first birthday photo props

For those of you contemplating a birthday session, here are several fun photo prop ideas. I love the idea of incorporating a small cake and found this sweet bakery in the Twin Cities area. There's nothing like a fun, colorful cake to add to an already sweet image of your little one:

Especially when it is theirs alone to dive into! The above image (and cake!) is from Queen of Cakes located in Edina, Minnesota. (A couple of other bakeries I adore are Woullet Bakery and McHatties.)

Personalized t-shirts or onesies make simple, yet equally adorable photo props. Here are a few of my finds:

You'll find the design above by clicking HERE. And a boy version:

Which you can find by clicking HERE. Bibs and party hats also work well, take this for example:

You'll find the sock monkey bib HERE. If you'd like images that ooze with cuteness, you might want to consider something like this:

You'll find the adorable tutu above (and more!) by clicking HERE. It just doesn't end:

You'll find these fun bodysuits by clicking HERE. And if you're wondering how to best capture all of those precious images from your child's first year, click HERE to learn how to create a user-friendly digital photo book.

Any first birthday ideas of your own to share? I'd love to hear them...