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BASED IN IRWIN, PA
serving the Pittsburgh, PA area
CONTENT CREATOR & PHOTOGRAPHER
Would you take your small children to a halloween event at your local amusement park?Well, the good news is, with Kennywood Park’s Phantom Fall Fest – you can! Starting last year, Kennywood Park has transformed it’s “Fright Nights” into Phantom Fall Fest. The park is now open during the day on weekends so that families...
We love Busch Gardens Williamsburg – the park is absolutely beautiful, the rides are top-notch, and you simply cannot go wrong with the food! The park is magnificently landscaped and with all of the trees, even on super hot days, the park seems cooler simply because of all the shade.The shows are mind-blowingly good (our...
Kings Dominion in Doswell Virginia is one of the most beautiful Cedar Fair parks. And in 2022, they opened a brand new (re-themed) section of their park: Jungle X-Pedition, featuring Tumbili – a 4D Free Spin roller coaster. Now here’s the deal: we are roller coaster enthusiasts – we LOVE roller coasters.But we are (kind...
A few weeks ago, Derrick and I were given the amazing opportunity to do something a little bit different – to put aside our love of heights and embrace our love of speed – and visit one of the World’s Greatest Indoor Karting Facilities. Three Rivers Karting is located in Leetsdale, PA – just outside...
We seem to have horribly bad luck when it comes to planning theme park trips and heat waves.I get it: in the summer, it is hot.But it seems like we are really good at planning trips over the hottest of the hot heat waves (complete with “heat advisories” and everything). Regardless: going to Silver Dollar...
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!