Angela and TJ get married!!

You may remember Angela and TJ from their Engagement Shoot Last Summer. Time goes by so quickly! It was so great to see them again.

They were blessed with a perfect day for their wedding. I had Beth and Jen with me for this event and I am so glad they were. There were approximately 500 guests! The day went by without a glitch and everyone had a wonderful time.

Angela and TJ are such a fun loving couple. It is so obvious why they are loved by so many! I want to thank Angela, TJ and their families for having us there and providing all of the hospitality.

The Wedding was held at the Immaculate Conception church in Washington, PA, which is a beautiful church. We then hit Mt. Washington for some photos and onto Sheraton Station Square.

Every detail was carefully planned and executed. The vendor choices were perfect!

Bethel Bakery provided the cake and goodies
The Buffet Man, Tom Watt provided the entertainment
The Grand Victorian provided all of the flowers and arrangements

Here area a few of my favorite shots as well as a link to the reception slideshow. Enjoy!




Beth saw this opportunity for a GREAT Portrait of Angela. I love this shot!


TJ and his boys plus BLING. The man on the left is Tyler Reed from Penn State and the Chicago Bears!


This is my personal favorite image that I captured... I love the moments right before the bride and her father walk down the aisle.


Jen followed up with this Killer processional shot!





Some Mt. Washington Fun.




This guy was having way too much fun, for me not to blog him. Thank you for this priceless moment!


David Burke Pittsburgh Wedding Photographer - Sheraton Station Square Wedding

Kids Shoot!

Last week I had a fantastic kids shoot with 'E' and 'W'. We went to a local park in the morning and just played. We have so many great images from this shoot. I wanted to post this sneak peek for Mom and Dad to enjoy!

Our New Nephew!

Our families have been blessed, yet again! My sister (Amy) and her husband (Steve) welcomed their second child to this world on June 30, 2008! Adia is now a big sister!

Meet Elijah Stone O'Toole. He is such a cutie. I also could not resist shooting some updated Adia pics too. :-)

We love you guys!

My best shot

Closest I have been to a hole in 1!

Senior Shootin'

Wanted to post a few images from another Great Senior Shoot this past week. Meet A. We met at the studio and started with some warm up shots and then headed out around the business district of Mt. Lebanon. I love shooting around town. Each time we can do something different! Thank you to A and her mom for being so much fun! We smiled and laughed all evening. A special thanks to KJ for assisting me as well!

I also want to mention that the Nikon D3 is an absolutely amazing piece of machinery. I have never LOVED a camera like this. haha So much fun. Nikon also announce the D700 that we will definitely pick up as a backup body.

Enjoy!




Obviously I am partial to Boxers! Roxy was AWESOME too. Such a cutie.


Hmm. Another Silhouette shot. I am lovin it!

Grand Opening Party Wrap up!

Well, we had our official Grand Opening Gala last Thursday, July 3rd and we can honestly say that it was a huge success! First and foremost, so many people that play an important role in our lives were there to support us. We are so thankful and blessed to have all of you around us. Thank you!

Secondly we raised $500 for the Pregnancy Resource Center! We could not have achieved this without the donations from the following sponsors:

• Bangz Salon (Bridgeville)


• Create a Frame/Handworks Gallery


• Discover Organizing


• Enrique's Biscotti (Mt. Lebanon)


• Geno Levi Spirit of Style Salon (Bethel Park)


• John Rattenni Insurance Agency (State Farm Insurance) (Bridgeville)


• Julie Marckisotto


• La Pomponnee


• Los Chiludos


• Mineo's Pizza


• Parma Sausage


• Salon Vivace


• Studio Dei Capelli


• The Angel Reserve

For the winners that were not present when the tickets were drawn, you will be contacted today! Congratulations!

I also want to thank Justin, Mark and Diedre for performing wonderful melodies for us throughout the evening. It was awesome.

Here are a few snaps from the evening. Thank you to my buddy Peter for being the shutter bug. ;-)
Click through the images by selecting the number of the slide.


**Update** Also be sure to check out my buddy, Armin Defiesta's Blog for some more pics. He and his wife Denise made the trip from Washington DC to be here for the party! Thanks For being here!

Studio Grand Opening!!!

Hi Everyone!

This Thursday July 3, 2008 we are having our Studio Grand Opening! We are so excited to make it official! We have been working hard to put this together and it is wonderful to see it finally come together.

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We are having a grand opening open house party 7/3/2008 from 5PM to 10PM. We are expecting a great turn out and would love for you to stop in and say Hello! We will be serving Light hors d' oeuvres, featuring Authentic Mexican from Los Chiludos Mexican Restaurant, the most wonderful meats from the one and only Parma Sausage in the strip district, as well as others. We will have Champagne, Red Wine and refreshments.

We will have some light acoustic live music from the band 'Soul Anatomy' which includes two of my good friends Justin & Mark.

To top things off we are having a fund raiser for the Pregnancy Resource Center of the South Hills that will consist of a Chinese Auction for a Gift Basket filled with Goodies from local vendors and also includes a Black iPod Classic!! (I love my iPods!)

We are hoping to raise a generous amount of money for the PRC. The PRC is a wonderful organization consisting of many volunteers to "bring the word of life to every client, trusting in the power of God to restore the promise of hope and a future." The PRC is very close to Bridget's and my heart. We hope it will be a huge success for them!

So If you can, please stop by and wear Black and White (Casual!) attire to support the studio ;-)!!
We are here:

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Family Session

Still playing Blog Catch up!

