BASED IN IRWIN, PA
serving the Pittsburgh, PA area
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY
ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY
Happy 12th “behind the scenes” blog post. And well, this year’s post is a little bit DIFFERENT.2024 was a weird year for weddings for me (and 2025 is shaping up to be just as strange). I didn’t photograph as many weddings in 2024 as I have in the past.But instead of letting myself get discouraged...
With his fork balanced in his hand, he leaned across the table and smiled at me. “So, how do you like weddings so far?” His eyes twinkled – he obviously loved weddings and had been in the industry for decades. Over the course of our conversation at dinner, he had shared that he had started...
If we’ve seen it once, we’ve seen it a hundred times:Couples making the choice to elope and then promising that they’ll have a celebration with their friends and family later. But here’s the “problem”: life.Once you get married – life sets in. You buy a house, you get a dog, you change jobs, your car...
Something that’s really come to light in the wedding photography community lately is how drastically different wedding photographer’s post-processing styles are. You may have never thought of this before, but consider this:We could line up TEN amazing, talented photographers and allow each of them to take the exact same shot (same subject, same lighting, same...
When I asked Abby how she and Dawson met, she laughed:“It’s kind of a funny story.”Abby would find herself Snapchatting with a friend of her brother’s – and this friend had a friend whom he referred to as “The Hot One” (spoiler alert: Dawson is “The Hot One”). Eventually, the friend shared Dawson’s Snapchat handle...
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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