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BASED IN IRWIN, PA

serving the Pittsburgh, PA area

CONTENT CREATOR & PHOTOGRAPHER

Abby’s Saturday // One Hundred Forty-Six

Black Lab in Irwin, PA Looking Out the Window

Highlight of the Week

We are back from vacation y’all! Omigoodness, we seriously had the most marvelous time away down in San Antonio, Texas – I cannot wait to write all about it. I have a little more work to do to pull everything together, but our entire vacation recap will be on my blog on Tuesday! We did so much, spent a lot of quality time with Derrick’s family (that I’ve “met” but not really met), soaked up a little too much sun, and simply enjoyed every single moment of being away. It was incredible! And, we’re already ready to head out again – where should we go next?

Yes, This Happened

  • So, I will write about our debacle getting home at length in my vacation recap post, but in a nutshell: we should have arrived home around 9:30pm on Monday night. Instead, we had a 7+ hour delay and didn’t get home until 5:30am Tuesday morning. It turns out, staying up all night in an airport terminal & on a plane heading home is not quite as easy as it sounds. I’m not sure if we’ve fully recovered yet! We spent most of the day Tuesday & Wednesday just completely discombobulated, struggling to pull our brains out of the fog. It was just a little bit crazy.
  • Braelynn has really struggled with going on the potty since we’ve come home. I hear that’s normal – is it? While we were away, we packed a pack of pull-ups and since we were on the go most days, we felt like that was the smartest option. Well, I think she got a little lazy after a week in pull-ups and we’ve had multiple accidents every day since we’ve come home. Hopefully, that turns around soon!

Feeling Blessed

Wedding season officially begins today!! I’m second-shooting for my sister Ellen & it’s going to be an amazing day (rain, cold temps, and all!) I have more weddings planned this season than I ever have before & it’s so so exciting!! It’s also a bit intimidating, but I’m confident the systems & workflows I’ve built into my business over the last 2 years will carry me thru (without me pulling all of my hair out). I’m really looking forward to this 2017 season & I cannot wait to get back into the swing of celebrating & documenting amazing wedding days!!

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Hi Im Kara Abbey a Wedding Photographer in Irwin PA

Hi! I'm Kara!

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I'm a Pittsburgh-based wedding photographer and wedding content creator with a love for storytelling, both on wedding days and beyond.

I've been part of the wedding industry since 2009, documenting 250+ wedding days and helping couples preserve the moments, big and small, that make their day uniquely theirs.

When I'm not working a wedding, you'll probably find me creating videos for my personal YouTube channel, The Adventuring Abbeys, where my family and I share our love of amusement parks, roller coasters, and travel.

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Kara Abbey is based in Irwin, Pennsylvania and regularly works in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area, but she has her passport and is available for travel worldwide!