Emily Lorraine Covington and James Matthew McCallister were married May 12, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. at the Luski-Gorelick Center for Philanthropy in Charlotte, N.C. The Reverend Jeff Harris officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter James Covington of Charlotte. She is the granddaughter of Lorraine Kalb Hughes and the late Thomas Joseph Hughes of Cincinnati, Ohio and Marcia Hughes Covington and the late Victor Thomas Covington of Asheville, N.C. Emily is a graduate of West Charlotte High School and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is currently employed with the Foundation for the Carolinas.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Ricky McCallister of Tryon. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Clyde Hooker of Tryon and the late Mr. and Mrs. James Earl McCallister of Landrum. He is a graduate of Polk County High School and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He received an MBA from Wingate University and is currently employed with Baker & Taylor.