How do you take the most beautiful baby photos on your baby’s first birthday?

Useful tips

A photo of your baby in a birthday setting

You can take this photo on the morning of the birthday itself or well in advance. A photo of your baby in a birthday setting is great for the invitation card, as a thank you card afterward, or in a frame for grandpa or grandma.

The night before your baby’s first birthday

Take a baby photo just after your baby has fallen asleep the night before their first birthday. Later, you can add the caption: “Last night they fell asleep soundly, and tomorrow they’ll wake up as a one-year-old!” This is a fun baby photo to repeat every year.

The birthday decorations

Take a photo of the birthday decorations before all the guests arrive. From the moment the first guest arrives, you’ll have a million other things on your mind. Before you know it, your beautiful decorations will be a mess of your baby’s first birthday celebration. So take the photo or photos of the birthday decorations beforehand.

The food at your baby’s first birthday

If you’ve had a beautiful cake made or perhaps baked special cupcakes, take a picture of it before the guests arrive. If you wait until later, there’s a chance there will only be crumbs left to capture.

Your baby with their parents

Take a baby photo of you, your loved one, and your baby. You can have this photo taken beforehand or during the day. Don’t underestimate it; in the hustle and bustle of organizing, this baby photo is easily forgotten. Afterwards, this is a great photo to relive the joy and feeling of your baby’s first birthday.

First Birthday Cake Smash Baby Photos

You don’t want to miss every moment of this American tradition in your baby’s first birthday photos. It’s that one moment when you let go of your maternal instincts and don’t want to show your baby how to handle food. You let your baby do what they want and make a happy mess of the birthday cake. Make sure a friend is nearby who knows how to take beautiful baby photos so you can join in if you’d like.

Washing your baby’s Cake Smash chaos

Don’t miss a few baby photos from the bath or shower after the Cake Smash. A photo of your baby covered in cake in a bath is great to look back on later.

Your baby holding their own ultrasound photo

This baby photo will remind you of the wonderful moments from your baby’s first year and will immediately show you how much your baby has grown in that first year.

Your baby’s first birthday gifts

Take a few baby photos of your baby opening their gifts. The look of excitement on your baby’s face is priceless, and it’s always fun to look back on everything your baby received on their first birthday.

Your baby’s due date at the end of the day

Take a baby photo of your baby at the end of their first birthday. This photo is a great way to bring the story you’re telling to a close with your baby’s first birthday photos.

Besides the moments mentioned above, take plenty of snapshots and try to include all your guests in the photos. This will help you remember everyone you shared your baby’s special first birthday with when you look back on your baby photos later. And it often makes the perfect thank-you card to send to your guests afterward.