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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 romantic and elegant Petruzzello wedding in Rochester, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Rochester wedding photographer, and her team. A Petruzzello Wedding Filled with Culture and Romance Mario is lively, outgoing, and full of energy. Gabriela is quiet, steady, and beautifully grounded. Together, they balance each other perfectly, and their Petruzzello wedding was a […]

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A romantic summer Cranbrook House and Gardens engagement session in the summer by top-rated Detroit wedding photographer Kari Dawson. Cranbrook House and Gardens Engagement… It is no secret that the house and grounds at Cranbrook are stunning creating the perfect backdrop for an engagement session. However, if you have been around for a while you […]

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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 […]

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Lavender and Navy summer Goldner Walsh nursery garden outdoor wedding in Pontiac, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Metro Detroit wedding photographer, and her team. It has been a couple of years, but I am always up for a Goldner Walsh garden wedding!! I’ll circle back to Goldner Walsh in a second. I love this […]

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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 […]

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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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Grey and wine summer wedding at Petruzzellos in Troy provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Metro Detroit wedding photographer, and her team. One of my favorite things about sharing Mitch and Julie’s wedding day with them is Julie’s candor. There were several times throughout the day that my internal dialogue was thinking exactly what Julie was […]

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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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Royal Park Hotel summer black tie wedding provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Metro Detroit wedding photographer, and her team. What a stunning wedding day full of joy and laughter and blush pink. What more could a gal ask for? Chrissy and Gino’s story is almost ten years in the making and left their friends and […]

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.


A mother and daughter who show up to your wedding day as two leads with one vision.

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