BASED IN IRWIN, PA
serving the Pittsburgh, PA area
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY
ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY
It’s been a while since we’ve visited the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium! Long enough, that Leander did not know what we were talking about when we said: “Let’s go to the zoo!” Needless to say: now he 110% knows what the zoo is and he talks about seeing the elephants and lions and snakes...
The 2022 “roller coaster riding” season has OFFICIALLY begun!*cue the confetti* Last weekend, Derrick & I visited our first theme parks of the 2022 season: Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure! We have never been to these two parks together – the last time I was there was in 2009 (when I was doing the...
It’s time for FEBRUARY FAVORITES! Once upon a time, I used to rush & scramble to pull my favorite images from the past year together in time to post in January. But in 2019, I said: “NAH” and decided it was completely fine to wait until February to post my favorite images – and it...
Well, we can now officially say that in 2021 – we did something we have NEVER done before! As roller coaster enthusiasts – this might come as a surprise, BUT before this past weekend, we have NEVER visited a theme park (outside of our own home park of Kennywood) in the month of December. It’s...
Derrick & I had a lot of grand plans for the year 2020 & while we still had a great year last year, so many of our plans got re-arranged, re-configured, and re-scheduled – into 2021! Which simply means: 2021 was an AMAZING year for The Adventuring Abbeys! Ready for this? In 2021, we drove...
Hi! I'm Kara!
Welcome to my blog!
I am a full time engagement & wedding photographer based in Irwin, PA & I love to write!
I blog about 3 main topics:
•the beautiful love stories that I capture with my camera
•our adventures visiting different amusement parks for my husband's YouTube channel
•and the every day, crazy life as a family of 4.
I'm so thankful you've found your way here!
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[…] day. Leander just kept asking when we were going to see the monkeys (they were one of his favorites at the Zoo from a few weeks ago!) Sorry bud, monkeys don’t live on the […]