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Based in Detroit, Michigan, Kari Paine Photography captures those essential wedding moments unique to any couple. Kari has a deep love for photography, and seeks to capture the joy and energy of everyone at your wedding. As a queer photographer, Kari prioritizes serving the needs of the LGBTQIA+ community. For couples that identify with this, she offers special packages and options to make their day perfect and nontraditional in all the ways they want.

Services Offered

Kari is available for engagements and wedding-day celebrations, as well as portraits, day-after shoots, and trash-the-dress sessions. Her method includes leveraging natural light, candid posing instructions, and many different camera angles to create a diverse, stunning album of pictures. Her range of wedding packages include options for a second photographer, full rights to all high-resolution digital files, social media sharing, and free engagement shoot.

  • LGBTQ+-owned
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

Add'l Hours
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
Toning
Digital Files

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

2nd Shooter
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
Toning
Digital Files

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Natural
Photojournalism

What photography services do you offer?

Additional Hours
Boudoir Shoot
Destination / Travel
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
One Event / Day
Second Shooter
Wedding Portraits

What photography items do you offer?

Albums
Canvas
Digital Files
Flush Mount
Matted Prints
Prints
Proofs
Save the Date
Thank You Cards

Reviews of Kari Paine Photography & Design

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Anna Sent on 09/08/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful photos!!

Kari is fantastic to work with!! She was so understanding of all the changes during the 2020 wedding season and was flexible, working out a plan tailored to our needs. In addition to being extremely talented and taking absolutely beautiful photos, Kari had great suggestions for logistics like photo locations, important shots, and creating a schedule, AND was fantastic interacting with our families. She makes you feel comfortable and beautiful in front of the camera and is earnestly excited to be there with you, which makes it such a joyous experience!
Kari also shot in every kind of light and weather with us (Thanks late summer Michigan...) - overcast, drizzle, full sun, under a tent, etc and all the pictures look amazing. It takes a true professional to take gorgeous photos so confidently and successfully in every type of lighting!
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Taylor Sent on 08/23/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Best photographer ever :)

Kari was a dream to work with, she made our wedding photo dreams come true. Kari captured all of the special moments during the day and was able to find some really cool photo opportunities inside our venue. I cannot recommend Kari enough.
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Jessy Sent on 06/21/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Hiring Kari was the best decision we made!

Where to begin with what we love about Kari Paine... She is an incredibly talented photographer and beautifully captured every moment of our wedding day. In addition to the planned moments, we LOVED all of the candid shots (she has a gift for capturing those) and she shot a full roll of film which produced some of our favorite photos. On top of that, Kari is extremely professional, detail-oriented, and communicative, and she deeply cares. She helped us create a day-of timeline, scoped out photo locations and answered lots of questions. On the day of, she was a calming presence and quickly adapted to change. Last but not least, Kari was FUN to work with. When it came to group photos, she was super efficient (they flew by) and made everyone laugh and feel comfortable in front of the camera. Our wedding party and families RAVED about her. We can't imagine our wedding without her, we will cherish her photos forever, and can't recommend her strongly enough!!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2021 Winner

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Kari Paine Photography & Design frequently asked questions

Kari Paine Photography & Design includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • Add'l Hours
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • Toning
  • Digital Files
Kari Paine Photography & Design includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • Toning
  • Digital Files
Kari Paine Photography & Design offers the following photography styles:
  • Contemporary
  • Natural
  • Photojournalism
Kari Paine Photography & Design offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Boudoir Shoot
  • Destination / Travel
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Second Shooter
  • Wedding Portraits
Kari Paine Photography & Design offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Canvas
  • Digital Files
  • Flush Mount
  • Matted Prints
  • Prints
  • Proofs
  • Save the Date
  • Thank You Cards
Kari Paine Photography & Design is recommended by 100% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 5.0, with the same score awarded for quality of service, flexibility, value, professionalism and average response time.
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