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New Baltimore engagement session on a boat at the marina under the michigan summer setting sun provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Metro Detroit wedding photographer. New Baltimore engagement session… If you know or have followed my life, work, and social media for any length of time then you already know my deep affinity for front […]

Summer dusty blue and navy Greystone Golf Club Wedding in Washington, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Southeastern Michigan wedding photographer, and her team. Getting ready… Catherine is one of four girls. Having four daughters of my own, I always love spending the day with sisters and their mama. Joe and Catherine’s Greystone Golf Club […]

Summer purple and gray Petruzzellos wedding in Troy, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Rochester wedding photographer, and her team. Meeting the couple… I first met Caitlyn, long before her Petruzzellos wedding, when she joined her friends, and KDP Couple, David and Amber for their engagement session. Before Amber’s big day arrived I began working […]

Summer pink and gray Crystal Gardens wedding in Southgate, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Michigan wedding photographer, and her team. A first for me… As I was leaving to head downriver for Rachel and Blake’s Crystal Gardens wedding my google map went loopy before I even left my street. I quickly pulled the address […]

Dusty blue and white black-tie summer Pine Knob wedding in Clarkston, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Metro Detroit wedding photogapher, and her team. This Pine Knob wedding in the summer features a classic backdrop at a historical estate perfect for an outdoor wedding in Michigan. Their story… Kassidy and Robby met in high school […]

Colorful swanky black tie Shinola wedding at the Shinola Hotel in downtown Detroit, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Detroit wedding photographer and her team. Their style… A black tie Shinola wedding at the Shinola Hotel in Detroit, Michigan… unless… you are the groom in a custom fuchsia pink suit. Lew and Jill have incredible […]

Romantic Marshall, Michigan engagment photos in the park with Kari Dawson photography, top-rated Michigan wedding photographer. Katie + Bo… I met Katie and Bo in person for the first time at their Marshall, Michigan engagement photo shoot. I was so thrilled they chose to bring their best dudes, Captain and Skipper, along, too. They were […]

Spring Ann Arbor Engagement Session at the Law Quad with Kari Dawson Photography top-rated Ann Arbor wedding photographer. Kristi and Aaron flew in from Birmingham, Alabama for their spring Ann Arbor engagement session, with their fur babies, at the Law Quad. The law quad was the perfect backdrop to change things up from the earthiness […]

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 […]