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Emma and Matt's fall wedding at the Royal Park Hotel in Rochester, Michigan brought together Texas warmth and Michigan roots in a celebration that felt as much about family as it did about the two of them.

Fall Royal Park Wedding Overflowing with Love and Legacy

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Bianca and Spencer's fall wedding at Planterra Conservatory in Bloomfield Hills was floral, feminine, and rooted in something deeper than aesthetics.

Timeless Romance in Full Bloom at Planterra 

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a spring planterra garden wedding

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Spring Planterra garden wedding in West Bloomfield, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Metro Detroit Wedding photographer, and her team. The conservatory… March is the perfect month to plan a Planterra garden wedding. The first wedding I ever photographed at Planterra was (years ago) in the month of May and it actually snowed that wedding […]

nixon farms summer outdoor wedding . jessica + eric {i do} . kari dawson top rated ann arbor wedding photographer

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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 […]

kensington metro park engagement session . kylie + jared {i do} . kari dawson photography

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Kensington Metro Park engagement session in Brighton, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top Metro Detroit documentary wedding photographer. Kylie’s smile is stunning and her laugh is contagious and it might just be Jared’s favorite thing about her because he keeps her laughing constantly with his wit and sense of humor. We belly laughed for more […]

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Kari has been capturing weddings for nearly two decades. Her work has been featured in Carats & Cake, The Knot, Detroit Wedding Magazine, and Junebug Weddings. But the thing her couples remember isn't the accolades. It's how calm the room felt when she walked in.

Karli is her third child and second daughter. On a wedding day she is the quiet infrastructure that keeps everything moving — equipment, coverage, timeline, presence. She doesn't function like a second photographer. She functions like a second lead.
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