Refined imagery with emotional depth.
For couples who care as deeply about their people as they do the details.
Who want magazine-worthy photographs without sacrificing what's real.
that RETURN you
to the FEELING
we make images
Kari has been photographing weddings for nearly two decades. Her work has been featured in Carats + Cake, The Knot, Junebug Weddings, and Metro Detroit Weddings. But what her couples say afterward has nothing to do with accolades. It's that she saw things they didn't know were happening until they were holding the photographs.
Karli doesn't function like a second photographer. She functions like a second lead, with her own eye, her own presence, and a depth that surprises people who mistake her warmth for smallness.
What that means on your wedding day is that you are never a subject to us. You are the whole point.
A mother and daughter who show up to your wedding day as two leads with one vision.
meet KARI & KARLI
We believe a wedding should feel like a lived memory, not a curated performance. Editorial in eye, honest in soul.
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 in-between unpredictable moments beyond the big ones.
That's the story we're here to tell.
Present. Artful. Yours.
a wedding that
FEELS like you
as seen on
THE KNOT
METRO DETROIT WEDDINGS
METRO DETROIT WEDDINGS
METRO DETROIT WEDDINGS
METRO DETROIT WEDDINGS
THE KNOT
JUNEBUG WEDDINGS
peter and marjorie PLANTERRA
METRO DETROIT WEDDINGS
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 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 already understands what this day means — and will 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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