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BASED IN IRWIN, PA
serving the Pittsburgh, PA area
CONTENT CREATOR & PHOTOGRAPHER
Mike went all out when he was planning how he was going to propose to Miranda. While some guys do candles & chocolate & roses, Mike took Miranda on a vacation. And not just any vacation, but the best kind of vacation: they went to Miami Beach. Mike knew he wanted to pop the question on...
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!
[…] wedding – so if you’ve been reading my blog for a while, she might seem a tiny bit familiar! Mike & Miranda’s wedding was so much fun & I absolutely cannot wait to see them & their families again this fall for […]
[…] the deal with this cake: it was made by Colleen’s Mom. Having photographed Colleen’s sister, Miranda’s, wedding last summer & witnessing just how insanely fast her cake got scarfed up (again, made […]
[…] weddings (way back in 2017)!But here’s where the “it’s a small world” part comes in: it was a wedding I photographed in North Eastern Pennsylvania (when Derrick & I lived up at the opposite end of the state). This bride-to-be is actually from […]