I STILL HAVE OPENINGS FOR 1-2 WINTER '26/'27 WEDDINGS & MY 2027 CALENDAR IS OPEN & FILLING FAST! LET'S CHAT SOON!
BASED IN IRWIN, PA
serving the Pittsburgh, PA area
CONTENT CREATOR & PHOTOGRAPHER
This past Sunday proved that forecasters can only “predict” the weather and not actually foresee it. Because, it was supposed to rain on Sunday.In fact, all of our weather apps were predicting thunderstorms and rain pretty much all afternoon.But I honestly believe that the intense love between Jenna and Tyler, the love of their family...
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...
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'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!