Little Sophie is the newest member of this gorgeous family and her brothers and sister were just so excited to cuddle her for their photos.
She was the most placid little poppet, surrounded by all the noise you expect with children, she slept peacefully, only getting restless when the older children left the room and it got too quiet!
I always love capturing older siblings at a session as well as the newborns. It can be a bit of a change for them when a new baby joins the family so I find having some special time just about them is really nice.
As newborn sessions generally run 3-4 hours long, I try to do the older siblings photos done as soon as I can so that they can head off and play with the toys and books available. I find this makes for a more pleasant session for everyone!
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Have you ever considered getting together for a group photo shoot?
You should!
If you are anything like my own mothers group, you guys know each other pretty well. We share every painful bed time, every milestone and every proud mum moment with each other. From introducing solids to our babies first steps, we were there for each other. Concerned which TOG level sleeping bag our babies should be in or when could we sit them in a trolley? First thing we did was to ask each other.
Mothers groups have an amazing bond and what better way to celebrate that bond than to share in a group birthday party and photoshoot?
The best part is that by grouping together, they were able to capture these gorgeous photos and split the session cost, making it really affordable for everyone!
Not only did we capture some gorgeous first birthday portraits of these crazy adorable kids here:
But these guys also decided to do a big cake smash!
Oh. Em. Gee.
6 babies, matching tutus, 3 cakes.
The set was ready, the cakes were waiting.
Every parent had a baby, then we counted down
3.....
2.....
1.....
CHAOS!!!
The cute play was everywhere! Cake was getting smushed, icing eaten, big smiles on all the faces!
Until......
Turns out cake on the ground is not acceptable.
(Just as an aside, try explaining to a 1 year old how cake on the ground is actually not that bad compared to sandpit sand, which we all know they eat the second you're not looking.)
After the tears were settled and once everyone had finished with the cake, we moved on to clean-up - and it was just as fun! I mean, who can pass up a warm soapy bath on a sunny morning at the park?
If you havent had enough of this session yet, here is a video behind the scenes of how it all went down - including that pivotal moment when the yellow cake tumbled!
This has to be one of the biggest, messiest and most fun shoots I have ever done! It was such a joy to document the first birthday of not just one, but 6 little people. So if you have a mothers group and love this idea, get in touch! It doesnt have to be a cake smash, we can do party coverage and some portraits and it would be just as great. Id love to do it all over again!
