Katie and Ben's wedding - 22nd May 2010

Saturday the 22nd May saw the wedding of Katie and Ben at St Lawrence's church, Abbots Langley followed by a reception at the amazing Hunton Park. We didn't have to worry about rain, as it was the hottest day of the year so far, an unseasonable 26C - there were a few red faces at the end of the day (including me). Here are a selection of my favourite images from the day - congratulations Katie and Ben!

All images copyright David Burke Photography 2010

Katie and Ben's wedding - Hunton Park, 22nd May

I'm just getting ready for tomorrow's wedding at Hunton Park - a fantastic venue, no rain predicted and most of all a fantastic couple!


I take my planning seriously, as nothing can be left to chance for a couples big day. Preparations for a typical wedding include:

• charging numerous batteries (6 camera batteries, 30 rechargeable flash batteries and 2 videolight batteries)
• 
  formatting 130gb of flash cards
• checking all cameras, synchronising their time and date if necessary
• cleaning all lenses
• re-checking the final plans of the day including timings, must have shots etc.
• printing hard copies of all directions (even though I use SatNav)
• Checking off all equipment to ensure it's packed - including 2 camera bags, tripod, monopod, stepladders (not the tallest photographer in the world so they come in handy!!), reflectors, 3 flashstands, silver and white umbrellas, portable softbox, videolight
• I even check over the car - oil, water and tyres (just like my dad taught me to every week!)

So lot's to do today, will hopefully have a few sneak-peak pictures for the blog on Sunday!

Kim and Stephen's wedding - 11/05/10 at the Hop Farm, Paddock Wood

Monday 11th May saw the wedding of Kim and Stephen at the Hop Farm, Paddock Wood. The weather of the previous few days had cast doubt on the open air ceremony, but luckily it all came good on the day - many people ended up with sunburn!!

Drinks on the lawn were followed by a reception in Whites, with some excellent speeches....

And finally, the first dance kicked off an evening of dancing to an excellent swing band (and drinking the bar dry of Sambuca)!! Congratulations guys!

All images copyright David Burke Photography 2010

Louisa and Simon's pre-wedding shoot

Another Sunday trip up to the City for a pre-wedding shoot with Louisa and Simon, who are marrying in June at St Peters Church, Tunbridge Wells and then having their reception at The Spa Hotel.

All images copyright David Burke Photography 2010