Michelle Pattee and Jeremy Welsh are pleased to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of John and Sharon Pattee. She is a 2006 graduate of King’s West School and is currently attending Eastern Washington University where she is studying elementary education.

The groom-to-be is the son of Richard and Tammy Welsh. He is a US Marine Reservist who recently returned home from a combat tour to Iraq, where he served as a vehicle driver and military police.

The couple met at church and began dating in 2003. They will wed this July, and plan to make their first home in Spokane.