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Pastel Pink and White Cake Smash | Rhode Island Cake Smash Photographer

When your baby turns one, the entire family has reached a huge milestone! You’ve made it through the first year as parents (whether you’re a new parent or not, congrats to you!!) and your baby has grown so much! Cake smashes are the perfect time to photograph your one year old, their new milestones, and […]

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May 19, 2022

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Photographing Your Child | Planning Milestone Portraits

Capturing newborn and milestone portraits for your baby’s first year is one of the best ways to document all of the changes that happen as they grow. But sometimes clients wonder when the best times are for sessions. And, what happens after your babies turn a year old? Today, we’re talking about the most ideal […]

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March 3, 2021

Happy Birthday Niko! | Cake Smash Portrait Session | Exeter, Rhode Island

We have known Niko’s mom, Jamie for a long time – since high school. We were so excited when she called the studio to ask us to take Niko’s one year Cake Smash Portraits! Mom has a Mickey Mouse themed birthday party planned for later this month for the little guy, so of course she […]

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June 12, 2017

Gabriella is One! | Cake Smash Portrait Session | Exeter, Rhode Island

Pink, Gold and Sparkle!  Throw in one sweet little beauty and you have yourself a fun cake smash!  Sheryl and Greg have been a part of the “Sara Zarrella Photography Family” for a long time.  We’ve done their engagement session, a boudoir session, and their wedding at Belle Mer in Newport, Rhode Island. They’ve rented […]

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June 7, 2017

Nolen’s One Year Cake Smash Portrait

Nolen’s One Year Cake Smash Portrait Red, yellow and blue, a cake, and a cutie pie! What do you get? Nolen’s one year cake smash! Nolen celebrated his birthday over the weekend and had his first taste of cake. During the session at our studio, he had his second taste. However, he preferred to eat the banana that we were […]

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April 27, 2017

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