BASED IN IRWIN, PA
serving the Pittsburgh, PA area
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY
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It has been TEN YEARS since the last time we were at Dorney Park & so we were (obviously) due a trip back.Dorney Park is significant because it’s where Derrick rode his very first “big” roller coaster (the wooden coaster: Thunderhawk). It’s also one of the first amusement parks we went to after we were...
Ahhhh August – the last month of official SUMMER before all the fall stuff (cooler temps, back to school, pumpkins everywhere) descends like an avalanche. The biggest highlight of our month was that Braelynn OFFICIALLY reached 48″ tall & took her first rides on Phantom’s Revenge – a hyper coaster at our home park: Kennywood!She’s...
Carowinds has been at the tippy top of Derrick’s amusement park bucket list for a long LONG time.The park is about 8 hours away from us, so it’s just outside of the “weekend trip” range – and that makes getting there a bit more tricky. We had originally planned to visit Carowinds in 2020 –...
So, my goal has always been to keep these monthly home video compilations to around 5 minutes or less. It’s been a challenge, but mostly I’ve kept to around the 5-6 minute mark (with my longest video [so far] being just over 7 minutes long). Well, July’s video is just shy of 14 minutes long...
For Derrick’s birthday, he wanted to do one thing.(I’ll give you one guess, and if you get it wrong, you go straight to jail – do not pass go, do not collect $200) Did you guess?Yes, he wanted to ride roller coasters.(I know, it’s a big surprise.) Derrick’s birthday was on a Friday this year...
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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[…] slowly catching up on our family vlogs – this week I finished the vlog covering our time at Dorney Park, Sesame Place, and Playland’s Castaway Cove (wow, that trip seems like it was forever […]