Gone are the days of balloons. If your baby is having a birthday, there's only one way to celebrate: with a cake smash. The craze started overseas in the US, and over the past few years, parents across the world have been joining in. A cake smash is where a one-year-old gets very messy with a cake and a professional photographer captures the moment.

Having browsed pinterest, parents might want to add a lot of props which can make the kid go grumpy. But the beauty lies in keeping things simple, letting the kid enjoy the moment and  that's when the most of the candid pictures can be captured with ease.