Be prepared to adore this Chicago engagement session! I met Jessica and Corey at a coffee shop for their consult and connected with them instantly. We originally planned to shoot their engagement session locally until Jessica suggested we shoot in Chicago. Um, yes, please! I currently have to couples living in Chicago but planning their […]

Like most couples, Leah + Bryant were a little nervous as we started shooting their spring downtown Chicago engagement session. We couldn’t have asked for a prettier spring afternoon as we got started at the Chicago Riverwalk near the Du Sable Bridge. If I’m being honest, it too me a minute to get my bearings, […]

Lauren and Leif are planning their Michigan wedding while living and working in Chicago. When we talked engagement session, I was praying for an opportunity to present itself so that I could shoot it in Chicago. And voila! I was off to Chicago to shoot a wedding with one of my favorite wedding photographers and […]

A fall Meadow Brook engagement session wrapped in the setting sun in Rochester, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson top-rated Rochester wedding photographer. Building a strong friendship and having lots of fun together are essential for a lasting romantic relationship, Danielle and Devin have this in abundance! I recently met them for their Meadow Brook engagement, […]

Romantic spring Lincoln Park engagement photos at the conservatory and zoo in Downtown Chicago, Illinois provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Chicago engagement and wedding photographer. How they met… Daniel received a prompt from his dating app for a ‘mutual connection’, clicks the profile, then hands the phone to his friend and says ‘what do you […]

Heritage Park engagement photos in Farmington Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Metro Detroit wedding photographer, and her team. Their style… I always prep my couples for their engagement shoots with tips on hair, makeup, outfits, etc. The goal is to choose a location that resonates with you on a personal level. Then add outfits […]

Summer engagement photos in Ann Arbor, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Ann Arbor engagement and wedding photographer. I tried something new with Laura and Jared toward the end of their session. I asked each of them to think of something the other has done that they are really proud of. After a few minutes, […]

You could say I have fully embraced engagement season this time around. Danielle, Ryan and I stood in blizzard conditions on the rooftop of a parking garage in Detroit for their snow Detroit engagement session… and I thought it was fun! I met Danielle and her mom initially at her consult and later met Ryan […]

A classic black and white black tie winter Planterra wedding in West Bloomfield, Michigan provided by top-rated Detroit wedding photographer, Kari Dawson and her team. A Love Story Years in the Making Anthony and Idaly’s love story is the kind that feels written in the stars. Their journey began in middle school, where Idaly briefly […]