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BASED IN IRWIN, PA
serving the Pittsburgh, PA area
CONTENT CREATOR & PHOTOGRAPHER
Camryn and Caleb officially met in 2019, when Camryn was nearing the end of her time at Duquesne University, where she was studying pharmacy and playing volleyball. Around that same time, she joined a CrossFit gym where Caleb happened to be one of the coaches. Their relationship didn’t begin with some dramatic first date or...
When I first talked with Lauren and Mike before their wedding, I had one of those “wait – WHAT?!” moments when Lauren told me she was originally from “a super small town in the middle-of-nowhere-Pennsylvania”. I said: “I’ve lived in some middle-of-nowhere-Pennsylvania towns – where exactly are you from?” to which she replied: Wyalusing, Pennsylvania....
This past Saturday, Lily and Jonah got married in the yard where Lily grew up. Not a venue built to look like someone’s backyard. Not a rented property dressed up for the day. The actual house. The actual yard. Even the bedroom where Lily got ready day in and day out, and now, for her...
Not many brides and grooms get the opportunity to do it all twice. After exchanging vows during an intimate beach ceremony in North Carolina surrounded by their closest family, Maddy and Ben returned home to Pennsylvania to celebrate their marriage with the people who couldn’t be there. For Maddy, that meant getting dressed up for...
Rena and Corey met in high school – but before you plop them into the “high school sweethearts” category, allow me to emphasize: they met in high school. Rena was only in 9th grade when Corey was a senior, but if you peel back the pages of time, that is in fact when they met....
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!