WEDDINGS
Little & Matthews
BY LENA MIANO PHOTOGRAPHY BY WHITNEY DUGGINS, FACEBOOK.COM/WHITNEYDPHOTOGRAPHY
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atherine Little met High Falls native Drake Matthews the summer before her senior year at Chatham Central High School, thanks to mutual
friends and a sports rivalry with Drake’s North Moore High School. Soon after, Katherine invited Drake to a Sunday lunch with her family and friends, and the two caught a movie that evening. The couple has been dating ever since. On May 14, 2021, Drake took Katherine by surprise when he popped the question in front of the Bell Tower just after her graduation from UNC. The couple was surrounded by Katherine’s family. Drake and Katherine tied the knot on March 5, 2023, at Oakland Farm. Katherine said she will always remember “the look on Drake’s face”
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as the curtains were pulled back for her to walk down the aisle. David King officiated the ceremony, and videographer Ryan Mashburn captured the whole day. White, sage green and gold added a touch of color to the scene alongside dried decorative tobacco from Drake’s Moore County farm. Bee-utiful Events made sure all the details were in place. Drake’s parents, Brent Matthews and Tammy Matthews; Katherine’s parents, Freddie Little and Beth Little; and local attendees including bridesmaids Anna Brown, Meagan Little, Rebecca Caldwell and Trista Matthews, groomsmen Chase Matthews, Thomas Matthews, Jeffrey Wilson and Wes Little, matron of honor Elizabeth Wilson and best man Brently Matthews, celebrated the newlyweds on their big day. Katherine works as a pediatric dental hygienist in Sanford, and Drake is a tobacco farmer. The couple lives in Goldston. CM