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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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navy meadow brook wedding . michelle + matt {i do} . kari dawson photography

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Navy Meadow Brook wedding in Rochester, Michigan by Kari Dawson, top-rated Rochester wedding photographer, and her team. Matt and Michelle’s gray and navy meadow brook wedding was nothing short of perfect. I adored these two right away and have loved being on this journey with them. From reserving their big day. To their engagement session […]

blush meadow brook hall summer wedding . lauren + chase {i do} . kari dawson photography

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Blush Meadow Brook Hall summer wedding in Rochester, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Rochester engagement and wedding photographer, and her team. We spent the early afternoon hours bouncing from one hotel room at the Royal Park Hotel to directly across the hall to another as Lauren and Chase got ready separately for their wedding […]

gabriela + alexander {i do} meadowbrook hall wedding . kari dawson photography

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I love this wedding party photo! Looks like it belongs in a magazine . Bridesmaids in mint green . Groomsman in grey suits . Meadowbrook Hall Wedding by Kari Dawson

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I have been not-so-patiently waiting for Gabriela and Alexander’s Meadowbrook Hall wedding since I first met them. I adored them both immediately and knew I would spend their wedding day swooning over all the emerald green and gold details. Meadowbrook Hall is an old mansion. The architectural detail of the mansion combined with the expansive […]

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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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