Don't Sweat the Small Stuff

Saturday I had the pleasure of photographing the wedding of my niece, Heather. The ceremony was beautiful and it had an extra measure of meaning for me because July 15th is my own wedding anniversary. 29 years with the same chick - 34 if you count the dating. I've already signed a contract extension that'll keep me on the same team through the rest of my career.

Anyhow, while the wedding was glorious the temperature outside was pushing 90 degrees with 100% humidity. This was approximately 5 degrees cooler than the temperature inside the church!

20 minutes into the ceremony I was drenched. My hands were wet, my brow was dripping, and my back was soaked. My waterlogged condition didn't escape many of the wedding guests.

Ironically, only my armpits were dry. If Mennen ever runs an advertising campaign featuring the common man, I'm a prime candidate for the job.

I bought a fresh stick of Cool Fusion 24/7 Antiperspirant Deodorant with Micro-absorber Technology the night before the wedding. The choices were mind boggling. There had to be more than 50 different brands or models of underarm protection. We must really stink.

I sat in the deodorant aisle staring at my options for more than 15 minutes. I was looking for the perfect antiperspirant, but in the end it was the micro-absorbers that got me. I couldn't really figure out how they embed technology in a cake of deodorant, but being a software salesman I bought the tagline.

It worked. The next time I shoot a wedding on a sultry summer day I am going to apply Speed Stick all over my body.

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