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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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Winter Edsel and Eleanor Ford House Engagement Photos in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan by top-rated Detroit Wedding Photographer, Kari Dawson, and her team. Corinne and Lucas drove up from Hillsdale College to meet me for their winter Edsel and Eleanor Ford House engagement photos. A little five hour day date so to speak with their […]

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Winter Planterra Conservatory Wedding in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson, top-rated Metro Detroit wedding photographer, and her team. Their wedding day… One thing I knew for sure going into Chere and Tim’s Planterra Conservatory wedding day was that I wanted to give them a day to be bride and groom and capture a […]

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Edsel & Eleanor Ford House Engagement Photos in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan provided by Kari Dawson Photography. When you plan for Edsel & Eleanor Ford House engagement photos, you are planning for so much variety. The architecture of the home is stunning and elegant all on its own. But the trees, property, and access to […]

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Kari has been capturing weddings for nearly two decades. Her work has been featured in Carats & Cake, The Knot, Detroit Wedding Magazine, and Junebug Weddings. But the thing her couples remember isn't the accolades. It's how calm the room felt when she walked in.

Karli is her third child and second daughter. On a wedding day she is the quiet infrastructure that keeps everything moving — equipment, coverage, timeline, presence. She doesn't function like a second photographer. She functions like a second lead.
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