Elma residents Destiney Marie Pettis and Garett William Harrington are engaged and plan to marry Saturday, Aug. 17, at the McCleary Veterans of Foreign Wars hall.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Barbie Haddock of Elma and Sam Pettis of Shelton. She attended high school in Chehalis and Elma and received a paraeducator certificate from the Bremerton School District.

The groom-to-be is the son of Brett Harrington and Rella Harrington of Shelton. He graduated from Shelton High School and is a supervisor at Torklift in Sumner.