BASED IN IRWIN, PA
serving the Pittsburgh, PA area
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY
ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY
Consider this my “standing on a soapbox and shouting to the masses” announcement: Wedding Photography is Expensive. (But, newsflash: It’s always been expensive.) For some reason, while the prices of everything else have gone up over the last 3 years, people seem to expect wedding photography rates to remain the same.(I was talking to Derrick...
Happy 11th “behind the scenes” blog post.At this point, my brain has quit computing the number of years I’ve been at this. When people ask how long I’ve been a photographer and I tell them that I shot my first solo-wedding in 2009 (I was second-shooting and learning the ropes in 2008) and that this...
Since I’ve been a wedding photographer for over 14 years now, I’ve seen a lot of “trends” come and go. From wedding planning, to day-of ideas, to fashion, to color palettes, I’ve seen a lot over the last 14 years. And while some of it has been good (I think we can all agree that...
I originally wrote the skeleton of this post over on my Instagram account, but I felt it so deeply that I decided to expound upon the ideas just a little further and give it a permanent place on my blog. It makes me so sad when I see people complain about their wedding photographers on...
This post was originally published on my blog on March 7, 2019 – this is a topic I see talked about ALL THE TIME though, so I wanted to bring it back with a few little updates! You would probably never go to a restaurant & fail to tip your waitress, right? Even if she...
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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