I shot a beautiful family a few weeks ago at a local park. 3 beautiful children along with a beautiful mom & dad! It was a HOT morning, but we had a great location and were having lots of fun! Sadly for us, this family is moving away :-( It is great news for them because they have a wonderful opportunity ahead of them. We will miss them!

Enjoy a few images from the shoot:

Have a great weekend!

We are busy getting ready for our Grand Opening at the studio, Next week! I will post more on Monday. Needless to say we are sooooo excited! We hope to see many of you here. It looks like we are going to have A LOT of people visiting for our Open House! We can't wait.

Here is a quickie of Bryleigh from yesterday. Have a great weekend!

Adrienne and Chris - Wedding

I just got home from a fantastic wedding! You will remember Adrienne and Chris from their engagement session. Today was their wedding and it was beautifully planned. It was also executed without a hitch.

Today I had Beth and Kristen with me to assist/shoot. We had so much fun :-)

I met Adrienne and Chris through Rebekah and Ryan (married October 13, 2007) so I knew it would be a great wedding. Their families are wonderful. It is so nice to see the love and connections with them. It was a joy to see so many familiar faces again.

The wedding ceremony took place at Ruthfred Luthern and the reception was at Southpointe Golf Club. We made a quick stop on the course to take some photos and have some fun. It definitely paid off.

Thank you Adrienne and Chris for such a wonderful time! Enjoy the honeymoon and we will talk when you get back!

Enjoy the images.
Love this shot on the way to some formals


Adrienne is so elegant!


Chris is cool :-)


Rings with the Macro


Adrienne's Uncle walked her down the aisle


Candid from Beth!


Candid from Kristen!


Kristen saw these Good Times! (This is for you Kenny Kim!)


Clean. Simple. Portrait.


Chris loving his bride!


Thanks to Beth for Grabbing this LOVELY shot!


Shot this with the 85 1.4 wide open Available Light. I love this lense.


This little guy was rockin all day. So happy!


Florist: Pete Donati & Sons
Entertainment: Entertainment Unlimited (Dean Connor)
Cake: Bethel Bakery

David Burke Pittsburgh Wedding Photographer - Southpointe Golf Club Weddings

Kids say the sweetest things.

Bridget and I have been entertained lately by some of the things that Brayden says. Bray is at that age where he is really starting to discover who he is and how he feels about things. He really has an incredible vocabulary and we have wonderful conversations with him. It is so awesome!

Here are two recent things he has said that really made us smile.

Bray: "Mom, who made rocks?"
Mom: "God made rocks."
Bray: "Yeah, Him make Teddy Grahams too."

How sweet!

Then yesterday, I was cutting the grass and Brayden likes to follow me using his litte Home Depot mower.

Bray: "It's a great day to lawnmower, huh Dad?"
Dad: "HaHa, you better believe it. It is a great day to lawnmower Bray!"

Taking time to talk to your kids really puts life into perspective. I love little nuggets like this. Have a great weekend and listen to your kids!

Pandora

I recently discovered a great website, Pandora. I am probably late to the party, because I think it has been around for a while, but never the less, it is awesome. You create an account and then you can create multiple "stations" based on an artist name. For instance I entered "Nirvana" and it started playing Nirvana and bands like Nirvana. So cool :-) I have since created a bunch of stations and then use the "Quick Mix" feature to mix all of the stations together. It is great to have while I am working at the computer or need music to play throughout the studio. Best of all it is "Free". How cool is that?

So if you haven't tried it, check it out! Pandora.com

Back to work now.... Frank Sinatra is serenading me at the moment!

LensRentals.com

One of my favorite lenses (Nikon 70-200 2.8 AF-S VR) had to go in for repair, so I am without it. I feel naked, not having it. LOL! I was going to purchase another copy of the lens, but then I discovered Lensrentals.com! This is such a great asset for photographers. This is a great way to "try before you buy" as well. I was going to spend $1,700 for a second lens, that would likely sit on the shelf for a long time, when I can rent the lense for 1 week (mine will be home soon) for under $100. So cool!

There are a few other places where you can rent lenses as well. I chose LensRentals.com, because they responded so quickly to me and they are in Tennessee, which means I can get it shipped faster for less money as well. It was also very easy to place the order. I will be renting another lens very soon for one of my upcoming weddings. The Nikon 200 2.8 AF-S VR. I have been wanting to shoot with it for a long time. I only shot with it once and it was so beautiful.

Thank you Buns!

Kenny Kim and I had an incredible day yesterday! We are exhausted and on the way to the airport now! I gotta get home to my wife and kiddos for Father's Day! Maybe I can relax??? LOL

I don't have images ready for posting yet, but Kenny posted up a few, check them out.

Happy Father's Day to all you dads out there!

Daisy and Devon Engagement

Daisy and Devon Engagement, originally uploaded by burkedt.

Hey guys! To see more of my images from Daisy and Devon's Philadelphia Engagement, please go here:
My Flickr Set.

Also be sure to check Kenny's Blog for more of Kenny's images.

Have a great weekend!

Kenny Kim and David Burke - Philadelphia Engagement Shoot

I have the pleasure of being in Philadelphia this weekend to shoot a wedding with my buddy, Kenny Kim. Today we met Daisy and Devon and had an engagement shoot. We had an absolute blast. D & D were so great to work with and very great in front of the cameras! We shot sooo many images. It was very hot and sunny, but we really didn't even notice. I whipped up a video/slideshow of our "Good Times" (I hope Kenny permits me to use his phrase on my blog. LOL!!!)

Kenny Kim and David Burke - Philadelphia Engagement Shoot from David Burke on Vimeo.