You deserve more than beautiful photos. You deserve to feel seen. In a season that can feel overwhelming, we bring peace, presence, and expertise. At Kari Dawson + Co, we help you preserve what matters most: the quiet joy, the personal curated details, the way your grandma squeezed your hand before you walked down the aisle. Our role is to carry the emotional weight, so you can stay present in what this day is really about: love, legacy, and the people who made you who you are.
With a calming presence, documentary intuition, and a timeless editorial touch, we curate your moments with care. From the details you spent months planning to the emotions you didn't plan for, we capture it all, so you can relive it for generations.
The calm you
didn't know
you needed.
The eye for
detail
you can trust.
Kari + co
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kari + karli detroit wedding photographers
We’ve seen what endures. We’ve lived it across generations.
The “I still choose you” kind of love. The slow-dance-in-the-kitchen kind.
The kind that’s not perfect, but precious.
We show up to every wedding with a reverence for the sacred, the silly, and the slightly chaotic—in all the best ways.
we believe in lasting love
Between careers, relationships, and life's demands, we’ve lived full chapters—some tender, some painfully earned. We know what it’s like to plan something beautiful while holding real-life emotions behind the scenes.
That’s why we lead with empathy. And why you'll never have to fake a feeling.
A warm cup of coffee before the house wakes up. Walks in the woods. Lazy days at the beach. Warm fires under the stars. We believe in beauty woven into the everyday for the soul.
Because joy doesn’t always come in grand gestures, sometimes it’s in the inside joke. The music playing with the windows down. The slow exhale when you realize: this is it.
we show up with softness
we savor the small things
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Our story shapes how we witness yours.
jezelle + perry
She's hands down the best. Kari was with us every step of the way, offering thoughtful advice, calming nerves, and helping us feel like ourselves in front of the camera. She has an incredible ability to read the room and capture emotion with such honesty and beauty.
We trusted her completely, and the photos exceeded all expectations. We were obsessed the moment we saw them, reliving the joy, the details, and the feeling of the day all over again. These images now fill our home and hearts. They are exactly what we hoped for.
Choose Kari-
you won't regret it.
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