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# President Obama Tops Off His Term As a Groomsman in His Friend's Wedding

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## TIME Staff


Jan 10, 2017 7:38 PM UTC

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[TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/)


## TIME Staff


Jan 10, 2017 7:38 PM UTC

[President Obama](http://time.com/4621362/barack-obama-best-dad-moments/) may be preparing to [bid farewell](http://time.com/4629511/president-barack-obama-farewell-speech-watch/) as president, but he has a few official — and unofficial — duties as leader of the free world to finish up first.

On Saturday, President Obama served as a groomsman at his personal aide and golf partner, White House trip director Marvin Nicholson’s, [wedding](https://www.theknot.com/us/helen-pajcic-and-marvin-nicholson-jan-2017), The Washington _Post_ [reports](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/01/07/obama-attends-longtime-aide-and-golfing-partner-nicholsons-wedding). Nicholson and his wife Helen Pajcic, who works on policy at at the Department of Education, tied the knot at a private home in Jacksonville, Fla.

Just as President Obama stood by Nicholson’s side on his wedding day, Nicholson has been there for Obama throughout his tenure. The _Post_ reports that Nicholson helped plan trips for the president and often kept him company by playing golf or cards during flights.

First Lady [Michelle Obama](http://time.com/4626173/michelle-obama-hope-final-first-lady-remarks/) didn’t make the trip down to Florida. The president was instead flanked by Secret Service guards who also kept in line with the black-tie attire requirements and wore tuxedoes.

See below.

\[[Washington _Post_](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/01/07/obama-attends-longtime-aide-and-golfing-partner-nicholsons-wedding), [_The Cut_](http://nymag.com/thecut/2017/01/president-obama-served-as-groomsman-at-aides-wedding.html)\]

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