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
The biggest news of the week: our Christmas Tree is UP. It has lights on it, but no ornaments until after Leander’s birthday (that’s our rule). It’s so good to have it standing there glowing on these cold dark mornings & early nights – I love it. Speaking of Christmas – I’ve officially started Christmas...
This was not the photo I had planned on or envisioned taking today. I actually took a completely different photo (I’ll save that for another week). But before I put my camera away, I was just snapping a few candid moments & this organically happened (and I melted into a puddle on the floor). We...
How about this craziness: Leander sat down like this (in this photo), all by himself.So, a little background: I try to take a mix of Abby’s Saturday photos of the kids + Abby, and Abby by herself (after all, this whole thing started as a focus on my pup!) Last week, I posted a photo...
Welcome to my FAVORITE blog post of the entire year!!It’s the Abby’s Saturday BLOOPER blog post! Cue the confetti – yayyyy! So, let me give a tiny bit of background: once upon a time, before we had children – I looked around for a way to consistently practice & grow my photography skills. Thankfully, our...
Welcome to one of the toughest weeks of the year – and no, I’m not talking about the election – I’m talking about being a parent & surviving thru the change that is Daylight Savings Time. We changed the clocks back last weekend & so instead of waking up every morning around 6:30am, Braelynn has...
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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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!