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Private Residence Outdoor Wedding in Troy, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Metro Detroit Wedding Photographer, and her team. Planning… When I first met with Silvia and Gordon, virtually, they were not planning a private residence outdoor wedding. Like many couples, 2020 had another plan for their wedding day. Therefore, the most wonderful backup plan […]

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 […]

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 […]

Lazy J Ranch Outdoor Wedding in Milford, Michigan by top rated Metro Detroit Wedding Photographer, Kari Dawson and her team.

Lazy J Ranch Outdoor Wedding. Milford, Michigan outdoor wedding photography at Lazy J Ranch provided by Kari Dawson and her Team. The Ranch My inner-wedding-dreamer took flight when I pulled into the Lazy J Ranch this past Saturday and saw the lawn lined with rows of white chairs for an outdoor ceremony. The sun was […]

Farm House Engagement in Oxford Michigan by Kari Dawson Photography

Farm house engagement in Oxford Michigan. Oxford, Michigan engagement photos provided by Kari Dawson Photography. If you have been around long enough you know that critters (squirrels, skunks, really anything that scurries) creep me out. I’ve been known to embarrass myself in the middle of an Engagement Session a time or two. But all the […]

Classic Royal Park Hotel Champagne Wedding in Rochester, Michigan by top rated Metro Detroit Documentary Wedding Photographer, Kari Dawson and her team.

Royal Park Hotel champagne wedding. Rochester, Michigan wedding photography at the Royal Park Hotel and St Andrew Catholic Church provided by Kari Dawson, top rated Metro Detroit Wedding Photographer, and her team. The hotel suite… I was greeted at the hotel suite door by Rebecca’s sister Kate who called for Rebecca in a sing-song voice […]

Nixon Farms summer outdoor wedding. Dexter, Michigan wedding photography at Nixon Farms provided by Kari Dawson and her team. I love this wedding and I adore these people! I arrived at the hotel last weekend feeling like I already knew Jessica and Eric’s family. Their adorable flower girl, Zoe kept us all entertained all afternoon […]

When I arrived at The Valley of Frutig Farms on Saturday afternoon for Robbie and Lyndsey’s summer barn wedding. I asked Lyndsey how she was feeling. She looked stunning in her Bride silk robe, her hair up and make-up complete. But, even though she replied with ‘the nerves come and go,’ she looked more like […]

The cutest candid moment on their wedding day in the horse drawn carriage . An elegant H Hotel wedding in Midland Michigan by Kari Dawson

A few years back, my husband, Todd and I had to be in Midland for a weekend and we stayed on Main St in the H Hotel. I love everything about this hotel. I took pictures of everything in the hotel because I loved it so much. The light fixtures (you’ll see below), the staircase, […]