Zoe, John and Austin's family portrait photography
Zoe was a bridesmaid for her close friend, Sadie, when she got married in September last year. Sadie rang us to order a portrait gift certificate for Zoe, her hubby John and their baby boy Austin. This was Sadie's wonderful and unique bridesmaid gift to Zoe and we were very happy to finally get to meet the family when they came into the studio, having chatted to Zoe a couple of times over the phone to discuss ideas prior to the shoot. After taking some family photographs of everyone together, it was over to Austin who is such a pleasant, happy baby. We were looking forward to the finale to this baby portrait session very much, as Zoe had come up with the idea of a "trash the cake" shoot and as Austin loves chocolate, we knew this would make for some great images. We don't think Austin could quite believe his eyes when a whole chocolate cake was presented to him and surprisingly he did need a bit of encouragement to dive in! Who cares about the mess when you get images like these? As the cake was demolished, Zoe and John started to realise just how difficult it would be to clean Austin up afterwards - even the best baby wipes are no match for a baby absolutely covered from head to toe in chocolate cake, but a quick dip in the studio sink, followed by a rub down in a fluffy yellow towel and Austin was as clean as a whistle! A fantastic family, a gorgeous baby and a fun filled photo session.
