Whimsical & Shabby-Chic Birthday Photos | Houston Baby Photographer

Sweet Baby Girl Rachel is turning the big one! Check out highlights from her natural light, outdoor cake smash featuring a shabby-chic and whimsical theme.

1st Birthday Photography in Houston Texas

Good morning to you, friends! Today's blog post previews a recent natural light, outdoors cake smash session in honor of an adorable and vivacious baby girl turning one. First birthday photography is especially sweet, so why not add a cake to make things even sweeter? Ha! This in mind, keep on reading for more details about booking a cake smash, what's included, and how to get in touch.

What Props are provided:

When booking a child or baby session with Sarah Borchgrevink Photography, Sarah provides time, talent, and items that are already in my studio such as rustic crates, quilts, buckets, bowls, tie backs or headbands. In cases in which you're looking for a specific theme, parents bring these items. In this case, Mom brought items from baby girl's nursery, the outfits, and the cake. That way, there are no allergic reactions. I am happy to recommend some really awesome Houston bakers for you, such as El Bolillo, located in central Houston. Parents also bring any balloons they'd like, too. 

I provided the head bands, seen below, and also the rustic barrel. My specialty is posed newborn photography, so the props I typically pull are items that I use with newborns, such as antique an vintage inspired pieces. High chairs, buckets, pails, boxes, crates, etc. Take a look at my studio to see the type of items I have on hand, such as bonnets and adorable head bands you may use, too. 

Please note I do take limited cake smash sessions as my focus is posed newborns; if you are interested in a first birthday session, please considering inquiring in advance so you're able to secure a spot on my calendar. 

This sweet toddler baby girl had such an infectious personality. Despite being in the car for over an hour, she was in fantastic spirits, so full of smiles and personality. When culling her images, I had a huge smile on my face because she simply was such a lovely baby girl. 

The Set Up: Whimsical and Shabby Chic Cake Smash

This set up is themed to reflect little one's birthday party, which was Minnie Mouse. Mom brought most of the decor, such as banners, balloons, cake, etc. I provided the antique high chair, cake stand, and barrel. 

As always, thank you for visiting my blog to see one of the latest sessions I've documented! It's wonderful to see you here and I hope you enjoyed reading about this precious little girl's first birthday photos. Wishing you a great rest of your week!

-Sarah

Sarah Borchgrevink Photography is a Houston Newborn Photographer specializing in gorgeous posed newborn sessions. Her studio is located in Northwest Houston. In addition to breathtaking baby portraiture, Sarah also offers stylish natural light family photography as well as dynamic outdoor maternity sessions for expecting mothers and couples. Sarah joyfully serves the entire Harris and Montgomery county areas including North Houston, Cypress, Tomball, Spring, Jersey Village, The Woodlands, Magnolia, Conroe, Willis, Montgomery, Humble, Kingwood, Porter, New Caney, Waller, Memorial & West Houston, Katy, Fulshear, Sugar Land, Pearland, Hempstead, Richmond, West University, Rice Village and Porter TX. Connect to chat with Sarah today! Please consider booking your session at your earliest convenience in order to secure your appointments on the calendar.

 

What To Wear For Fall Family Photos When It's Hot in the South

You've scheduled your outdoor fall family session but it's in the 90's. Now what?

Fall Inspired Family Photo Clothing: How to Look Festive in the Heat

Hi there! Today's blog post focuses on your Houston Family Photography session and some ideas for fall inspired outfits that beat the heat. If you're from the south, particularly Texas, you may have realized we have two seasons here: hot and hotter. Sometimes we get three seasons aka hot and humid and muggy, lol! I have lived here for almost my entire life and I can attest I've worn shorts and flip flops on Christmas. It's just the way it is. However, you may have also noticed those adorable fall pinterest photos that we all long for. You know, the ones that take place in the Northeastern part of the country that are filled with fall colors, layers, textures, and dare I say snow.

As a mother, for me, the most stressful part of the entire photo process is finding outfits. Even as a professional photographer, I struggle with this, too, because you simply want to look nice, but not overly dressed, particularly if you're doing a rural photo location. Once you've found the perfect photographer, location, and scheduled your date, that's where the "now what?" begins.

Have no fear: while we're not going to have snow during your fall family session, I am here to guide you and help you select outfits that have a fall twist but aren't going to have you sweating buckets. After all, we are southern belles and certainly don't want to glisten too much during our sessions!

Light Layers With Autumnal Tones

One of my favorite outdoor fall color schemes is maroon, brown, cream or navy. These are fantastic because they look classic and timeless. They also allows for light layers so that you're sure to appear like a fall fashionista without too warm. We also know toddlers are in better spirits when they're comfortable, so a light jacket, scarf, or even leg warmers are an adorable way to show texture and layers without melting.

