Randy and Carol Vogel of Marion announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Alissa Diane Vogel, of Topeka, to Ryan Blake Albrecht of Manhattan, son of Redge and Terri Albrecht of Herington.

Grandparents of the bride-elect are Dwain and Phyllis Gill of Sylvia and the late James and Maxine Vogel.

The prospective groom’s grandparents are Erano and Dorothy Albrecht of Lincolnville, Lura Geske of Enterprise, and the late Clifford Geske.

The bride-elect is a 2005 graduate of Marion High School and a 2008 graduate of Kansas State University with a bachelor’s degree in political science and geography. She is a legislative assistant/committee secretary during the 2009 Kansas Legislative session.

Her fiancé is a 2005 graduate of Chapman High School and currently is a student at Kansas State University, majoring in structural engineering and construction science. He is employed at Purdy-McGuire of Manhattan.

A July 3 wedding is planned at Eastmoor United Methodist Church, Marion.