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
I don’t know about you, but I feel like the holidays sneak up on me faster every year.Don’t get me wrong: I’m ready! I’m excited! Let’s go!But also, does it have to go so fast? I know from past experience that the next few weeks (between Thanksgiving and Christmas) fly by at a pace previously...
October is always my favorite month – I love the summer changing into fall, the beautiful weather and leaves – oh and it’s my birthday month (so you better believe I milk that for all it’s worth!) October is also always a very busy month for my business – surprise! Everyone wants to get married...
Every year since 2021, we have spent a full week in glorious, sunny Florida.And 2025 was no exception. Every year, we tweak our week in Florida, we make micro-adjustments depending on what we – as a family – are looking to get out of our time away. This is one of the things that Derrick...
We aren’t big Halloween people – we don’t do haunts or scare mazes, or almost any Halloween stuff – but we WILL visit Kennywood Park! As our home park, we LOVE that a few years back, Kennywood revamped what was once known as “Fright Nights” to “Phantom Fall Fest” – giving families (and people like...
This is an overview of our full, fun day at Busch Gardens Williamsburg as a family of 4 in the spring of 2025. Busch Gardens Williamsburg was the final stop of our “big spring vacation” – and we almost chopped it from the line-up of parks we visited! We were coming home from Florida over...
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!
Most beautiful ever and yes the most thankful to our Lord