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
Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, PA (just outside of Pittsburgh) is our “home” amusement park, so we are there A LOT.When the regular season ends and the “off season” officially kicks into gear, we literally don’t know what to do with ourselves on random Tuesday nights (because, if it was summer, we’d probably find ourselves...
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...
The 2024 Roller Coaster Riding Season has officially ARRIVED!(And everyone cheers!) This past weekend, our homepark: Kennywood Park in Pittsburgh, PA opened for the 2024 season! (Their 126th year of operation – isn’t that amazing?!) And, you know we couldn’t miss opening day!It was fabulous in absolutely every way (except for the wind, without the...
THE RAIN COULD NOT KEEP US AWAY! Last week, Kennywood Park invited us out to get a sneak peek of all the updates and improvements they’ve been making on the park over the off-season! And, even though it poured down rain pretty much the entire morning (of course it did: this is Pittsburgh, PA after...
Holiday Lights at Kennywood Park gets better and better every year!!And (unfortunately for us, but fortunately for the park) everyone else in the Pittsburgh area seems to have figured out this “best kept Christmas secret” too. We visited Kennywood Park for OPENING NIGHT of Holiday Lights last weekend and it’s safe to say: we have...
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!