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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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Lovett Hall at Greenfield Village Winter Wedding. Lovett Hall wedding photography in Dearborn, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson and her team. Top rated Metro Detroit documentary wedding photographer. Details… Leah and Bryant’s Lovett Hall at Greenfield Village winter wedding in Dearborn, Michigan was nothing short of classic elegance. Leah’s style is so sophisticated with small […]
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Ann Arbor Arboretum University of Michigan campus Engagement Session. Ann Arbor, Michigan engagement photography at the Arboretum and University of Michigan campus provided by Kari Dawson, top rated Ann Arbor Wedding and Engagement Photographer. Their story… Sarah spotted Byron during one of his band performances. Acoustic guitar in hand. Sarah sent Byron a Facebook friend […]
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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 […]
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Kensington Metro Park engagement session in Brighton, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top Metro Detroit documentary wedding photographer. Kylie’s smile is stunning and her laugh is contagious and it might just be Jared’s favorite thing about her because he keeps her laughing constantly with his wit and sense of humor. We belly laughed for more […]
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Classic Birmingham Community House Wedding. Detroit, Michigan wedding photography at the Westin Book Cadillac hotel in downtown, Detroit and Birmingham Community House located in Birmingham, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson and her team. When I arrived at the Westin Book Cadillac last weekend for Chris and Andrea’s wedding day preparations I was greeted with […]
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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