When I say Detroit has layers, I mean it. A Book Tower Engagement. Modern glamor, rich history, and soft corners where real love shines through. Book Tower was the perfect backdrop for Cindy and Mitch’s engagement session. A blend of timeless architecture, graceful light, and the kind of emotional depth that quietly lingers. This Book […]

Fall Stony Creek Metro Park Engagement provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Metro Detroit Engagement and Wedding Photographer. Megan and Erik met through mutual friends at a fourth of July party. Their love eventually led to a proposal in Traverse City. I might be partial as a Michigander but I love our Michigan beach towns. I […]

Fall Engagement in the park provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Metro Detroit engagement and wedding photographer. Fresh off a trip to Utah together Kim and Dan shared a date night exploring some of Downtown Detroit’s best. Dinner at Wright & Co and cocktails at Sugar House – can’t go wrong there! At home later, Dan […]

Lake house engagement session in Goodrich Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top rated Michigan wedding photographer. Their first date left them both smitten kittens that couldn’t share a second date for weeks! In the meantime, Sarah dropped her phone in a lake and thought that was the last she’d hear of Bob. But, they did […]

Detroit Colony Club black tie wedding in Detroit, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top rated Detroit engagement and wedding photographer, and her team. Their story… About oooohhhh, 14 years ago, in the seventh grade, Chase met Alexi. Fast forward six or seven years and after years of being close friends, Alexi shared her first kiss […]

Birmingham Townsend Hotel black tie wedding in Birmingham, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson and her team. I had to laugh as Scott’s brother, Rob mentioned in his toast that he was beginning to sweat a bit after Rachel and Scott got engaged but didn’t take off running with the wedding planning. This February I received […]

Stony Creek winter engagement session in Shelby Township, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top rated Metro Detroit wedding and engagement photographer. After meeting in the cafeteria at Michigan State (go green!) Julie and Mitchell have been inseparable ever since. During the holiday season Mitchell got Julie to his mom’s house under the pretense of her […]

Downtown Detroit summer engagement photos provided by, top rated Detroit Engagement and Wedding photographer, Kari Dawson. Their story and their session… I thoroughly enjoyed my morning with Cynthia and Tom when we met for their Downtown Detroit summer engagement photos recently. Cynthia’s initial email had me giggling right off the bat when she said ‘they […]

Lifestyle Lapeer Michigan Engagement Session provided by Kari Dawson, top rated Metro Detroit wedding photographer. Chantel had a vision for her engagement session with fiance, Jeff that would include gorgeous sunset walks all the way past dusk for a bonfire and twinkle lights. Chantel and Jeff are building a home so it was perfectly fitting […]