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  • Welcome to my Blog!

    I am so happy you have found my photography blog! My name is Katie Mathews and I am a custom photographer in Wilmington, NC. I specialize in photographing baby bumps and newborns. I also spend a lot of my time photographing families and kids of all ages. I love to meet new people, and most of the time, my clients become friends! At my sessions, we don't say cheese and we don't use fake backgrounds. We have fun and while that's happening, I capture true emotions and expressions!

    Here you will find updates about my business, contests, specials and sneak peeks from photo sessions. In addition, I let you know what's going on in my crazy life. I am married with a son, two dogs and a cat. I also have an adorable niece and two nephews who make appearances on my blog frequently. I update fairly regularly, so you can subscribe via the button on the header or check back often. I absolutely love to receive feedback, so let me know what you think by leaving me a comment or sending me a message via the contact page.

    I hope to hear from you soon! Now sit back, relax and enjoy the view!

Wilmington Children’s Photographer / 2013 Spring Mini Sessions

Here it is..what you’ve all been waiting for.. Spring Mini Session info!  Due to the high volume of newborns we are photographing, I will be doing limited “big kid” and family sessions this year. However I will be offering quarterly mini sessions…. so here’s your chance if you need some updated photos! I asked the other day on facebook if you all wanted indoor or outdoor sessions – it was pretty split down the middle so I decided to offer both! Email me to book your mini (katie@katiemathewsphotography.com)

Wilmington Family Photographer/ 2012 Holiday Cards

Well..it’s that time of year again! I’m wrapping up the holiday photo sessions and now it’s time to pick out your cards! Holiday cards come in packs of 25 and are $45. They are size 5×7, 2-sided and come with envelopes. My print company does a phenomenal job! I’m really excited about this year’s templates…I tried to come up with a variety of colors and styles!  If you want cards, just email me with the card number, the file numbers from your photos and the text you want included. I will send you a proof (to approve) before I order them. Most of the text on the templates can be tweaked if you’d rather it say “Merry Christmas” vs “Happy Holidays” etc. Let me know if you have any questions! As always, you’re also welcome to choose from any of my previous year’s cards.  (The card number is above each card)

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Wilmington, NC Newborn Photographer / Matthews’ Quintuplets

I know I haven’t blogged much lately – hopefully after the first of the year. Things are in full swing at KMP – we’ve moved into our new studio (still getting settled)… we’ve been doing tons of holiday sessions and we’ve had a LOT of newborns! In fact, we had a super special newborn session this weekend…let me tell you about it.

On Sept 6th, Carmen Matthews – along with hubby Mike – gave birth to 5 babies – Quintuplets! Layton, Lorna, Carleigh, Rucker and Eason. 2 girls, 3 boys – all healthy. Here’s an article about them in the local newspaper http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20120926/ARTICLES/120929735

Little Rucker who is just over 5 pounds was just released from the NICU this past week (on Tues) so when we found out his release date, we set up their newborn session for Sat, Nov 3rd! The babies turned 8 weeks this past week but they were born at 34 weeks so if they had made it to their due date (obviously not for 5 babies…haha) that would make them like 2 weeks old. I try to do newborns between 5 and 10 days old..sooo…. we decided to give it a shot.

I had some wonderful and generous vendors who donated hats and headbands (to coordinate) for this special session. I also had an amaaaazing team of volunteers come and help me with the session. Thank you Kellie, Kevin, Mary, Diana, Catherine, Jessica, and Jennifer – I definitely could not have done it without you!!

The session took 7 hours! I had no idea what to expect but I’m thrilled with what we were able to accomplish. My regular assistants will tell you that I am a total stickler for “my baby’s” fingers being in the perfect position and their heads at the right angle, but yesterday I had to let go of some of that. I had to be realistic – this was 5 babies and 5 babies that are older than my regular newborns. Soooo anyways… without further ado.. here they are…

Left to right in birth order… Lorna, Layton, Carleigh, Rucker and Eason

All of these adorable bonnets were made by Jessica at Knitz!

