Newborn & Cake Smash PHOTOGRAPHY Booking Process in Dallas
Your photography experience is designed to feel seamless, guided, and intentionally curated from beginning to end. From your initial inquiry through final delivery, each step is thoughtfully structured to ensure a refined, stress-free process. Below, you’ll find a simple overview of how to reserve your newborn or cake smash session and what to expect along the way. You can also view newborn photography pricing or explore cake smash photography pricing before beginning your inquiry .
The Booking Process
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How to Book Your Newborn or Cake Smash Photography Session in Dallas?
Booking your session is simple, seamless, and fully transparent. Begin by selecting your preferred collection, each thoughtfully designed to include a set number of fully edited, high-resolution images. Every collection includes your session time, creative direction, styling guidance, and professional retouching, delivered through a private online gallery for easy download and sharing.
To get started, submit an inquiry through our contact page or explore session details on the Newborn Photography Dallas and Cake Smash Photograph y Dallas pages to choose the experience that best fits your vision. Once you’re ready to reserve your date, a contract and invoice will be sent over. A non-refundable retainer secures your session: $35 for newborn photography sessions | $125 for cake smash photography sessions. Your retainer is applied toward your total, with the remaining balance due within 48 hours of your scheduled session. All collections are subject to an 8.25% Texas sales tax. Payments are accepted via PayPal or Zelle. Your final gallery will be delivered as high-resolution digital images, ready for download, printing, and sharing. Designed to live beautifully within your home.
Why Are a Set Number of Images Included in Your Newborn & Cake Smash Sessions? Can I Purchase More?
Newborn, and cake smash sessions differ significantly from traditional photoshoots. Working with expectant mothers, newborns, and babies requires a delicate touch, extensive time, precise posing, and utmost patience to craft stunning photos. These sessions are crucial in the artistic creation process, demanding great care and attention to detail. Yes, you might have seen other photographers provide more photos. However, I'd much rather take my time producing clean, crisp, sweet photos of my clients looking radiant, happy and wonderfully posed, than having 100's of images where they don't look comfortable and relaxed. You can purchase additional files at $45.00 per file.
Who Owns the Rights to Your Newborn & Cake Smash Photos?
All images created by Lily Hayes Photography are protected under U.S. copyright law (Title 17), meaning the photographer retains full copyright ownership of every image. As a client, you are granted personal use rights upon booking your session. This allows you to download, print, and share your high-resolution images for personal use, including with family and on social media. Lily Hayes Photography retains the right to use selected images for portfolio display, website content, and marketing purposes—showcasing the artistry and experience of our newborn and cake smash photography in Dallas.
Are You Insured for Newborn & Cake Smash Photography Sessions?
Yes, Lily Hayes Photography is fully insured with both professional and liability coverage. This ensures a safe, secure, and professional experience for every newborn and cake smash photography session. Working with newborns and babies requires not only experience and care, but also proper protection and preparedness. Having comprehensive insurance allows me to focus entirely on creating a calm, guided experience while prioritizing your baby’s safety at all times.
Do I Have Permission to Print & Share Your Newborn or Cake Smash Photos?
Yes, absolutely. Every collection includes a full print release and personal usage rights, giving you the freedom to download, print, and share your newborn or cake smash photos on social media and with loved ones. Your final images are delivered in high-resolution format, ensuring they are suitable for both digital sharing and professional-quality prints—designed to live beautifully within your home. To maintain the true color, clarity, and quality of your images, I recommend printing through a professional lab rather than consumer labs such as Walmart, Target, CVS, or Shutterfly, as these do not accurately reflect the refined editing and detail of your portraits.
Will I Receive "High-Resolution" Newborn & Cake Smash Photos?
Yes, absolutely. Every image delivered by Lily Hayes Photography is provided in high-resolution format, allowing you to print your photos beautifully at larger sizes without limitation. While some photographers provide lower-resolution files (such as 8x10), which can restrict print options, your images are carefully edited and exported at full resolution—suitable for professional-quality prints up to 30x40 and beyond. This ensures your newborn and cake smash photos are not only perfect for sharing online, but also designed to be displayed as statement artwork within your home.
Do You Watermark Your Photos?
No, your final images are delivered without watermarks. Every photograph is professionally edited and presented in a clean, refined format. Allowing your newborn and cake smash photos to be displayed, printed, and shared exactly as they were intended: timeless and unobstructed. Rather than relying on watermarks, Lily Hayes Photography is built on a strong reputation for quality and client experience. Many families discover and return through word-of-mouth referrals, drawn by the elevated, natural style and the care provided throughout each session.
Do You Provide RAW Images (Unedited Files)?
RAW images (such as NEF files) are not delivered, as they are only the starting point in the creative process and are not intended to be viewed or shared in their unedited form. Each image is carefully hand-edited to refine color, tone, lighting, and detail, transforming it into a polished, cohesive final portrait. This editing process is an essential part of the Lily Hayes Photography experience, ensuring your newborn and cake smash photos reflect the clean, timeless, and elevated style you see throughout the portfolio. The final images you receive are fully retouched, high-resolution files that are ready for printing, sharing, and displaying beautifully within your home.
Is There A Discount for Booking A Maternity, Newborn & Cake Smash Photography Session?
Yes, bundled savings are available when booking multiple sessions with Lily Hayes Photography. When you book both your Dallas maternity photography and newborn photography session, you’ll receive added value within your newborn session:
• Complimentary family and sibling portraits (adding 4–6 additional edited images to your mini newborn collection)
• $150 off full newborn session
• $50 off lifestyle newborn sessions
Please note, discounts are only applied to the newborn session (not the maternity collection). If you choose to book a cake smash photography session, an additional $50 discount will be applied to your cake smash collection. There’s no need to reserve this session in advance. Simply reach out when your baby is approaching their first birthday. For availability, I recommend scheduling 2–3 months ahead. Each session is booked separately to keep the process simple and flexible. You’ll receive an individual contract and invoice for each session, with a $35 retainer to secure your date (cake smash sessions require a $125 retainer). The remaining balance is due once services are rendered.
Availability is limited to maintain the level of care and detail each session deserves
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As a Dallas newborn photographer, I specialize in refined newborn and baby photography, along with custom cake smash sessions for growing families. Serving Dallas, Rowlett, Plano, Frisco, McKinney, and surrounding DFW areas, each session is thoughtfully designed to create timeless, softly styled artwork that reflects your baby’s earliest milestones.
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