NEIL & SONIA'S WEDDING. NOV 5TH

Yep it was raining. But they weren't

going to let it spoil the day.

The first dance -who are those beautiful people

in the background. Oh it us.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

The beauty of 70's domestic violence.

Yes I'm in the same suit - but Claire is in her

newly repaired dress.

Love G's bow tie - who would have guessed that

jacket was made out of tracksuit material.

MR & MRS SMITH.

On the 22nd of October 2010 Smithy and Flic got married.

I had the honour of being the driver for the day. (I even got a hat).

It was a beautiful day, starting at a little church in Manly.

(It wasn't the set of a 70's horror film - honest.)

Ahh the family shot.

All da boys were there.

Ahh the blushing bride.

I dot a burnt head. (Factor 30 Ben - you live in Sydney).

And AJ does exist. - I believe you now Nige.

Nice look Omid.

Don't start a fight.

No I won't give you a life to the reception.

Come on we've got photos on the beach to take.

There we go.

Food time.

Claire so hungry she can eat her own hand.

That's Trent behind the visual effect.

Claire on the cake.

Outside as the sun sets.

Meanwhile the happy couple are singing.

Miss WIlkinson loves it.

The singing continues.

The best man (Chris) busting some moves.

The father of the bride (Ray) on the pull.

And then at mid night it was all over.

And the tears from Chris and Lucy

(Smiffy's parents) rolled.

Not long now until our big day.

I hope my speech is as half as good as Smiffy's.

THE FIRST BBQ OF THE SUMMER. (1950'S STYLE).

Matt, Em, Carolyn and Jodie chillin by the pool.

The future Mrs Akers full of smiles.

Bring on the summer.

What a beautiful day, even the wildlife seems happy.

FRIDAY NIGHT- FEET IN THE SAND.

On the way home I went down to Redleaf for my first

"feet in the sand" moment after the winter. Awesome.

THE INSIDE BBQ.

You think we might have learnt from last year -

when we tried to have a BBQ in the Bank Holiday

weekend, only to be washed out. But no we tried again.

Only for it to rain again.

So we moved it indoors. And everyone still turned up.

The boy ban (and Cand.)

Ian spinning the wheels of steel.

Russ doing the "Shower Dance"

(long story and you had to be there).

Claire certainly was. Strutting her stuff.

Nice people.

MC Ian in da house.

More nice people.

Claire is not drunk. I repeat Claire is not drunk.

(Cand might be.)

SATURDAY NIGHT - PARTY NIGHT.

It's Saturday night and at we're feeling alright. So it's a revenge of the Nerds from me (complete with black eye and repaired glasses - from where a 'Jock' punched me)

and Claire went as Kim Cattrall from Mannequin. Her dancing was a bit wooden (sorry crap joke, couldn't resist).

NGURRUMILMARRMIRIYU (WRONG SKIN).

On Friday night we went to the Opera House to see ' Wrong Skin."

Performed by "The Chooky Dancers", from a remote Northern Territory island north-east of Arnhem Land, who were the world's unlikeliest cyberspace superstars in 2007. A three-minute clip uploaded onto YouTube [Click Here] showed the young indigenous men interpreting the classic Zorba the Greek the Yolngu way – on an outdoor basketball court wearing nothing more than colourful loin cloths and white body paint.

Nigel Jamieson (award winning theatre-maker) saw the clip while pulling together the program for the opening-night ceremony of the 2009 Sydney Festival.

He immediately booked the troupe, who flew to Sydney to perform in front of 40,000 ecstatic festival-goers. 

After securing a commission to further work with the Chookies, as they're affectionately known, Jamieson made four tr

ips over 18 months to the traditional community 550km east of Darwin to create an indigenous take on the age-old Romeo and Juliet love story.

Ok I didn't write that (but I could have). It was great. In parts strange but well worth seeing.

BENNY BREAKAWAY.

I know it's cruel to leave Claire behind, but I was going mad. I just need to sleep. So I talked to Matt's mate Kirsty up at the Hunter Valley and she gave me a ridiculously cheap deal (it probably would have cost me more to take 4 days off and stay in Sydney) and off I went. I slept and slept and slept. Awesome. All forgotten now, back at work.