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BASED IN IRWIN, PA
serving the Pittsburgh, PA area
CONTENT CREATOR & PHOTOGRAPHER
As someone who has spent the last 15 (almost 16!) years photographing weddings and engagements, I am no stranger to capturing celebrations. But last week, I had the immense honor of photographing my first ever Bat Mitzvah in Pittsburgh and wow, what an incredible celebration! From the moment I walked into the room, you could...
You know it’s a good love story when it starts at McDonalds.However, at the beginning of Bri and Michael’s story, they didn’t know it was a “good” story. In fact, it kind of started off on the wrong foot. While she was in highschool, Bri got a job at McDonalds and Michael was in charge...
When you go off to college, oftentimes your interests and hobbies will determine the community you find yourself in. You typically become fast friends with other students in the same major, with similar pastimes, and beliefs.And that is precisely how Andrew and Lauren met – at college, in a group that brought Catholic students together....
Isn’t it funny how friend-circles work? How they ebb and flow and interconnect and sometimes don’t? That’s how April & Bobby’s story starts – April’s best friend happened to also be Bobby’s best friend – but April and Bobby had never met. That is, until college started and brought April and her best friend to...
Six years ago, Rachel was a clerk at the Carnegie Library in Squirrel Hill.She did all the normal library “things”, like returning books to their proper places on shelves, helping people find books, checking out books for people, and yes, making library cards for new library patrons. And that’s when a tall, slightly quirky, hilarious...
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!
Cara is the absolute magic of capturing every significant minute, every tiny part of the celebration while making herself almost invisible it is a pleasure and honor to have her document Rose’s and our journey.
Cara you are the best!
Hanna Rose’s grandmother