Megan Alvord and Mitch Houk, along with their parents, announce their engagement.

Miss Alvord, of Pittsboro, NC, is the daughter of Lex and Tanya Alvord of Pittsboro, NC. Her grandparents are Betty and the late Sherman Wood of Mocksville, NC and Alec and Dot Alvord of Asheville, NC.

Mr. Houk, of Bath, NC, is the son of Heike and Tony Woolard of Bath, NC and James and
Tammy Houk of Jacksonville, FL. His grandparents are Hans-Jurgen and Christel Preunel of Gross Malchau, Germany, and Edna and the late James Houk of Strawberry Plains, TN.

An evening wedding is planned for July 12 in Chapel Hill, NC.