Brishen Lee Photography

Elizabeth and Isaac Wedding

2011-12-30T15:36:00.000-08:00

Elizabeth and Isaac were married at The Jewel Box 10-2-11. The wedding party pictures were taken at The Jewel Box and Laumeier Sculpture Park.

Wendy and Brooks Wedding

2011-12-30T15:29:00.000-08:00

Wendy and Brooks were married 10-8-11 at Brooks family home in Town and Country. The event was a very intimate setting with only 75 guests.

Caiti and Adam Wedding

2011-12-30T15:17:00.000-08:00

Caiti and Adam were married 10-1-2011 at the Conservatory. We went to The Arch and Forest Park for pictures.The reception was at The Franklin Room. They help organize a big group photo at the beginning of the reception.

2011-12-30T14:50:00.000-08:00

Nathaniel and Lee Lee were married July 24, 2011 just outside of L.A. at the Nixon Library. The library has a beautiful dining hall which their many guests enjoyed. And they had a Chinese dragon come to the reception and dance.

Wedding in Illinois

2011-12-30T13:58:00.001-08:00

Amy and Travis
were married in New Baden, Illinois June 25, 2011.

For the wedding party pictures we went to Hidden Lake winery and a local bar.

2011-05-27T17:43:00.000-07:00

Teri and Kolby's engagement session. This was actually taken in about 15 degree temperatures. We could only be outside for about 25 minutes and then my fingers were to numb to press the buttons. Their wedding will be much warmer this October.

Wedding Photography, Forest Park and the Arch

2011-05-27T17:14:00.000-07:00

Bonny and Marut both wore white for their special day. We started off at the Moonrise Hotel in the loop, then moved onto Forest Park then finished at the Arch grounds. It was a beautiful day for pictures. The carriage drivers by the Arch love to offer their horse for pictures. How great, a white horse to compliment their white suit and dress.

January wedding in St. Louis, MO located at Windows on Washington

2011-02-03T08:01:00.000-08:00

This beautiful couple had their ceremony and reception at Windows on Washington. The venue is big enough to have a ceremony site and reception all set up with room to spare for dancing and having fun. The wedding party had 9 bridesmaids and 12 groomsmen and ushers. Very large wedding which makes for great wedding party pictures.

This wedding was at Oliva on the Hill

2010-10-03T20:07:00.000-07:00

This couple saw each other before the wedding so they could take on location pictures in the Central West End and Forest park. The wedding ceremony and reception were all at Oliva on The Hill and there would not be time to leave all of the guests, so we took pictures before the wedding. I set up a romantic and special first meeting for them here at this quiet walkway in the Central West End. It was a very special moment for them.

Brishen Lee has photographed 30 weddings this 2010 season

2010-10-03T19:58:00.000-07:00

This 2010 summer I have photographed 30 weddings and I have not had time to upload new pictures. So now I am taking the time to finally get back to the computer. Not as much fun as photographing the weddings. This wedding was at a golf course called the Landings at Spirit in Chesterfield, Missouri July, 2010.

Wedding Photography

2009-12-06T17:57:00.001-08:00

This wedding was photographed with Edward Crim by Brishen Lee.

Wedding Photography

2009-12-06T17:55:00.001-08:00

This wedding was photographed by Brishen Lee with Edward Crim.

2009-10-09T09:37:00.001-07:00

Here are even more pictures from the destination wedding from Orlando, Florida. The bride and groom had a wonderful wedding outside by a lake which provided great scenery for the pictures. Most of my weddings I have photographed have taken place in St. Louis, MO so this was great to go someplace different and photograph a wedding.

Orlando, Florida wedding

2009-09-21T21:36:00.000-07:00

This was my first destination wedding and it went great. The wedding was in Orlando, Florida so we did not have the beach for a background, just a lake. The lake still looked great because it had a sandy shore and all of the enormous trees were covered in Spanish moss, which provided for some very dramatic trees. The wedding was small since it was a destination wedding-- only about a total of 75 people. Which surprisingly made for a great party at the reception. Too often, a small wedding lends to a quiet and quick reception, but since everyone was on vacation they all stayed until the very end. There were only three bridesmaids and three groomsmen, most of which were family. It was great shooting such a small, intimate wedding.

2009-08-25T15:15:00.001-07:00

I have some great new wedding photos in the wedding gallery. Some have a very urban/fashion feel to them because we shot them downtown. Even at the St. Louis flood wall for a few. Downtown St. Louis wedding photography is so much fun.

Dance Photo Shoott

2009-03-09T10:16:00.000-07:00

I have been busy taking dance pictures this past week. Josh and Arica did a lift, dance shoot with me. We got many fabulous images, some were on white and some were in the hallway of my studio to create a more dramatic feel. I had many lights and added smoke to make it even more dramatic along with their great posing ability. I am very happy with the way the pictures turned out.

London Calling

2009-02-16T10:48:00.000-08:00

So London Calling on Valentines Day was great. I took lots of pictures in the Valentine photo-booth and many candids. It's always so much fun and the people really like getting their picture taken at the photo-booth. Some people wait for me to come back from taking candids so they can have a photo-booth picture taken. The big pile up of people are always my favorite. Or anyone with a lot of personality in front of the camera. Like these few right here are my favorites from the night.

There was a band that played for the first time at London Calling and it was the type of music that is played, so it went over well. The blue picture is a picture of the main singer. The other two pics are photo-booth pictures.

Hooters

2009-02-05T11:55:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago I was one of the photographers for a Hooters Calendar Competition. I photographed 15 girls in three days and got lots of great images. I uploaded a few of the best to my website under the fashion category. An Alien Bee ring flash was the main light here and I think it turned out great. Also, the circle hanging background goes perfect with her circle bikini.

SNOW

2009-01-28T09:45:00.000-08:00

Well the snow is pretty but I had to cancel 2 shoots today because the roads are not plowed. I think I am still going out to forest park to go sledding and taking pictures, I just need to drag Loren and Patrick along. Poor Josh actually has to work today. It's hilarious watching people sled down art hill hitting the people walking up the hill. The people walking up have to jump and dive out of the way of the people going down. I know this all to well since I always go sledding on art hill, along with all the kids. Sometimes I bring my little dog and go down the hill with him and he loves it. Except for last year this kid and I crashed together and my dog with flying, he did not get hurt but it was funny.

1-24-09

2009-01-24T10:42:00.000-08:00

Well this is the first entry of my new blog. I want to show off my pictures and let people get to know me a little. I have just updated my website with a whole new look last week. I have all new pictures and a new website. I would also like to let people know what is happening around St. Louis whenever I find out fun stuff to do. I love going to art museums and gallery openings. I know the Contemporary Museum just started their new show on 1-23-09 which includes a solo show on sculpture. The RAC in the loop has a Holga photography show with more than 40 artists. Holga is my favorite camera to shoot with so I think it could be a pretty interesting set of work.
Tonight is London Calling at the Stable on the second floor. I will be taking candid pictures and I am also setting up a background that people will be able to graffiti. If you have never been to London Calling it is the best dance party in St Louis. You can check out the music and pictures on the website at www.Londoncalling.us. It costs $4 before 10 and $6 after 10.
See you there.