Mr. McCarthy and Ms. Matthews fit in perfectly with the other’s family. “My family is so grateful that Caroline is in my life and that she loves me the way she does,” said Mr. McCarthy, who then began to cry.
Together, the two also own Canyonlands Fund, a New York-based investment firm they founded in January 2020.
“We started an investment firm to invest in youth development companies, specifically overnight camps,” said Ms. Matthews. “The idea was to marry our passion for education, the great outdoors and conservation.”
They were married Sept. 2 at the Sodality Chapel at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala., where the Rev. William George, a Roman Catholic priest, performed a ceremony before seven guests.
Among those guests were the bride’s parents, Kathleen Matthews, the former chairwoman for the Maryland Democratic Party, and Chris Matthews, the retired host of MSNBC’s “Hardball with Chris Matthews.” Also attending were the groom’s parents, Caroline McCarthy, a retired lawyer at the firm Phelps Dunbar in Mobile, Ala., and Brian McCarthy, a lawyer at McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge, also in Mobile.
On Sept. 10, the couple took part in a celebration ceremony at Ballynahinch Castle in Connemara, Ireland. It was led once again by Father George, who, this time, stood before the couple and their parents and 90 guests.
“Connor brings so much energy to our relationship,” Ms. Matthews said. “He makes my life so much more fun to live.”
