I STILL HAVE OPENINGS FOR 1-2 WINTER '26/'27 WEDDINGS & MY 2027 CALENDAR IS OPEN & FILLING FAST! LET'S CHAT SOON!
BASED IN IRWIN, PA
serving the Pittsburgh, PA area
CONTENT CREATOR & PHOTOGRAPHER
Ranee and John’s story began all the way back in high school, when they attended Greensburg Central Catholic together in the 1980s. They dated for about two years before Ranee broke things off (something John still enjoys teasing her about all these years later.) From there, life took them in completely different directions: they both...
Not many brides and grooms get the opportunity to do it all twice. After exchanging vows during an intimate beach ceremony in North Carolina surrounded by their closest family, Maddy and Ben returned home to Pennsylvania to celebrate their marriage with the people who couldn’t be there. For Maddy, that meant getting dressed up for...
And – we’ve finally come to the end! Last but not least – WEDDINGS! I’ve talked about this at length before, but my business is evolving.I’m no longer “just” a wedding photographer – I’m a wedding content creator as well. And the more my business changes and I split my time between both photography and...
If you’d like to see my business and brand evolve over the last 13+ years, just look down through my yearly “behind the scenes” blog posts – because, WHEW! What a ride! This started as a fun experiment (did I even have photos of myself working as a wedding photographer?) And let’s be honest: I...
It was a random, semi-warm Friday evening in March, when Nate suggested he and Tai’Asia go for a walk around Bushy Run Battlefield in Harrison City. To Tai’Asia, this sounded like any other date-night, but to Nate, this date was purposeful.Precisely 11 months in the rear-view-mirror, Nate and Tai’Asia had met in a Sheetz parking...
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!