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I get to work with a lot of cake smash themes and I’m always so excited to see what parents come up with. Eli’s mom let me know that he loves any Italian food, but especially pizza. Of course we had to do a pizza themed cake smash session!

Our set featured all the yummy things you’d find on a pizza- lots of real veggies, cooking utensils, and a pizza shop backdrop. It’s a good thing all of the veggies were edible! It took Eli a little bit to warm up to the idea of cake, but he was all about the tomatoes and peppers! He’s my kind of kid, he also really loved the bread.

Pizza themed cake smash photo of a baby boy in a chef costume, eating a tomato. He is sitting beside a pile of broken up cake. The backdrop is brick, with a red and white striped awning and a white wooden door on either side.

Eli’s cake was made by my friends at Aileen’s Cake Decor (check them out in Midtown Pueblo if you ever need a cake!) and it looked just like a deep dish pizza! Eli liked eating it, but he really loved trying to pick it up. He almost made it too, and the grown ups in the room were cracking up!

Pizza themed cake smash photo of a baby boy in a chef costume. He's in front of a brick backdrop, with a red awning and white doors. He's trying to lift a cake that looks like a deep dish pizza.

Did you know cakes aren’t just for picking up or eating? They’re the perfect cozy spot to sit too! Eli scooted right up to his cake until he was almost sitting on it.
Pizza themed cake smash photo of a baby boy in a chef suit, sitting on top of a cake that looks like a pizza. In the background is a brick backdrop, with a red and white striped awning.

To wrap up our pizza themed cake smash, we put Eli in the tub for some splash photos.
Pizza themed cake smash photo of a baby boy. He is sitting in a white baby tub, in front of a brick backdrop. There is a red awning above him, with a white wooden door on either side.

What a great cake smash theme, and a such a happy little guy! This one was so much fun!

Looking for a cake smash photographer for your baby’s first birthday photos? K.D. Elise Photography serves Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Canon City and the surrounding areas. Join us in the studio for a session full of smashing, splashing, laughing and fun! Click here to send us a message, or here to view more cake smashes.

It’s no secret that cake smashes are some of my favorite sessions! I love getting to celebrate baby’s first birthday, and create a really fun session at the same time. Cake smashes let me get creative with set design too. Every year I have a Cake Smash Bucket List. These are themes that I’m really excited to bring to life, and they’re offered at a $50 discount. Sessions booked as part of this promotion also receive a free digital slideshow.

This year, there’s a little something for everyone on the cake smash bucket list. From construction, to spaghetti and nautical to princess I’ve got a wide range of themes open for discounted bookings.

Just one catch- once a bucket list session is done the first time it’s off the bucket list. These special sessions will book up quick!

If you’d like to claim one of the themes, just send me a message through the contact form. Don’t worry, you can book now to reserve your spot and the discount and hold your session at a later date.

As always, all cake smash sessions include:
-First birthday portraits before the cake smash
-The cake smash itself
-Splash photos in a baby sized clawfoot bathtub
-A professionally made cake from Aileen’s Cake Decor in Pueblo
K.D. Elise Photography's 2020 cake smash bucket list sessions. List includes: trains, happy sharks, detective, teddy bear, neutral boho, nautical, princess, firemen, construction, spaghetti, rubber ducky and peaches and cream.

A Fun Pizza Themed Cake Smash Session

2020 Cake Smash Bucket List