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Tell me the plan
Venue, start time, when the cake comes out, and who matters most in the room. For a cake smash, pick a spot with good window light or a shady patch of grass and tell me the theme.
Kansas City Birthday Party & Cake Smash Photographer
One candle. Every reaction.
First-birthday cake smashes and kids' party coverage across Kansas City — so the parents can be in the photos too.
What I Offer
Birthdays in Kansas City
Parents spend their child's birthday party hosting, and come away with eleven blurry phone photos and none of themselves. I cover the party so you can be in it: the arrivals, the games, the face when the cake comes out, the grandparents watching, and the wrecked, happy aftermath.
First birthdays get their own session. A cake smash runs 45 minutes at your home, a park, or your party venue — I don't have a studio, so you bring the cake and the outfit, and the session costs $275 rather than the $550 Kansas City studios charge with a built set. Family portraits are included, because the one-year-old is rarely the only one worth photographing.
Kichdimna Photography photographs children's birthday parties and first-birthday cake smash sessions across the Kansas City metro: party coverage from $250 for one hour to $350 for two hours, and a $275 cake smash session at your home, a park, or your venue with 25+ edited images and family portraits included. Kansas City cake smash sessions run $250–$550; galleries are delivered within 5–7 business days.
Investment
Packages & Pricing
Every package includes professionally edited images, a private online gallery, and high-resolution digital downloads. Travel within 40 miles of Kansas City is included, and payment plans are available for weddings.
Party Hour
$250
1 Hour of Party Coverage
- 1 hour of coverage
- Candids, the cake moment, and a group photo
- 50+ edited images
- Online gallery
- Digital downloads
Cake Smash
$275
First-Birthday Session
- 45-minute session
- At your home, a park, or your venue
- 25+ edited images
- Family portraits included
- You bring the cake and outfit
- Online gallery (1 year)
Full Party
$350
2 Hours of Party Coverage
- 2 hours of coverage
- Arrivals through cake and presents
- 75+ edited images
- Online gallery (1 year)
- Print release included
How It Works
From inquiry to gallery
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I work the room
Candids first — children forget a camera in about four minutes. The group photo and the cake moment are the only two things I'll organise; everything else is caught as it happens.
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Get your gallery
Professionally edited high-resolution images in a private online gallery within 5–7 business days, with downloads and a print release.
Recent Work
Recent birthdays work
FAQ
Birthdays Questions
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How much does a cake smash session cost in Kansas City?
Kansas City cake smash sessions run about $250–$550. The top of that range is studio sessions that include a designed set, the cake, and an outfit. Kichdimna Photography's cake smash is $275 for 45 minutes at your home, a park, or your venue with 25+ edited images and family portraits included; you provide the cake and outfit.
How much does it cost to photograph a kids' birthday party?
Party coverage is $250 for one hour or $350 for two hours, which covers arrivals through cake and presents. Two-hour party coverage in Kansas City typically runs $300–$450.
Where do you do cake smash sessions?
Your home, a park, or wherever the party is. At home, a room with a big window and a wipe-clean floor is ideal. Outdoors, a shady patch of grass at Loose Park or Shawnee Mission Park works beautifully — and cleanup is easier.
What should we bring for a cake smash?
A small cake — a six-inch smash cake or a large cupcake is plenty — a high chair or blanket, an outfit you're happy to see covered in frosting, a spare outfit, and wipes. A towel and a bottle of water for afterwards. That's all.
Do you photograph parties at venues like trampoline parks and play cafes?
Yes. Indoor venues are darker than they look, which is exactly where professional equipment earns its keep. Let me know the venue and I'll check whether they have any photography rules before the day.
How soon will we get the photos?
Within 5–7 business days, in a private online gallery with high-resolution downloads and a print release.
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