Anna & Robert!

It's New England and fall is in the air! Somehow Anna and Robert got one of the nicest days we've had. This was a Polish wedding, and I've done Polish weddings before, but Anna and Robert added a tradition that I've never had for a wedding. After the church everyone went to Anna and Robert's house for a blessing ceremony. Then is was off to Great River for the reception.

I grabbed my 200mm and took a photo through the video camera guys eye piece.


Anna was surprised when she saw that I got a photo of her taking a ChapStick break.


Arriving at their house for the blessings and a little cocktail hour.








The wedding combined my two favorite things... Photography and golf.


LOVE THIS!

I realized I never put any cake shots on the blog. I like this shot cause it was rather hard to take with some tough lighting. You probably can't tell.

Taking one last finger swipe of frosting after the cake cutting.


This has been wedding announcement #177!

We're Back!

Kelley and I are back from our vacation / conference in Hilton Head. While Kelley was in her conference, I played golf. It was a great vacation for me. I feel recharged and ready for the last part of my wedding season!

Here's a few highlights from the trip. Our first stop was in Savannah where we saw this t-shirt. Kelley works for Yale University, so it was funny for us!



As promised, Kelley's photo with... uh... Barack Obama!! No, that's not cardboard! I don't know what your talking about! There was a group of sidewalk supporters.


The sunrise photo from the last post was the morning we took the ferry to Daufuskie Island to play on the Melrose course.


It was a really nice course with next to no one on it. From what we heard from the pro shops and resident golfers, the economy has really sliced the amount of tourist golfers.


Kelley was happy it was the last hole!


The next day I played Hilton Head National. There are 3 - 9 hole courses. I played the Weed and National course. It's a really nice place to play.


Then it was my birthday round at South Carolina's #1 ranked course, also ranked 52nd (if I remember correctly) in the world, Harbour Town. I've only played it on PlayStation. It's a completely different experience when you play it in person. You then realize you can't drive the ball 350 yards and reach the par 5's in 2. Although I did reach the par 5 second hole in 2!




As instructed by our fore caddy, don't hit left. If you do, just leave your ball there. This was just one of a few alligators I saw on this course.


Don't be short!


Par 3, don't be short... right... or long... That's my shot!


The famous 18th hole to the lighthouse. I totally blew this hole. It was all into the wind.


My last day I played Palmetto Dunes, Arthur Hills. Some really tough holes! Amazing homes around the course. 5 more alligators to look out for.


So we're back. My first day back on Monday... and I played golf with Kelley's dad. It was a holiday! Now I'm back in the office and getting through all the e-mails, mail, and stuff to do. Back to work! Man my boss is tough on me...