Not just proof that your wedding was beautiful. Proof that it was yours.
You're not looking for a photographer who'll pose you into place and chase the perfect shot. You want someone who already knows where to stand. Who reads the room before the room knows it needs reading.
Who holds the day so gently that you forget they're there... until you're looking at the images weeks later, still unable to choose a favorite.
That's what we do.
that RETURN you
to the FEELING
we make images
Kari has been capturing weddings for nearly two decades. Her work has been featured in Carats & Cake, The Knot, Detroit Wedding Magazine, and Junebug Weddings. But the thing her couples remember isn't the accolades. It's how calm the room felt when she walked in.
Karli is her third child and second daughter. On a wedding day she is the quiet infrastructure that keeps everything moving — equipment, coverage, timeline, presence. She doesn't function like a second photographer. She functions like a second lead.
Together, they are rooted in the Midwest and trusted far beyond it.
A mother and daughter. Two leads who have spent years learning how to disappear into a wedding day so you can fully inhabit yours.
meet KARI & KARLI
We believe a wedding should feel like a lived memory, not a curated performance. That the images worth making are the ones that hold both beauty and truth; editorial in eye, honest in soul.
We believe connection outlasts aesthetics. Details matter, and we'll photograph them. But what we're really watching for is the way you look at each other.
The way your grandmother's hand rests in yours. The way joy doesn't announce itself, it just quietly fills the air.
That's the story we're here to tell.
the only trend worth
following is YOURS
as seen on
THE KNOT
craig and marissa COLONY CLUB
METRO DETROIT WEDDINGS
aaron and kristi PLANTERRA
METRO DETROIT WEDDINGS
scott and rachel THE TOWNSEND
THE KNOT
planterra WEDDING
METRO DETROIT WEDDINGS
tony and ashley PRIVATE ESTATE
METRO DETROIT WEDDINGS
michael and bailey SHINOLA
METRO DETROIT WEDDINGS
andrew and abigail LOVETT HALL
THE KNOT
planterra WEDDING
THE KNOT
mark and emily OAKHURST
matthew and randi CCS
JUNEBUG WEDDINGS
peter and marjorie PLANTERRA
METRO DETROIT WEDDINGS
charlie and kayte BAY HARBOR
CARATS + CAKE
the Press
- Jezelle + Perry
"She was real. Although we hired her a year in advance, it felt like she was with us every step of the way. She knows how to get her couples comfortable and be their natural selves. She has a calming presence, and she's able to read the room and the emotions so well. We trusted her completely, and her photographs were beyond our expectations. When we first got our photos back, we couldn't stop going through them again and again. We were immediately brought back to the day and the emotions we felt."
"After meeting Kari, we just knew she was the one
for us."
from past clients
KIND WORDS
- Kaitlyn + Chris
"When we had to postpone, she was the first vendor we contacted for our new date. We couldn't imagine our day without her. Kari has a genuine way of making you feel so special, and we felt that throughout the entire process, from our first meeting through the wedding day. She also saved the day when I had a malfunction with my dress and prevented a full blown bridal meltdown. She truly does it all. Our entire wedding experience would not have been the same without her."
"Choosing Kari was probably the easiest decsion we made."
from past clients
KIND WORDS
- Sarah + Joe
"Having Kari and Karli there was like having another friend standing by our side on our wedding day. They kept our nerves calm, wrangled a bunch of random people, and made sure every little moment was captured. When our album arrived, my husband and I really took time to go through the photos, and it was truly magical what they captured. It brought back so many beautiful and happy memories. There will never be enough words or enough thank yous to this power duo."
"From the moment we talked to Kari, it just felt right."
from past clients
KIND WORDS
You know what you want. You've built a life together that already feels like something. On your wedding day, you don't want to be managed or directed or pulled away from the moment for one more photo.
You want someone who will hold the day quietly and give it back to you — whole, and true, and more beautiful than you expected.
If that's you, we'd love to hear about your wedding.
For the couples
who are ready
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