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  • Welcome to the blog.

    My name is Simon Fazackarley, I'm an engagement & wedding photographer, from Brighton, Sussex.

    This is my blog - it's more relaxed than the main site, & allows me to share the latest news & of course, all the freshest images from weddings & engagements.

    Hopefully it will give insight into who I am & what I do, but if you have any questions, get in contact.

    Thanks for visiting!

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Laura & Pete : Session

A few weeks ago the fabulous Laura & Pete from Lawson Photography came to Brighton, It was Laura’s birthday & they wanted some photographs taken! We wandered the streets of Brighton  doing all the touristy things & still found time to take some pretty pictures too!

Now, not only are Pete & Laura really good friends of mine, they are also two of the most talented photographers in the country – so it was ultra important that these pictures be good, my reputation depends on it!

Hope you enjoy, & if you do, please leave a comment!

Ian Davenport - July 30, 2010 - 9:45 am

Fantastic photos of two lovely people, and really captures them both. Love the shots under the pier… and that alley seems almost insanely narrow!

Peter Lawson - July 29, 2010 - 5:08 pm

We love them all! You are awesome. Had so much fun hanging out with you in the tropical climes of Brighton too :)

Ian - July 29, 2010 - 3:52 pm

Awesome work Mr F! Love them all but lying down under pier and in the alleyway ones are my favs. That is some serious pressure, sure they love them though!

James Pearson - July 29, 2010 - 2:18 pm

I love these Simon – youve captured Pete and Laura so brilliantly!! I love the variety and the techniques youve put to use. I know Pete and Laura are over the moon with these and Im not at all surprised.

Alex Davies - July 29, 2010 - 12:59 pm

Oh my golly gosh, what beautiful pictures and mr mrs l look very dashing.

Tobiah Tayo - July 29, 2010 - 12:06 pm

Stunnnning photos! The bokeh is insane :D

Mike Galley - July 29, 2010 - 10:55 am

Absolutely beautiful images Simon would like to pick a favourite but I like them all great work.

Anna - July 29, 2010 - 10:45 am

STUNNING!! These are really gorgeous, nice work!! Love the tunnel shots and the lying on the ground ones, what ever that is above their heads looks really cool :)

Phill - July 29, 2010 - 10:43 am

This makes me want to be a photographer.

EmmaB - July 29, 2010 - 10:39 am

These are gorgeous!! I love the ones under the pier, in fact I love them all :)

Chris MacKenzie - July 29, 2010 - 10:25 am

Awesome shots Simon. Youve even made Pete look great, your a master.

Carrie - July 29, 2010 - 10:24 am

Wow – knew you were good Simon – but these have just blown me away!! Bet Laura and Pete are over the moon! You’ve raised the bar now!

Stuart James - July 29, 2010 - 10:24 am

You’ve captured two of our good friends so excellently here mate – knocked it well and truly out of the park.
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous portrait session!!

A Brighton Engagement : Victoria & Graeme

In an effort to leave Aisling & Phil’s wedding atop my blog, (& bask in the love!! ta internet!) I’ve let my other blog posts back up… so now I’ve got about 16 things to blog, & literally no time to do them! & with all the lovely weddings & engagements over the coming weeks that 16 will turn into 30 really quickly… Soon I’ll be able to schedule a blog post a week for the entire next year!! If I were even vaguley organised enough to do that, that would be SWEET.

But, rather than ramble on about the sorry state of my blog, I wanted to share this engagement session of the lovely Victoria & Graeme. V&G are getting married next month at Laughton Showgrounds & to say I’m looking forward to their wedding would be a huge understatement!! – Enjoy!

We started off at V&G’s allotment, where they had purple poppies… never seen one before, so not one to miss an opportunity…I thought I’d take a picture of it!

They have strawberries on their allotment. good strawberries too!

After the allotment in Brighton, we headed up to Uckfield…I’ve forgotten the name of the woods… but it… was…. beautiful!! & came complete with caves! every wood should have some!

Gorgeous details… on an engagement session?!? – Awesome. Flowers picked earlier… perfect centrepieces for a picnic!

V&G also picked some strawberries at the allotment, to accompany some cakes that Grae brought – its a bit quirky… & I love it.

After the picnic they decided to sit in a tree… Twilight style. As you do…;)

Then some dancing…

Carrie - July 26, 2010 - 8:37 am

Loving these Simon – what a great job. I LOVE the flowers in the baked bean can (I had cans for the flowers at my wedding!)

