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BASED IN IRWIN, PA
serving the Pittsburgh, PA area
CONTENT CREATOR & PHOTOGRAPHER
As last summer began to wind down, we looked at our calendar & realized that we had one last chance for one last roller coaster riding trip. Due to 2020 being such an upside down year in regards to the wedding industry, I had a slow/non-existent spring & summer wedding season, and a packed to...
This is the LAST of the “look back” at 2020 blog posts (I promise).But this one is different. Photos will always be my absolute favorite. There is just something special about a moment, captured in time, frozen in order to be remembered. I love photography & the art that comes with it. I love pictures...
OY – it’s the second week of February already & I still haven’t posted my FAVORITE images from 2020 yet!! You didn’t think I forgot, did you? Believe it or not, I actually had it scheduled this way! I always feel like I have a lot to catch up on with my blog in January,...
When you have season passes to Cedar Fair parks & a free weekend – why not take a drive & go ride some roller coasters? And that’s exactly what we did back in August! 2020 was the year of “spontaneous trips” for our family & I must say: it was so much fun. I had...
Ahhhh, remember when it was summer & even though we had to wear masks, we could go ride roller coasters? Maybe it’s just the crazy-coaster-wife in me coming out, but man do I miss going to amusement parks! During any other “normal” year, we’d still be getting our amusement park “fix” by going to Kennywood’s...
Hi! I'm Kara!
Welcome to my blog!
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.
Around here, you'll find wedding inspiration and behind-the-scenes content, family adventures, amusement park visits, travel stories, and a little bit of everyday life.
I'm so glad you're here!
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LOCATION
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!