Hartle-Ries

Tricia Hardy of Bloomfield, Mo., and David and Carlene Hartle of Dexter, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Natalie Ann Hartle, to Mark Robert Ries Jr., both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Mark and Marlene Ries Sr. of Oakley, Calif.

Hartle is a 1999 graduate of Bloomfield High School, and is majoring in business education at Southeast Missouri State University.

Ries is a 1997 graduate of Liberty High School in Brentwood, Calif. He received a degree in general studies from Southeast University in 2002. He is employed at Cingular Wireless.

A July 12 wedding is planned at First Presbyterian Church in Cape Girardeau.