Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Herr Bledsoe of Greenwood announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Julia Andersen Bledsoe of Nashville, Tenn., to Robert Hayes Harris of Nashville.
The prospective bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wayne Harris of Hernando.
He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Malcom Davis Baxter Sr. and the late Mr. and Mrs. Winfred Iverson Harris Sr.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. James Allan Shackelford of North Carrollton and the late Mr. Shackelford and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jones Bledsoe Sr. of Greenwood.
Miss Bledsoe is a 2002 graduate of Pillow Academy. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Mississippi in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in communicative sciences and disorders and a minor in English.
She was a member of Chi Omega sorority, where she served as treasurer in 2005. In 2008, she earned a master's degree in speech language pathology from the University of Mississippi while serving as her class president.
She is employed as a speech-language pathologist for National Healthcare Corporation working within the skilled nursing, hospital and home health settings.
Mr. Harris is a 2003 graduate of Magnolia Heights School in Senatobia. He received a bachelor's degree in biology and a minor in psychology from the University of Mississippi in 2007.
He was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity, where he served as recruitment chairman in 2005.
He is employed as an orthopedic device sales representative with HillCo Medical.
The couple will exchange vows at 6 p.m. May 29, 2010, at the Episcopal Church of the Nativity in Greenwood.