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From left to right… Layton, Lorna, Rucker, Carleigh and Eason. Each one had their own preferences..lol. Some liked tummy time…some not so much and little Rucker, being so tiny, had to be cozy or he cried:-(So we made him warm n cozy! all-5-side-by-side

Next up… just the girls. Heather at Woolywishes made these adorable hats.  Matthews014

Just the fellas…. Rucker, Eason and Layton

Heather at Woolywishes made these as well!

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We decided to do a neutral background so they would all match:)Matthews009Lorna wearing an adorable tie back from Jessica at Knitz

Matthews010Tiny Rucker – but such a strong fighter.

Matthews011Carleigh – also wearing a tie back from Jessica at Knitz 

(she sent 2, we just didn’t get a chance to use it in the same shot on both girls)

Matthews012Finally… Eason… he was my challenge but I looove how this turned out. This hat is from Kristen Mackey at Son Kissed Photography. She is an amazing newborn and family photographer and is right in the middle of her crazy season too. She wanted to send coordinating hats for all 5 babies but was only able to finish up 2 so she sent them anyways – so sweet! I love this color with the green wrap!

Matthews013  I had big plans of getting like 3 or 4 shots of all 5 babies together. Yeah…after 7 hours of very hard work, I’m now thrilled to have gotten 2! haha  This shot took about an hour and a half and it still isn’t as “perfect” as I would usually do w/one baby, but umm..there wasn’t 1 baby…there were 5…so I say it was a success!!:)

All 3 of these hats and 2 headbands were made by Jessica at Knitz. What a sweetheart to send 2 full sets!Matthews002

Finally…Mom and Dad with their beautiful miracle babies!!

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I was absolutely honored to be able to do this session – such an amazing experience. I seriously almost cried when they left even though I was totally exhausted..lol!  Hopefully we can do pics again when they get bigger:)

Sometime in the next few days I’ll share some behind the scenes photos on my fan page at www.facebook.com/katiemathewsphotography

I’d love for you to share this blog post with your friends and family – not too often you see newborn photos of Quintuplets:)And of course…leave some comment love:)

November 4, 2012 - 6:10 pm

Melody Serrano - These are amazing but i have to disagree, your pic of all 5 together IS Perfection! Love, love, love! Wonderful job!

November 4, 2012 - 6:11 pm

Dana - From a fello photographer..,

I love your work, you are truly amazing. The babies are precious and you did a fantastic job photographing them ALL!!

November 4, 2012 - 6:14 pm

Diana B - I think the one of the whole family (all 7 of them!) looks like a magazine shot. Gorgeous! Glad I was able to be a part of such a unique experience. Great job sis :) And congratulations to the wonderful parents!

November 4, 2012 - 6:17 pm

David Balow - Fantastic and beautiful. You are an amazing talent. My best wishes to the parents.

November 4, 2012 - 6:57 pm

Abby - Amazing! Great job!

November 4, 2012 - 9:25 pm

Brandi - Fantastic job! Having just shot triplets a week ago and spending 2+ hours to get two poses (not even exactly what I wanted either lol), I feel your pain.. or at least some of it. But you did a great job and mom and dad are surely thrilled. Congratulations to them on their homeful!

November 5, 2012 - 7:08 pm

Brenda Milam - As I write this note thru tears, I am in awe of the beauty you’ve captured. You are an amazing gifted & talented artist. It was unbelievable to watch you in action on Saturday. Your dedication is unparalleled.
Thank you for this beautiful gift to my daughter & her family.

November 5, 2012 - 10:11 pm

Rebekah - Seriously want to have a baby so you can take pics! And no, this won’t be anytime soon, so you will prob be so famous you will be all booked up!

November 5, 2012 - 10:39 pm

Linda - Lovely photos of this beautiful family! Great job Katie!
(glad I got to spend some time with Diana at the wedding after this…)

November 6, 2012 - 2:09 pm

Kirsten Lee - Amazing!!! Great job. I always get nervous with just one baby let alone 5!!!