This is my Monday Post :)

I know techncally today is now Tuesday, but my body and mind are still working as though it is is Monday, so really it is!!!!!! I have been sitting on these super fun, super special pictures for the past 2 days. I have a fun story to tell you along with them. Some of you know my story, my photography story that is. I have been in love with taking pictures since before I can remember anything else basically. Well a few years back now one of my really good friends asked me to help her out with her new business. She wanted me to come along and take pictures with her. Get this... I turned her down, I turned her down because I had just landed this hot new waitress job at Disneyland. Since working weekends as a server is a must, I had to pass her up and quitting was far from anything I could imagine! I was crazy! Crazy for my job that is! I love Disneyland and being able to work there and still make my normal server tips I had become so fond of was like having the cake, eating the cake and all the left over frosting too!!!!! Turns out that fun fun job was less exciting than I thought and the fun was for the guests not so much the cast members!

Cut to the chase....... Guess where I GOT to work this past Saturday? Yep! Disneyland, the place where all the magic happens. I was thrilled when I found out the amazing love story involving one of my couples for next year, Andrew and Liz, and Disneyland! I will supply the full story for you in their Engagement post later this week. Just as a teaser, here is one from thier session. I just wanted to say how cool it felt driving home from their shoot. I was working... taking pictures.... at DISNEYLAND. This was baking the cake, licking the batter bowl, frosting it in my fave flavor and eating a few spoonfulls on the way, admiring my finished masterpeice, then eating it and sharing it with all my friends!!!!!!And of course the best part of it all were the two people in love whom I was able to follow around for a few hours. I love learning about people, hearing about there history together and watching them enjoy one another. What a cool job!!!!




and here is one bonus extra number 2 just because my monday post is so late!

A quick wedding post from this weekend. Sam and Robert

On the evning of Friday November 16th I had the great pleasure of photographing the wedding of Samantha and Robert. This is only a preview post, I couldn't wait to get them up here. I had my photographer friend Lisa Fitts along with me second shooting the ceremmony and reception at the The Guasti Villa.


more to come tomorrow!

Samantha & Robert: Engagement

Hi all! I'm back and I know it has been a while since I have posted, I'm sorry to all you blog stalkers out there. I feel as though I have been a blog slacker! Working from home is the greatest job I could have ever wished for and getting work out to my clients comes before the blog. Also Hubby and my kids like to see mommy without a computer attached to her. So, again I'm sorry. As a reward for waiting paitently or perhaps an early holiday surprise to my friends out there, I will have a ton of fun new content up here this week. I am also trying to blog everyday for one month! Starting today and ending on December 17th. So here is day one of 30, the engagement of the beautiful couple, Samantha and Robert. They booked me in a bit of a hurry which is never a problem and their wedding was yesterday. I really wanted to get these pictures up first for a sense of story and ord and well I just felt it was the WAY! T will have the amazing wedding pictures up soon soon soon! I picked just a few of my faves from the day but i included a slideshow for fun check it out here.

Sam and Robert were super fun and really easy to work with. I was so eager to shoot their wedding, it was beautiful! And I can't wait to share those pictures with you as well. Sandra Salisbury .com is still in the works to be bigger and better thamn before! preview to come soon and the website in its full brand new self sooner than later!

Halloween 2007

I haven been attacked verbally by some of my friends and family waiting to see birthday party and halloween pictures. I don't have the party pics up yet but here are the adorable Oct 31st pics. The first one is Susie at her school parade in the morning.
Since this is Zach's 1st year as a walking participant for halloween, fun was at an all time high! Those of you who know him will be shocked to here that he was saying all kinds of phrases! Trick-or-Treat, thank-you, candy please!!!! It was adorable and unforgetable! He lasted for a while! We were, however, very thankful for bringing the stoller along just in case of a burn-out! Susie was a trooper, as always and I;m sure if we let her she would trick and treat all night!


What a funny little pirate this boy turned out to be!


Stayed tuned for birthday party adventure pics!

A wedding post the very same night!

I'm here in the looby of the Courtyard Marriot in Pasadena and while I'm waiting for my esscort home (my hubby has my car) I decided to sneak on line and show you a few picks from this evening. So here is a small preview of the awesome wedding of Heidi and Leon. More to come, so come back soon!

I am so proud to show you, Mr. & Mrs. Menke!

I have to put up a couple teasers for you to glance at. Also the slideshow is coming soon.. the beautiful southern california skies were on our side!!!!! here is the slideshow


Just a couple of my faves from the day! click here for the slideshow with a ton of pictures documenting this super fun day.. Come back later for more on this great day!

Heidi & J.R. engagement

I met the beautiful Heidi and Leon (J.R.) last week at their engagement session. I knew through talking with Heidi on the phone that this would be a fun set of pictures. She wanted to include her 2 sons in the pictures since they are just as big a part as her hubby to be! Their wedding is on the 20th of this month so we opted to do a quick shoot at the park right in their community. I had so much fun with them . It was really easy to take their picture, they were a bit serious a first, but i quickly found the key phrases that let those true smiles out. Here are my faves from the day. And for fun checkout the slideshow, be patient it loads the show first, so just grab a cup of coffee or run around the living room a as it cues up! We all need a little exersize right!!!!












My fave shot. Below....









It was a super fun two hours! I can't wait to see how the wedding goes in less then 2 weeks!!!!