Bittle-Cairns

Jerry and Carla Bittle of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Aimee Renea Bittle, to Paul Matthew Cairns, both of Cambridge, Mass. He is the son of Richard and Lynne Cairns of Cape Girardeau.

Bittle is a 1995 graduate of Central High School. She received a master's degree in physical therapy from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2002. She is an in-patient physical therapist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Cairns is a 1992 graduate of Central High School. He received a bachelor of science degree in management from Tulane University, and is pursuing a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School.

An Aug. 16 wedding is planned at Trinity Lutheran Church.