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serving the Pittsburgh, PA area
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This year was the 86th annual Norwin Community Picnic at Idlewild Park & Soakzone. And this year, the organizers of this tremendous event were almost handed a situation that they’ve never had to deal with before. The Picnic is always held (and advertised): rain or shine. Having gone to almost every single Norwin Community Picnic possible...
Every year, on the first Wednesday in August, we head to Idlewild Park & Soak Zone in Ligonier, PA for the annual Norwin Community Picnic. Growing up, I remember counting down the days & not being able to sleep the night before – the anticipation was so great! It was literally one of the highlight of my summers...
Hi! I'm Kara!
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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.
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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!
[…] Wednesday was the Norwin Community Picnic! It was so fun to see just how much Braelynn has grown & matured since the last time we were there! Last year, she wouldn’t go near the princess in Storybook Forest and was super shy to meet Daniel Tiger – this year she chatted with the princess & ran right up to “Danny”! I wrote all about the day & posted a ton of super cute pictures of Braelynn on Thursday – if you missed that post, it’s here! […]
[…] in Kiddieland & she held to that, even after our trip to Busch Gardens! We did go to Idlewild for Community Picnic Day & traveled out to go to Knoebels with the Abbey’s one day – but that was it as far as […]
[…] down memory lane, you can find my past posts about our days at the Norwin Community Picnic here: Idlewild 2018, Idlewild 2017, Idlewild 2016, Idlewild […]
[…] day of the 2018 Norwin Community Picnic arrived – and we all held our breath. We always spend time in the waterpark, and when Nathan […]
[…] days at the Norwin Community Picnic (all held at Idlewild Park and Soakzone) here: Idlewild 2019, Idlewild 2018, Idlewild 2017, Idlewild 2016, Idlewild […]