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 write very many strictly personal blog posts like I used to. Once upon a time, I blogged about my personal life A LOT because, well, it was the only thing I had to blog about! I was building a business, but didn’t have a lot of it to show off, so I took...
This post was originally published on December 12, 2017 – but it was so much fun to write, that I wanted to repost it for this Christmas season! With Christmas just days away (what?! how did that happen?!) I’ve been thinking a lot about Christmas morning. If there is any day of the year that...
Christmas morning – the most magical culmination of so much preparation and anticipation.If your kids are anything like mine, they are counting down the days until Christmas morning.And, if you’re anything like me, you are working hard to make Christmas morning as magical as possible. Personally, I think that Christmas morning is the most challenging...
For the second year in a row, we were able to drive out to visit Hersheypark during their Christmas event called Christmas Candylane! It’s so much fun to see an amusement park in a totally different way – all decorated up for Christmas and oozing festive cheer! Hersheypark offers an incredible mix of thrills, Christmas-themed...
One of my FAVORITE things that has evolved in the amusement park industry over the last decade or so is the rise of parks staying open for Christmas Events. This isn’t a new concept, in fact, Hersheypark’s Christmas Candylane and Silver Dollar City’s An Old Time Christmas both opened in the late 80’s – but...
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!