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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.
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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.
mitch & cindy
Linda & alex
phillip & brianna
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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 […]
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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 […]
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When we put Kaitlyn + Mike’s engagement session on the books we knew we were headed for Detroit. I realized, the day before we were scheduled to shoot, that the Lions were playing at home. Thankfully we were able to reschedule. There’s nothing quite like getting lucky and scoring a sunny winter morning for a […]
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I am loving this fall Arboretum Ann Arbor engagement! Dreamy light and outfits that include pink is my kind of session! Lyndsey + Robbie met through virtual friends their sophomore year at U of M. These are officially my first Michigan alumni! I have photographed lots and lots of Spartys. Moving on… The location of […]
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Mitch + Whitney met at the Hoedown, a huge country music festival in Detroit that occurs annually. They love country music. I love country music. Let’s be friends. Mitch is going to deploy with the National Guard soon so we wanted to capture the memories of their engagement before the two are separated for a […]
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Soooo these guys are getting married tomorrow! Last fall we had so much fun shooting their engagement session At Addison Oaks right here in my own town. I don’t know how I let this one slip through the cracks but here’s a peek at this gorgeous couple. I’m so excited to shoot their wedding tomorrow […]
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I met Cara + Chris at Stoneycreek Metro Park for their engagement session recently and we were in luck with one of the loveliest evenings! We all know it was either too wet or too hot in the month of June so we were pretty pumped. Unfortunately, so were the bees. There is this beautiful […]
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He spotted her across the room one Pint Night at Central Michigan and I fully loved listening to Michael describe his nerves as he worked up the courage to talk to Erika. I’m so blessed to work with couples who enjoy the things I enjoy and the top of the list for these two includes […]
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Anne greeted me with the biggest bear hug as we met for their Rochester Engagement Session. Anne and Kevin are the kind of people that make you feel comfortable as soon as you join their company. Before we got started Anne tried to convince me that she looks awkward in photographs. What that really means […]
Kari has been photographing weddings for nearly two decades. Her work has been featured in Carats + Cake, The Knot, Junebug Weddings, and Metro Detroit Weddings. But what her couples say afterward has nothing to do with accolades. It's that she saw things they didn't know were happening until they were holding the photographs.
Karli doesn't function like a second photographer. She functions like a second lead, with her own eye, her own presence, and a depth that surprises people who mistake her warmth for smallness.
What that means on your wedding day is that you are never a subject to us. You are the whole point.
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