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BASED IN IRWIN, PA
serving the Pittsburgh, PA area
CONTENT CREATOR & PHOTOGRAPHER
October is always one of my favorite months – fall is at peak color, the weather is typically beautiful, it’s my birthday month – but this particular October we’ll look back at as a roller coaster.The month had it’s highs and it’s very lowly lows. Let’s start with the highs: Derrick threw me a wonderful...
September always feels like the END of summer.From Labor Day (the un-official end of summer), seeing school buses out and around, all of our favorite amusement parks dropping down to just weekend operations – it’s ROUGH. We even had a few chilly days in the middle of September, leaving us wondering if we were going...
If you watch our August video, you might get the impression that we spent the entire month at Kennywood (we did spend a lot of time there in August, after it felt like we barely visited in July!) August always kicks off with the big Norwin Community Picnic – emceed by my Father. And that...
When I think about the month of July – I feel like the month fell into two (very busy) buckets: •My photography business was BURSTING in July – outside of my usual crazy Octobers (which are always bonkers), it was one of my busiest months EVER. So, I feel like I spent the entire month...
Welcome to our month of BIKE RIDING. It feels like our entire June film is made up of my kids riding their bikes – but that’s honestly because that’s what we spent MOST of the month doing! At the beginning of the month, neither Braelynn or Leander knew had to ride a bike. I got...
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!
[…] it was out!! The look on Leander’s face was complete shock! It was hilarious! (And thankfully, I got it all on video!) I was slightly worried that he would freak out or would be sad, but he was instantly all smiles […]