Canton, NY

Only a couple of weeks into married life ourselves, Francisco and I took a trip to upstate New York (almost to Canada) for Salinger's wedding.

Canton, NY and nearby Potsdam, where we stayed, are little villages with a mix of rundown buildings and lovely old architecture. It definitely had a New England feel.

They are tiny towns so there wasn't much to do other than walk around and take pictures. Which happens to be one of my favorite things.

The weather was a blissful break from the DC swamp.

This is the little Baptist church where Salinger got married.

The wedding was simple and lovely. (And it was a delight to notice some similarities in our weddings--Salinger and I never discussed wedding details, but accidentally picked some of the same things. This isn't actually too surprising since, as my freshman roommate, Salinger was influential in developing some of my own aesthetic preferences.) It was immeasurably relaxing and peaceful to be a guest at a wedding after previously being the main event.