It's a Minnie Mouse Birthday! One Year / Cake Smash Session | Manhattan, Kansas | Professional Photographer | Stacey Zoll Photography

Woo! I'm a bit behind on my blogging.. but better late than never, right?!? Gotta love holiday season! Here's some photos from a fun one year birthday / cake smash session in my studio that I did with a Minnie Mouse fan! Her whole session was SO adorable, from her yellow Minnie Mouse socks, to the cake, to her custom Minnie dress! Good luck not smiling a little bit at this one!

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Stacey Zoll is a photographer based in Manhattan, Kansas that serves the surrounding areas of the Flint Hills, including Fort Riley, Junction City, Wamego, Saint George, Kansas City, Salina, and other surrounding areas!  Wedding service areas include Kansas City, Topeka, Wichita, Salina, Abilene, and other areas of Northeast Kansas and Southwest Missouri.  SZP also offers services for Glamour / Boudoir, Maternity, Newborn, Cake Smash, Seniors and more!

Images included on blog are a lower quality than what the client actually receives.

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Cake Smash! Miss A's One Year Birthday! | Manhattan, Kansas | Professional Photographer | Stacey Zoll Photography

Miss A recently celebrated her first birthday with a once-in-a-lifetime cake smash session!  Her Mom went with a "wild thang" theme and dressed her in an animal print onesie with coordinating hair bow and tutu! A little bit of pink was added to the backdrop for some girly color.  She really enjoyed her cake making it extremely hard to narrow down which images to include in this blog! I will contain myself, however, and manage to choose just a few.. however difficult it may be!

Want more information about SZP's latest events and upcoming specials? Make sure to follow me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/StaceyZPhotography  or on Pinterest at http://www.pinterest.com/staceyzollphoto/ !

Stacey Zoll is a photographer based in Manhattan, Kansas that serves the surrounding areas of the Flint Hills, including Fort Riley, Junction City, Wamego, Saint George, Kansas City, Salina, and other surrounding areas!  Wedding service areas include Kansas City, Topeka, Wichita, Salina, Abilene, and other areas of Northeast Kansas and Southwest Missouri.  SZP also offers services for Glamour / Boudoir, Maternity, Newborn, Cake Smash, Seniors and more!

Images included on blog are a lower quality than what the client actually receives.

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Let's Have Some Cake! Cake Smash Photography | Manhattan, KS Photographer

I. LOVE. CAKE. SMASH! I realized I have yet to share some Cake Smash photos and thought I would remedy that.  Cake Smash is, after all, one of my favorite sessions to do.  Something about watching a child timidly eat a cake while giving Mom the "Are you sure this is ok?" look just never gets old! I love the bright colors, the fun, and the candid-ness (that probably isn't a word..) of these sessions.  Children do the darndest things when we get to just let them do their thing!   I have done a cake smash with a 2 year old as well and learned that the first year truly is the best time since the idea of eating on their own, and CAKE for that matter, is such a unique experience to them.  After all, you spent the first year just teaching them how to eat off of a spoon, sit up, stand, maybe walk... and this just shows just how much they grow in that first 365 days.  And to top it off.. you have awesome photos to remember the occasion and show your child's future girlfriends/boyfriends. ;)  Feel free to bring a spare piece for the photographer.. I often drool my way through these sessions, particularly during the editing process! LOL

Cake Smash sessions can be done indoors in my studio or outdoors.

Please note images that appear on this blog are of a lower quality than what is actually provided to clients.

This is an example of the 12x12" Collage offered by SZP. The colors are customizable and are designed to match your child's birthday colors.  If you book a Cake Smash during or before August 2013 this collage is given as a Bonus with Any Cake Smash session!

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The picture below is an oldie but a goodie! This was one of the first Cake Smash sessions I ever did so while it would be a little below my standards of today, I still love it!

My New Year's Resolution... Blog.. | Photography | Manhattan , Kansas | Fort Riley | Junction City | Wamego |

Happy 2013!  As I sit here I am being force fed a chocolate chip cookie, a baguette, and a bright green pear (made of plastic of course!), by my 2 year old.  So naturally.. I decide now is the time to stop delaying the inevitable.. it's time to blog.  Blah!  I have not been anxious to add another task to my to-do list.  I haven't been overwhelmed with spare time between cleaning up from vacation, taking care of my daughter/the house/my husband and all that that entails.  (I'm sure one or two of you can relate).  And, on the off chance I do get "spare time", it is mostly spent doing one of the many things I love - photography and all that it entails: reading, editing, ordering, scheduling, looking at accessories I can't afford, making plans in my head, etc.

I haven't had a photo shoot the last couple of weeks because of the holidays, which allowed me to break out my camera and take pictures of my family for a change as we "enjoyed" the snow.  I would be fibbing if I said that I loved snow.  I DO think it is very beautiful, and I can certainly appreciate it when I am inside and don't have to go anywhere.  Unfortunately, I'm not allowed to hibernate for the winter, and my daughter thinks it is fun to play in the snow.  Clearly, she didn't spend 25 years of her life living in Southern California! So we have to put on the snow bibs (ski pants for me), gloves, boots, jackets, and beanies just so we can go outside and make snow angels.  Some of you may think that is a little extreme for going in the front yard.. but it is necessary if I am expected to be outside for more than 5 minutes playing in snow!  I must admit, we did have some fun together, and it was much better than my experience the day before trying to get the car seat out of a vehicle when the doors were frozen shut!  Needless to say,  I am still looking forward to summer!  I do have quite an adorable snow bunny though..

I am a local photographer in Manhattan, Kansas.  I serve Manhattan and the surrounding areas of the Flint Hills including Fort Riley, Junction City, Wamego, St. George, KS.  There is a small travel fee for clients of 20 miles away depending on the location.  I also offer services for Engagement, Wedding, Senior, Newborn, Cake Smash, Family, and Children.

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