BASED IN IRWIN, PA
serving the Pittsburgh, PA area
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY
ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY
This past weekend, our home amusement park: Kennywood Park in Pittsburgh, PA opened for the 2025 season! (This is their 127th year of operation – isn’t that amazing?!) And, you know we couldn’t miss opening day! This year, the park opened on April 12th – that’s the earliest the park has opened since 1931! AND...
2024 was the most INCREDIBLE year for our family.We visited a total of 12 different amusement parks, 2 water parks, and visited 12 different states. I will never take for granted the adventures we go on as a family. To think that once upon a time, this all started with Derrick and I meeting –...
Kennywood Park opens for it’s 127th season in just FOUR DAYS! As the park gears up to begin it’s longest season in Kennywood history (running from April 12, 2025 to January 4, 2026!) we were honored to get a sneak peek of all the exciting things coming to the park this year! From the newly...
What even happened to the month of March?I feel like: I blinked and it disappeared.(And I know, that’s what old people say – maybe I’m getting old?) After a month of recurring sickness in February – we arrived in March. Thankfully, no more sickness followed (except poor Derrick – he came down with some week-long...
Leaving Pennsylvania, when it’s COLD and SNOWING and going to Arizona, where it’s warm enough to wear shorts and t-shirts is the ULTIMATE flex. Thankfully, Papa and Nana didn’t move somewhere cold or boring, but they moved to BEAUTIFUL, warm Phoenix, Arizona! We visited them in 2023 – that was our kids’ first time flying...
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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