Summer Planterra Conservatory wedding provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Metro Detroit Wedding Photographer, and her team. If you are a bride dreaming of a garden wedding but fear the unpredictable Michigan weather then look no further than a summer Planterra Conservatory wedding! Even if it does rain on your wedding day, don’t panic. Simply trust […]

Michigan State University Summer Engagement session provided by Kari Dawson. If you have been reading for a while, you have heard me talk about the start of my relationship with my own husband, Todd at the ripe old age of fifteen. We worked together at a chicken joint. While my advances were quite obvious to […]

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 […]

Michigan Winter Wedding at Planterra Conservatory in West Bloomfield, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson Photography, Michigan Wedding Photographer, and her team. My last couple of days of 2017 were spent celebrating with Marie + Billy as they said their nuptials at Planterra Conservatory in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Planterra’s team of expert designers, coordinators, caterers and […]

Inn at St John’s Winter wedding in Canton, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top rated Metro Detroit Wedding Photographer, and her team. There is something so magical about the Inn at St John’s at Christmas. They spare nothing every year lining the entrances and many hallways end to end with gorgeous Poinsettia. Lavish Christmas trees […]

Dearborn Inn Marriott Hotel Wedding in Dearborn, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top rated Metro Detroit Wedding Photographer, and her team. Their style… If I were getting married in recent months, instead of 22 years ago, my personal wedding style would mimic Michelle’s pretty closely I think. Overall, everything about Michelle’s style was simple and […]

Blush and navy fall Planterra wedding in West Bloomfield, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top rated Metro Detroit wedding photographer, and her team. Their morning… Cynthia and Tommy both spent their morning getting ready, with their families, at Tommy’s family home. My assistant, Faith aka daughter extraordinaire, was smitten when she saw the two shuffle […]

Matthaei Botanical Garden engagement session in Ann Arbor, Michigan captured by Kari Dawson, top rated Ann Arbor engagement and wedding photographer. Their session… Katie and Bryan initially planned to meet me at Kensington Metropark for their romantic engagement session. But in typical Michigan weather form, we had to regroup. I think we all painfully watched […]

Oakland Hills Country Club wedding in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top rated Metro Detroit Engagement and Wedding photographer, and her team. After seeing the weather forecast for Jesse and Casey’s wedding, I was still doing a happy dance. The Oakland Hills Country club in Bloomfield Hills is the very best case scenario […]