Howard County weddings and engagements

Michelle Bond and Michael Kappert

Michelle Suzanne Bond, daughter of Richard and Angela Bond, of Bowie, will wed Michael Kappert, son of Martin and Mary Sue Kappert, of Columbia on July 14, 2012.

The Rev. Michael Gladish will perform the ceremony in Bryn Athyn Cathedral, followed by a reception at the James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pa. Jessica Hyatt as matron of honor and Lisa Bond, maid of honor, will attend the bride. Brad Dunn and Tom O'Brien will serve as best men.

The newlyweds will travel to Hawaii and Alaska on a honeymoon trip.

The future bride earned a degree in psychology before completing a master's program at the University of Mary Washington. She teachers kindergarten at McKinley Elementary School.

Also a graduate of the University of Mary Washington, the prospective groom is employed as a business systems analyst with CACI.

The couple lives in Arlington, Va.