Caudle & Biggers
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BY NIKKI MURDOCH | PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE EXUM | EXUMPHOTO.COM
When David Caudle left for Afghanistan in 2010, he jokingly told his sister, Caitlin Caudle, not to get married to anyone while he was away unless it was to his best friend, William Biggers. Little did he know that Caitlin, an Orange High grad, and William, a Chapel Hill High grad, would hit it off at a wedding and begin dating that fall. Four years later, on a date night that started out like any other, William asked Caitlin to be his wife in front of Old Ebbitt Grill, an iconic restaurant in Washington, D.C. Unbeknownst to Caitlin, he hired a photographer to document their engagement and on their wedding day, surprised her with the photo. The Chapel Hill natives gathered together
with their loved ones for a rehearsal dinner at Kipos and a welcome party at He’s Not Here. The next day, they exchanged vows at The Carolina Inn surrounded by a number of locals, including parents of the bride, Janet Paul and Neil Caudle, and best man and father of the groom, Bill Biggers. After the ceremony, the couple headed to the Old Well Ballroom to celebrate. “The doors opened,” William says, “and we saw all of our friends and family smiling and cheering. It was absolutely wonderful.” William is currently assigned to an army base near Washington, D.C., but the couple has hopes of returning to North Carolina one day soon. CHM
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