I was able to get away a few weekends ago and head upto Cleveland. I had been before to see the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame but this time I was heading up for a friend’s wedding.

I changed my reservation for the Hyatt and left work early on Friday. There was no real reason for the change other than wanting to spend some downtime relaxing.

The room was amazing. The bed huge, the bathroom fantastic. My only complaint was with valet but in comparison it is better than the valet in the Short North.

I spent most of the morning Saturday just exploring downtown and walking around snapping photos. The wedding was beautiful (but very long). There were only a few lookers in the wedding group. The reception was slow at first but within any case alcohol made it bearable.

I don’t say that to demean the wedding or the reception or my friend. I say it as I generally hate weddings and I tried to be as accomidating as possible with this one.

My friend who got hitched is an old friend and it’s easy to say that I’ve known him (and his family) for more than half of my life. Because of that I really wanted to try and have a good time. There was drunken dancing, egging the groom’s mother on to down drinks and towards the end of the evening I was feeling okay with the wedding.

The best part for me was being able to be out and take some photos….

More photos can be found here