Brooke Ramsey Photography: Reese is Turning One!

A year ago, I received a message on Facebook from a new client interested in booking a newborn session. I was a little nervous, because this was my first time going into a client's home whom I didn't know personally, and my first client that was not a referral from friends or family. It was a lot of pressure! I felt like they were my first "real" clients!

Well, let me tell you, it turned out to be a wonderful experience! I have been so blessed to have this sweet little family as repeat clients over the past year, and I absolutely love being able to watch sweet little Reese grow. Reese turns one year old in a few weeks, and I had SO MUCH FUN with her first birthday session! I brought one of my props that I had used at her newborn session to show how much she has grown. Isn't she so stinkin' cute?

Her mom and I discussed a few ideas for her birthday shoot and decided to keep it simple, with some balloons and a little "cake smash" session, as well as incorporating the letters O-N-E to make a cute little series to frame together. Here are a few of the images we got before the cake came out.

She's just the sweetest little thing, and she's full of smiles! She is such a fast crawler, and was curious to check out all of the goodies laying around, so it was a challenge to get her to sit still long enough for a picture! Once we brought out the mini cake, she dug right in. First to go was the candle. It seemed like pink icing was immediately all over her belly and in her hair, before it even got to her mouth! Mom was a good sport and didn't mind (too much) all of the icing that Reese smeared all over the dining room floor!