What is your name?
Kristen Matta
What is your title?
Owner + Photographer
What is your business name?
Blush Baby Photo, LLC
What is your website URL?
👉 www.blushbabyphoto.com
What is your Instagram handle?
@blushbabyphoto
What is your LinkedIn URL?
👉 linkedin.com/in/kristenmatta
How long have you been a Boston Business Women member?
Less than a year
Where are you based? How did you end up there?
Born and raised in Boston! Grew up in Dedham, MA, lived in Natick, MA for 10 years, and now in Ashland, MA. Studio is located in Sherborn, MA.
Tell us more about your company! What do you do and what pushed you to start?
Kristen Matta is the founder and creative director of Blush Baby Photo, creating high-end photography experiences for families and newborns. After a corporate career in art direction (15+ years with brands like T.J. Maxx and HomeGoods), she pursued her passion for photography. Blush Baby Photo goes beyond standard portraiture, offering VIP-level attention to detail and service to each family.
What is your definition of success? How do you know when you’ve reached it?
Success is waking up happy and energized to create and connect each day.
Tell us about your most transformational moment as an entrepreneur.
Every booked session is an honor. Families trust Kristen with their newborns or precious moments, which makes every session transformational and rewarding.
What was one of your biggest challenges in business?
Telling her inner perfectionist to go away!
How do you handle the harder days? The struggles? Those moments when you feel like giving up?
By slowing down, appreciating the small joys, and celebrating positivity in life.
How has being a Boston Business Women Inner Circle member positively influenced your life + business?
Being part of an inspiring, powerful group of women has been beyond motivating.
Tell us about your most proud moment in your career.
Seeing moms tear up during their family portraits is one of Kristen’s proudest moments—it’s a reminder of the impact of her work.
Who is the woman behind your business? What does she like? How does she spend her free time? What does she value?
Kristen loves snuggling her pup Maci, planning girls’ nights, eating with her family, and spending time at photo shoots with beautiful little souls. She values family, friends, and creativity.
What makes you stand out from others in your field? What do you do differently?
Blush Baby Photo provides a highly personalized, concierge-level photography experience, making families feel comfortable and ecstatic with the final results.
Where can we keep up with you? What social media platforms do you use the most?
Instagram