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BASED IN IRWIN, PA
serving the Pittsburgh, PA area
CONTENT CREATOR & PHOTOGRAPHER
This is an overview of our full, fun day at Busch Gardens Williamsburg as a family of 4 in the spring of 2025. Busch Gardens Williamsburg was the final stop of our “big spring vacation” – and we almost chopped it from the line-up of parks we visited! We were coming home from Florida over...
This is an overview of our full, fun day at Busch Gardens Tampa as a family of 4 in the spring of 2025. Having a hobby of “riding roller coasters” comes with it’s ups and downs (lots of pros and cons) – and one of the blaring cons is that you cannot control what rides...
Apparently, we only visit Universal property on a whim. At the very beginning of 2022, with Velocicaster as the brand-spanking new kid on the block, Derrick and I found ourselves desperate to get to Florida and ride this new roller coaster. So, on a whim in February, we booked a weekend flight down to Orlando...
Whenever we visit Florida, Sea World Orlando is always on our list of “MUST VISIT” amusement parks – because it truly is one of the best there is! We love everything about Sea World Orlando: the roller coasters are top notch (seriously, Manta and Mako are two of my FAVORITES and I could marathon them...
This is our AMAZING (best day ever!) day spent visiting Universal Studio’s BRAND NEW theme park: Epic Universe in Orlando, Florida. We visited on the very last day of the park’s “preview” event (before the official grand opening) and this is the story of our incredible day. We had had this particular week-long trip to...
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!