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serving the Pittsburgh, PA area
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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 –...
The weekend before last, we set off to ride our very first roller coasters of 2021 & what a great weekend it was! Our main objective of this trip was to go to Sesame Place & activate our 2021 Busch Gardens season passes (and boy do we have big plans for those season passes!) I...
With the success of our last family trip touring amusement parks, and with our bravery at an all-time high, we decided to plan another big trip – this time to visit all new parks in New England. It was a little bit of a further drive, but with our Six Flags Memberships in hand, it seemed...
So, if you think that we’re absolutely insane – you might be right. Who in their right mind would take a 4 year old & a 6 month old on an amusement park hopping extravaganza? We would, that’s who: a roller coaster nerd and his Disney World once-upon-a-time Cast Member wife. I’d say, we’re uniquely qualified...
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!
[…] going to Kennywood today, and I’ll be staying home with Leander (after all, I’ve practiced and I’m really good at staying behind while other’s go to amusement parks), I’m still not sure what’s going to happen to lunch tomorrow, but we (most likely) won’t be […]