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Winter Indian Springs Metro Park wedding in White Lake, Michigan at the Nature Center provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated White Lake, Michigan wedding photographer, and her team. Wedding Ceremony: St. Perpetua Church Wedding Reception: Indian Springs Metro Park Bride and Bridesmaid Dresses: The White Dress Mensware: Men’s Warehouse Makeup Artist: Karli Dawson DJ: Ron Short […]

The perfect bridesmaid thank you gift idea photographed by Kari Dawson, top-rated Metro Detroit wedding photographer and provided by Bridesmaids Gifts Boutique. Imagine with me for a second… you have just left your wedding ceremony rehearsal and everyone is gathering, mingling, and cocktailing at your rehearsal dinner. Shiny white boxes trimmed in silver or gold […]

Cadillac Lodge Winter Engagement Session in Detroit, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Detroit engagement and wedding photographer. Shelley + Jose met on a mission trip in Puerto Rico while both in medical school. They clicked immediately! Then spent their downtime drinking Puerto Rican rum and salsa dancing on the streets of Poncé! They quickly […]

Meadow Brook Hall Christmas Wedding in Rochester, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Rochester, Michigan wedding photographer, and her team.   Their story… Megan and Jonathan met at MSU when they joined the same student organization. Their first post-graduation jobs would take them both to Washington DC where they quickly became friends. Together they explored […]

An Albanian American Winter Wedding at the Westin Southfield in Southfield, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Metro Detroit Wedding Photographer, and her team.   Confidence… It truly takes a special kind of confidence to be a bride in white that hand-picks her best babes to stand next to her… also in white. And that […]

Ann Arbor Michigan Fall Engagement Session provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Ann Arbor, Michigan engagement and wedding photographer. Erin opened her inquiry email to me with ‘I can’t whistle either.’ It’s FUN finding people who share your quirks. And, for me, it’s FUN finding couples that read my website and blog. Not just the pricing […]

Cranberry and Navy Royal Oak Farmers Market Wedding provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Royal Oak engagement and wedding photographer, and her team. Tara and Wesley’s cranberry and navy Royal Oak Farmers Market wedding was the perfect mix of vintage-inspired and classic. With a unique venue. And just the right amount of ‘pop’ of fall color. […]

Oakland Hills Country Club Wedding in Bloomfield Township, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Metro Detroit Wedding Photographer, and her team. Their connections… Sarah and Bob’s Oakland Hills Country Club Wedding is sitting among one of my all-time favorite weddings that I have had the pleasure to be part of. Not only is Bob tightly […]

Addison Oaks cranberry and gray wedding in Leonard, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Romeo Michigan engagement and wedding photographer, and her team. In the beginning… Embarrassed, Angela and Doug laughed off the lead singer from the live entertainment at the restaurant where they shared their first date after she made a shocking confession. She […]