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
Bites & Pints is one of our FAVORITE events that takes place every summer at Kennywood Park. Every year, the event gets bigger and better and it signals to my brain that it’s officially SUMMER. Bites & Pints kicked off over Memorial Day weekend, but since we were in Florida, we missed out on opening...
Growing up, Kennywood Park was a summer-staple for my family. I grew up eating Potato Patch fries, being scared out of my wits on the Pitt Fall, and I was even tall enough to ride Steel Phantom during it’s last operating season. But for me: Kennywood is more than just an amusement park that was...
Kennywood Park’s record breaking roller coaster: Steel Curtain will re-open to the public on Saturday, May 24, 2025! As roller coaster enthusiasts who’s home park is Kennywood Park in Pittsburgh, PA, we have been waiting a VERY long time for Steel Curtain to re-open. After a rocky few years with more days being closed than...
Our first trip of the year is always SO EXCITING!Winters are LONG around here with no roller coasters open and the cold breathing down our necks – it is always so exhilarating for spring to finally creep in and roller coaster season to finally begin again! For our first trip of 2025, we traveled down...
This past weekend, our home amusement park: Kennywood Park in Pittsburgh, PA opened for the 2025 season! (This is their 127th year of operation – isn’t that amazing?!) And, you know we couldn’t miss opening day! This year, the park opened on April 12th – that’s the earliest the park has opened since 1931! AND...
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.
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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!