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Alex + Linda's spring wedding at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan brought together warm sophisticated and intentional details with a layered pastel color palette 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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A Jewish Bay Pointe Wedding on Middle Straits Lake | Documented by Detroit Photographer Kari Dawson A Lovely Jewish Bay Pointe Wedding Zach and Rachel’s Jewish Bay Pointe wedding on Middle Straits Lake was as heartfelt as it was unforgettable. Their ceremony unfolded on the very lake Rachel grew up on with her late parents, […]
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A Detroit Yacht Club Wedding Rooted in Tradition A Detroit Yacht Club Wedding with Personal Soul Some weddings dazzle with design. Others linger in the heart. Cindy and Mitch’s Detroit Yacht Club wedding did both. It was a summer day rooted in meaning. A tender balance of vintage elegance, family traditions, and real, unfiltered joy. […]
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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 […]
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Kelcie and Noelle’s Elegant Black Tie Planterra Conservatory Wedding Kelcie and Noelle’s lush black tie Planterra Conservatory wedding was the kind of day that feels like a deep breath and a long-awaited embrace. They began the morning in separate suites at the Daxton Hotel in Birmingham, getting ready just floors apart, but keeping their dresses secret until […]
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A classic black and white black tie winter Planterra wedding in West Bloomfield, Michigan provided by top-rated Detroit wedding photographer, Kari Dawson and her team. A Love Story Years in the Making Anthony and Idaly’s love story is the kind that feels written in the stars. Their journey began in middle school, where Idaly briefly […]
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A romantic fall Colony Club wedding in Detroit, MI provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Detroit wedding photographer and her team. Getting ready… a fall Colony Club Wedding Jacob and Bella’s fall Colony Club wedding was an absolute dream. Before my team and I even left the suites at the hotel it was very evident that […]
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A sunny summer pastel color palette Lovett Hall wedding in Dearborn, Michigan at Greenfield Village provided by Kari Dawson. Their style… My assistant Karli and I entered the bridal suite to kick of Louis and Claire’s wedding and we were dressed to, unintentionally, match the wedding color palette. Now we both kind of want to […]
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A Pakistani wedding at Lovett Hall in Dearborn, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Dearborn wedding photographer, and her team. A lovely pastel wedding at Lovett Hall… I truly cannot say enough kind things about Adam and Hajra and the warm welcome we experienced from their families. Adam and Hajra, on their wedding day, were […]
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A spring black and white Lovett Hall wedding at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson Photography. In the spring of 2022 I met Katie and Bo after their engagement as they began to plan their wedding day with family and friends. In May of 2022 we met in person in their hometown […]
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You will feel like they belong there. Not as vendors. As people who already understood what the day meant before they ever walked through the door.
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