautiful natural light photography studio is located in Centennial, Colorado and I serve clients from all around Denver, Littleton, Ken Caryl Ranch, Centennial, Highlands Ranch, Cherry Hills, Greenwood Village, Lone Tree, Englewood, Castle Rock, Parker and surrounding areas. I have more than 12 years of experience photographing motherhood, babies and young families, and I would love the opportunity to work with you to create something beautiful.
To see more of my work, please spend some time looking through my portfolio. If you are drawn to my art and are looking for a maternity, newborn and baby photographer, I would love to chat about how we can to begin planning your session together to create the images you’ve been dreaming of.
xo - kami
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