BASED IN IRWIN, PA
serving the Pittsburgh, PA area
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY
ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY
One of the things I did immediately in the days following Braelynn’s birth was sit down & write out her birth story – every detail I could possibly remember (that was still super fresh in my mind) of the beginning of her story. I choose to handwrite her story and it filled something like 13...
I won’t lie, this is probably my favorite blog post of the entire year. It makes the crazy challenge of taking weekly photos of a Black Lab & toddler totally worth it! And challenge it is! As this posts, I have taken a whopping 233 Abby’s Saturday photos. TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THREE. That’s kind of insane...
Well, here’s a statement I’m not 100% emotionally or mentally prepared to make but is somehow true: Today, my tiny little baby boy is one month old. How a whole month has sped by since our Leander Roxas entered the world is beyond me. The time has simply vanished (I’m sure the holidays being in...
In 2018 I photographed 18 amazing weddings!! (How crazy is that? 18 in ’18? I never realized that until just now!) To me, that number is not only a huge accomplishment because, it’s the most weddings I have ever photographed in a wedding season, but it’s a huge accomplishment because, for 15 of those 18 weddings, I...
Family Portrait by Ellen at Lasting Memories by Ellen. Merry Christmas!! From our family to yours – hoping your day is filled to the brim with magic, sparkle, and utter delight! Love, Kara, Derrick, Braelynn, & Leander
Hi! I'm Kara!
Welcome to my blog!
I am a full time engagement & wedding photographer based in Irwin, PA & I love to write!
I blog about 3 main topics:
•the beautiful love stories that I capture with my camera
•our adventures visiting different amusement parks for my husband's YouTube channel
•and the every day, crazy life as a family of 4.
I'm so thankful you've found your way here!
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Ahhh cliff hanger!!! Soooo my water did the same thing and I was like “I can’t believe I’m so incontinent.” Then it hit me what was happening. 😂
[…] if you missed Part 1 – make sure you go back and catch up […]
[…] I wrote out Leander’s entire birth story on my blog this past week! You can go back & read it here & here (it’s 2 parts because it’s pretty […]
[…] I spent last night reading back thru Leander’s birth story, his one & two year birthday posts & let’s just say, Mama had quite the moment. My […]
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