Choose two favorite colors and highlight those

Your accent color can vary from session to session, however, this is typically the brightest color. In this case, the deep maroon (or cranberry if you will) is the main tone in these outfits. As you can see, Dad's checkered shirt, Mom's skirt, little one's bow and tights are all similar in color. This provides cohesion without being too "matchy matchy". Gone are the days where everyone dresses in the same outfit. After all, if everyone wore khaki pants and a red polo, it would like like a Target ad. This is not to say I don't enjoy long walks down every aisle of Target, but for family photos you want everyone to have the main color in their outfit but it be sparingly. This is why little one has the bow in her hair, dad the stripe in his shirt, and Mom the skirt. Coheisve yet not blinding. 

Your Accessories Help Suggest Season

When selecting accessories, keep the season in mind. These images are most probably going to be hung on your walls; they'll be treasured heirlooms passed down from generation to generation. I know, I know: you may not be thinking of your great grandchildren right now, your child is a toddler, but I promise you: these things matter! Your clothing represents who you are. For outdoor family photography in Houston, a stylish pair of boots are a great option! Cowboy boots look dapper on dad, too, if these are a representation of his style. Little ones look adorable in ankle boots, perhaps even with a little burlap or lace bow. You know we love burlap in the south, ha! Seriously: it's adorable, just like mason jars and reclaimed wood. I know: talk Joann and Chip to me and we'll be best friends. What can I say? Ha! Light scarves are nice, too, because they add the accent pop of color I mentioned earlier but do not cause you to have a heat stroke. If you have a little boy, maybe consider a bow tie or even a pair of suspenders! So dapper, timeless, classic, and just fantastic! Truly lovely!

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 Sarah Borchgrevink Photography is a Houston Newborn Photographer specializing in gorgeous posed newborn sessions. Her studio is located in Northwest Harris County. In addition to breathtaking baby portraiture, Sarah also offers stylish natural light family photography as well as dynamic outdoor maternity sessions for expecting mothers and couples. Sarah joyfully serves the entire Harris and Montgomery county areas including Houston, Cypress, Tomball, Spring, The Woodlands, Kingwood, Memorial & West Houston, Katy, Sugar Land, Pearland, Richmond, West University and Rice Village.

This Week In Studio | Sweet Older Siblings & Baby Sister

Specializing in simple, classic and fresh Houston Newborn Photography, Sarah Borchgrevink offers fully inclusive portrait collections, such as sibling images during your session.

Newborn Girl Kelleigh & her sweet older siblings

Greetings! Howdy to you! I'm thrilled you're here on my blog and are interested in reading more information about newborn information at my studio. To begin: welcome! Today's blog post features a sweet cherub named Kelleigh. Mom originally contacted me in the second trimester and booked a petite posed newborn collection for her daughter. This collection does including sibling images as well as family portraits, too. In this particular case, Mom and Dad requested we focus on siblings only and replace parent posing with photos of their little ones. I am happy to be flexible, so for this session, siblings were the star during family.

When baby is born, this is when we chat about the colors you'd like to see in your session. Mom requested a set up to match pink, white, cream and gold since she had special outfits ordered for the sisters. So, for our sibling time together, I pulled a favorite cream flokati rug and used my rustic wood floors. My newborn studio is full of wonderful items you're sure to love! When booking a posed newborn collection, you have full access to my props. If you're interested in reading more about vintage inspired newborn design, feel free to do so. On a fun note, that post will show you more of Kelleigh's posed portion

Here's what Mom had to say about her portraiture experience with Sarah:

We chose Sarah to do the newborn and sibling photos when we added our 5th child. Our children photographed were 7, 4, 2, and newborn. Our 2 year old decided she would not be cooperative during the session, but Sarah was extremely patient while we tried to get our toddler to participate. She was flexible during the whole session and because of that we ended up with beautiful sibling photos.

The newborn session was great. You could tell that Sarah was very experienced with newborns. I LOVED the rich jewel tones colors that Sarah chose for the session. I'm ecstatic with the results and look forward to having these captured moments displayed in my home.

For the sibling portion, we focused on a group image, image of the girls, and then one image of each child with their little sister. I like the sessions to be simple, laid back, and pressure free for parents. Your sibling photos take place at the beginning of your newborn session. You arrive, feed baby, I wrap her one of the many cozy styles I utilize, and then we begin working with the children. I have everything set up and designed in advance so things run smoothly. I completely understand it's a lot of work to get everyone ready for photos. I have three little girls myself (and am having a boy this December!) so it's important you not feel rushed or stressed out at my studio. 

Sarah Borchgrevink Photography is a Houston Newborn Photographer specializing in gorgeous posed newborn sessions. Her studio is located in Northwest Houston. In addition to breathtaking baby portraiture, Sarah also offers stylish natural light family photography as well as dynamic outdoor maternity sessions for expecting mothers and couples. Sarah joyfully serves the entire Harris and Montgomery county areas including North Houston, Cypress, Tomball, Spring, Jersey Village, The Woodlands, Magnolia, Conroe, Willis, Montgomery, Humble, Kingwood, Porter, New Caney, Waller, Memorial & West Houston, Katy, Fulshear, Sugar Land, Pearland, Hempstead, Richmond, West University, Rice Village and Porter TX. Connect to chat with Sarah today! Please consider booking your session at your earliest convenience in order to secure your appointments on the calendar.