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A northern Michigan engagement session on Lake Huron in Presque Isle by top-rated Norhtern Michigan wedding photographer, Kari Dawson. Northern Michigan Engagement Session… I was so excited to finally meet Kim and Jackson in person at their norther Michigan engagement session in Presque Isle. Never heard of Presque Isle? Many people haven’t but it is […]

This Downtown Northville Engagement Session in Northville, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top rated Northville Engagement and Wedding Photographer. I can hardly believe how long I have been chatting with Alexi and Chase about their wedding. It has been almost one full year since their engagement. We got to celebrate at gorgeous metropark and strolling […]

Northern Michigan fall backyard wedding in Maple City, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top rated Michigan wedding photographer, and her team. Their story… Christy and Tim met and attended middle school through high school together. They would cross paths during various stages of life and small connections through mutual friends. But it wasn’t until three […]

Spring Botanical Garden Toledo micro wedding in Toledo, Ohio provided by Kari Dawson top-rated Toledo wedding photographer. And all things came together perfectly for Jacob and Valeriya’s Toledo micro wedding. At their engagement session, in the snow, we chatted about their elopement but Jacob didn’t love that term because they weren’t actually eloping. Their immediate […]

A Northern Michigan Aurora Cellars Vineyard Wedding in Traverse City, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson top-rated Northern Michigan Wedding Photographer and her team. Plans delayed… Instead of an Aurora Cellars Vineyard Wedding, Chris and Sarah had planned to get married in July at the Shinola Hotel. But ya know… covid. Let me tell you, after […]

Cranberry and Navy fall Gem Theatre wedding in Downtown Detroit, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Detroit Wedding photographer and her team. their story… After two Dyla weddings, I have come to realize that being an adventurer just runs in the Dyla blood. And Danny got his girl. They are high school sweethearts. Dated long […]

Inn at Bay Harbor Summer Wedding in Petoskey, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson Photography and her team. Their Story… During Kayte and Charlie’s Engagement Session we talked about how the two of them met. Kayte explained that while living with her family in Colorado, where she is from, there were small steps and chance openings […]

Mackinaw Island elopement at the Grand Hotel in Mackinaw. Top rated Michigan destination wedding photographer, Kari Dawson

Mackinaw Island elopement at the Grand Hotel in Mackinac provided by Kari Dawson Photography. Memories… If I were to hit ‘play’ on a slideshow containing my life’s best moments and memories, you’d find Christy in many of them. We became friends in the fourth grade when I moved to a new house and attended a […]

Wedding bouquet full of sunflowers, miniature roses, lush greenery, pops of purple and cranberry and wrapped in a vintage beaded cage that belonged to the bride's grandmother.

Skyline Camp Wedding in the woods. Almont, Michigan wedding photography at the Skyline Camp provided by Kari Dawson Photography and her team. A groomsman said “this day is like a Katy Perry song” followed by the lyrics to Hot n Cold. The weather was interesting and if it were my wedding day, frustrating. But, Kaitlyn […]