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BASED IN IRWIN, PA
serving the Pittsburgh, PA area
CONTENT CREATOR & PHOTOGRAPHER
When you’re married to a roller coaster enthusiast who’s birthday is in prime-roller-coaster-riding-season, you can bet your bottom dollar that we go ride roller coasters for Derrick’s birthday. We’ve gone to Silver Dollar City and Hersheypark to celebrate Derrick’s big day, but in 2023, we went to “The Roller Coaster Capital of the World” –...
Last Friday, we decided to roll the dice and head to Kennywood Park for their Bites & Pints food festival! It was a slight gamble because it was THUNDERSTORMING when we left our house, but by the time we arrived at the park, the clouds were rolling out and the sun was shining! We LOVE...
Sometimes, we plan trips out months in advance (like when we went to Florida in 2022 or Arizona in 2023), and then sometimes, we plan things a bit more sporadically – which was the case with this trip. We had been tossing around the idea of a spring vacation for a while, but we just...
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay was the last stop on our grand spring vacation of 2023 (yes, over a year ago at this point – my blog is a bit behind). And unfortunately, that’s where the rain and storms caught up with us. We kicked off our day on Busch Gardens property with a visit to...
This still feels like a dream. The fact that on Thursday, Derrick and I got in our car and drove 3 hours out to Sandusky, Ohio for Cedar Point’s last passholder preview event for Top Thrill 2 – how did that even happen?! The night was perfect in every way – gorgeous weather, an electric...
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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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!