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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...
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 –...
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...
The first weekend of June was a REALLY BIG DEAL.Let me explain. My husband has been obsessed with roller coasters ever since he was a little boy. In fact, we joke about it now, but 13 years ago, on the day we met, one of the very first questions Derrick asked me was if I...
Okay, so if you’ve followed me for any length of time, you’ve probably figured out that in the warmer months, we do a lot of traveling – traveling specifically to ride roller coasters. I’ve written about our story at length before, but in a nutshell: I’m married to a roller coaster enthusiast. In fact, one...
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!
[…] 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 […]