124. How To Be Awesome At Birthday Smash Cakes

<p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode is all about smash cakes!!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lindsay sets up a little photo shoot for each kid on or around their birthday with a smash cake.  It makes for the best memories and cutest photos!</span></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here are some of the topics she covers:</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">🎂 Pick a theme that they like</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">🎂 Have cake made or make it yourself</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">🎂 Set-up a backdrop for it</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">🎂 Plan to shoot it or hire someone to do it</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you are local!  Contact Greg Loza- my photographer!</span></p> <p><span style= "font-weight: 400;">greg@belleamiestudios.com</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">🎂 Lighting is key</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">🎂 You can start anytime- don’t have to start from birth!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">🎂 Save the rest of the cake for the family singing at night - repurpose!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">🎂 It’s so fun to see what they do at each age- dig in or cautious etc!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">🎂 Make it fun!  Have surprise elements</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">🎂 Get your essentials in first</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">🎂 Bribery works!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">🎂 Consider involving the family in the pictures</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">🎂 Don’t show the actual cake until the moment of</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">🎂 Let it happen naturally!!</span></p>