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BASED IN IRWIN, PA
serving the Pittsburgh, PA area
CONTENT CREATOR & PHOTOGRAPHER
Shannon and Joe’s story starts way back in middle school – when they were just 12 years old sitting in the same math class in their small Ohio hometown. At that age, they were simply friends who knew each other from school. But over time, that familiar face in class slowly turned into something much...
If you want to be technical, Joe and Steffani met while they were in college at St. Vincent College.Steffani was going to school for Chemistry and Education and Joe was going for Finance.They had mutual friend groups and they knew of each other, but that was about it. And then 2020 rolled around.Remember that season...
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...
I chat with a lot of couples about their wedding photography and one of my favorites parts of those conversations is finding out how a couple met. Some stories are intricate roller coaster rides, some stories are goose-bump inducing, and some are simply simple. There is no right or wrong “how we met” story.The origin...
[PART 1] So, I have photographed many different types of “engagement sessions”. I’ve done the traditional ones where I photograph the newly engaged couple – celebrating the short window of time that they are each other’s fiance’s.But, I’ve also done other “strains”: I did an engagement session once that took place after the wedding (the...
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!