Birthday & Cake Smash Session in Chester
As a birthday photographer in Chester, I believe every birthday is worth celebrating — not just the first one. Whether you are planning your baby’s first birthday, a fun cake smash, a birthday photoshoot for an older child, or even a milestone birthday for yourself, I can create a session around you and your ideas.
Birthday photography has changed over the years, and many families are now choosing a more natural, relaxed and timeless style. At Serenade Photography, I offer two different birthday photography styles, so you can choose the look and experience that feels right for you.
Birthday Photography Session Pricing
Natural Cake Smash & First Birthday Portrait Session
A relaxed and beautifully styled natural cake smash session, perfect for celebrating your baby’s birthday with timeless photographs you’ll love for years to come.
The session is created on soft, neutral backgrounds with a classic, natural colour palette of whites, creams, beiges, nudes and warm browns. The styling is kept simple and elegant, allowing your little one to be the focus of every photograph. We can add soft, natural-style balloons to complement the setup, while keeping the overall look clean, timeless and understated.
Your session includes two different setups, giving you a lovely variety of photographs:
Natural Cake Smash Setup
A simple neutral backdrop styled with soft balloons and a beautiful cake. The colours and details are carefully chosen to create a natural, classic look rather than a bright or heavily themed cake smash.
Boho Bed Setup
A cosy boho-style bed setup with soft neutral textures, creating beautiful relaxed portraits before the cake smash. This setup is perfect for capturing your little one sitting, standing, playing and simply being themselves.
You can choose between a regular cake, gluten-free cake or lactose-free cake, depending on your little one’s needs. The cake is styled to complement the neutral colour palette.
There is also time during the session for individual birthday portraits, close-up photographs, little details, natural expressions and playful moments. We can include age-number balloons, simple birthday details and a variety of natural poses, with gentle guidance throughout the session.
Family and sibling photographs can also be included, so your gallery can capture not only the cake smash but the people who make this birthday so special.
This natural cake smash photography session is ideal for first birthdays, baby portraits and milestone photography in Chester and Cheshire, creating a beautiful collection of timeless images without the need for bright colours or elaborate themes.
Special offer
£189
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45 minutes session
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10 images
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Beautiful mess free faux cake and balloons
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Neutral styling in white, beige and soft brown tones
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Option to include a boho-style bed setup
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Simple, timeless images designed to never feel dated
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Baby photos only
Your final edited digital images will be delivered via a private WeTransfer download link within 2–4 weeks after your session, once your images have been carefully edited and prepared.
Standard £339
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Up to 1-hour studio session
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Two natural-style setups including boho bed setup
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Choice of regular, gluten-free or lactose-free cake
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Natural balloons and simple birthday styling
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Optional bubble bath
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Individual baby portraits and cake smash photographs
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Sibling and family portraits included
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12 fully edited high-resolution digital images
Your final edited digital images will be delivered via a private WeTransfer download link within 2–4 weeks after your session, once your images have been carefully edited and prepared.
Basic £239
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1 hour natural cake smash and first birthday session, beautifully styled in soft, neutral tones.
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Natural, timeless styling in whites, creams, beiges, nudes & warm browns
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Two beautiful setups, including the simple natural backdrop and cosy boho bed
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Choice of regular, gluten-free or lactose-free cake
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Natural-style balloons
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Optional bubble bath portraits
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Baby's individual birthday portraits and cake smash photographs
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Sibling and family portraits included
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6 fully edited high-resolution digital images
Your final edited digital images will be delivered via a private WeTransfer download link within 2–4 weeks after your session, once your images have been carefully edited and prepared.
Premium £439
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Up to 1-hour studio session
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Two beautifully styled natural setups including cosy boho bed setup
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Neutral, classic and timeless colour palette
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Choice of regular, gluten-free or lactose-free cake
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Natural-style balloons
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Optional bubble bath portraits
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A variety of individual baby portraits
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Cake smash and playful photographs
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Sibling and family portraits included
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25–35 fully edited high-resolution digital images
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Your final edited digital images will be delivered via a private WeTransfer download link within 2–4 weeks after your session, once your images have been carefully edited and prepared.
Birthday Photography Styles at Serenade Photography Chester
Natural Birthday Photography Session
Natural • Relaxed • Timeless
My Natural Birthday Session is perfect if you love simple, beautiful photographs with a soft and timeless feel. These sessions are more relaxed, using a neutral background, beautiful natural-looking light and minimal styling.
For a child's birthday, we can add a few small decorations, balloons or other details in neutral tones to make the photographs feel special without taking the focus away from your child.
For a first birthday or cake smash, the cake can be a lovely part of the session. I have a beautiful realistic-looking faux cake available in the studio, which gives you the cake-smash look without the mess of a real cake.
And it doesn't have to be cake! If you would like to make the session more personal or fun, we can use cupcakes, doughnuts, fruit or anything else you can think of. I’m always happy to work with your ideas.
You can also add a bubble bath session with bubbles and balloons. This is a lovely way to finish a first birthday or cake smash session and creates beautiful, playful photographs while keeping the overall look soft and timeless.
Family and sibbling photos included.
Fine Art Birthday Photography Session
Creative • Colourful • Artistic
If you love something more colourful, vibrant and playful for your little one's birthday, you can choose my Fine Art Birthday Session.
This is especially popular for first birthday and cake smash photography, where we can create a fun, colourful setup designed especially for your little one.
Your Fine Art session can include different backdrops, colours, props, decorations and styling to create a beautiful birthday scene. If you would like to add a balloon garland or other special decorations, these can also be arranged as part of the setup.
The aim is to create something fun and colourful that feels special to your child's personality and gives you a birthday gallery full of beautiful, playful memories.
Birthday photography for every age
Birthday photography isn't just for babies! Whether you are celebrating your little one's first birthday, your child's next milestone, a teenager's birthday or a special 20th, 30th, 40th, 50th or even 70th birthday, we can create a session to make it feel special.
In the studio, we also have a giant cake prop that can be used for children and adults of different ages. They can sit on it, climb around it and have a little fun while we capture some playful birthday portraits.
We can also add large balloons with their age, creating a fun and personalised way to celebrate another year.
It doesn't have to be a traditional cake smash. Sometimes it's simply about having fun, celebrating their personality and creating photographs that show exactly who they are at that age.
Whether you prefer the simple, natural style or something more colourful and creative, we can create a birthday photoshoot that is personal to you and your family — and gives you photographs you'll love looking back on for years to come.
If you prefer printed photographs rather than digital files, you also have the option to purchase individual images from the selection below.
There is £150 minimium spend.
Please make yourself familiar with Terms & Conditions before booking your session:
***All prices are subject to change without notice ***