Victoria - July 25, 2010 - 11:58 pm

Thanks for taking these amazing pics of us! We love them so much, and thanks for such a fun day out.

Verity - July 25, 2010 - 9:05 am

Lovely stuff Si, the cave shots are stunning!! Loving the retro feel :)

Jennifer - July 24, 2010 - 8:36 pm

Very cool shoot – can’t wait for wedding pics :)

Phill - July 24, 2010 - 8:18 pm

Flipping heck. That is all.

Berkshire Wedding : Aisling & Philip

Now I know alot of you have been waiting for this, some longer than others… but as promised… following on from all the fabulous RMW coverage…

*Drumroll*

Here is Aisling & Philips Wedding!!

Sometimes I photograph weddings that are just so great in all the right places, they really remind me why I love this business, this is most definitely one of those! Great people, great weather, great locations & more gorgeous details than you can shake a stick at!

Aisling & Phil got married in Berkshire, The official ceremony took place at Berkshire Registry Office, but the majority of the day was spent in Ailing & Phillip’s beautiful garden, complete with River! Which, on one of the hottest day’s *ever* was a welcome addition!!

This was all a little last minute for me, A few weeks before their big day their photographer left them in the lurch, So they came to me on a personal recommendation for the amazing ladies over at Rock My Wedding (thanks Charlotte & Rebecca!!) & I thought it was going to be tough – going into an intimate wedding, having no clue who anybody was… heck, I didn’t even know how to say Aisling’s name correctly!! (its kinda like Ash-Ling… certainly not Ayyyy-Sling…! After the lovely bridesmaids corrected me promptly!!)

But as soon as I wandered into the house (a few hours before the ceremony), I was made to feel completely welcome & it really allowed me to get some fantastic images! So much so, I hardly feel I can take all the credit for these photos – they were a group effort!

There are ALOT of images following… way more than I usually share!! But after all the lovely comments over on the RMW blog, I’m feeling brave!! – so grab yourself a drink, relax & enjoy =)

(You can click on the thumbs below, then use the arrow keys on your keyboard, or click the images to continue the show!!)

stuart cooper - July 18, 2010 - 1:49 am

Great images and it so deserves to be on RMW. What a fantastic wedding to photograph and you did such a cracking job – nice one dude!

Ian - July 12, 2010 - 4:56 pm

Amazing! Fantastic work Mr F.

anna and the ring - July 11, 2010 - 8:11 pm

Simply wonderful. You can really feel the wedding. Fabulous work.

Inga - July 9, 2010 - 7:49 pm

Wow, amazing photos, I saw the RMW post and couldn’t wait to see some more photos, such a relaxed and happy wedding!! I’ve enjoyed looking back at past posts too & all great work!

Peter Lawson - July 9, 2010 - 9:18 am

Amazing! Absolutely amazing! I can’t believe you’ve never posted this many images from a wedding before, it completely suits your style. Love how you have completely nailed each and every moment!

Jenny - July 8, 2010 - 9:25 pm

I’m just gobsmacked. Your work is amazing.

If I didn’t already have a photographer YOU would be the man for the job!

Jenny

Anna K - July 8, 2010 - 1:33 pm

Ok I absolutely LOVED my wedding photos, don’t get me wrong, but your photos are amongst the best I have ever, ever seen! I know we over at RMW have big big love for this wedding but the pictures absolutely make it. Adore the last three especially. I want to get married again (to same groom) so you can be my photographer!

Phill - July 8, 2010 - 10:25 am

So I’ve got Joe Buissink’s book, Wedding Photography from the Heart and it’s a decent book, great images, highly inspirational. Can I buy a book to follow on from that one, centred completely around this wedding and your images? Please don’t caption it throughout with shutter speeds and f-stops though, that’s meaningless on the scale of things, but I want to know what colour socks you were wearing as you took each shot and indeed where you can buy such magic socks because there’s definitely magic in all of these pictures.

Joanna Brown - July 8, 2010 - 10:01 am

This is totally totally gorgeous ~fantastic Mr ~ hats off to you for going in last minute you would never have known!

The Tea Drinking Bride - July 8, 2010 - 7:36 am

I think the one where Aisling is looking over her grooms shoulder is my favourite!

James Pearson - July 8, 2010 - 7:29 am

Absolutely stunning Simon! Seriously wonderful collection of images with so many beautiful moments and emotions captured. Amazing portraits and details throughout the day. I love the shot of Aisling at the window on the phone and way too many others to mention!

The Tea Drinking Bride - July 8, 2010 - 7:21 am

Aah, what a wonderful way to start the day! Fabulous images xxx