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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 neutral and black romantic Meadow Brook Hall summer wedding in Rochester, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Detroit Wedding Photographer, and her team. Their story… I met Emily and James on Thursday before they headed over to their rehearsal and rehearsal dinner for a few photos at Meadow Brook. A mini shoot, if you […]

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Intimate summer backyard wedding at a private residence in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Michigan wedding photographer, and her team. Their style… Star Trax Event Production turned the Broder Residence into an extravagant, yet intimate, setting for a backyard wedding in Bloomfield Hills. Rachel and her mom along with their incredible vendor […]

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A backyard wedding in Armada Michigan provided by Kari Dawson top-rated Southeastern Michigan wedding photographer and her team. Pivoting… Ashley and Tony’s wedding wasn’t originally planned to be a tented backyard wedding at a private residence but you know, covid. What they did plan for was a late fall wedding at The Eastern in Detroit, […]

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Skyline Camp Wedding in the woods. Almont, Michigan wedding photography at the Skyline Camp provided by Kari Dawson Photography and her team. A groomsman said “this day is like a Katy Perry song” followed by the lyrics to Hot n Cold. The weather was interesting and if it were my wedding day, frustrating. But, Kaitlyn […]

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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