Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Dale Garber of Lafayette, La. announce the engagement of their daughter, Rachel Leigh Garber to John Hunter Dale, son of Mr. John Dale IV and Mrs. Marcia McCullough, both of Natchez.

The bride-to-be is a graduate of St. Thomas More Catholic High School in Lafayette and is a graduate of University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

She is owner and event coordinator at Brandon Hall Plantation in Natchez.

She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Nola Comeaux, the late Mr. George Comeaux , the late Mr. Harry Lee Garber all of Broussard, La., and Mr. Russell Martinez and the late Mrs. Jeanne Martinez of Lafayette.

The groom-to-be is a graduate of Trinity Episcopal Day School in Natchez, a graduate of Southern Methodist University in Dallas and earned a Master’s of Business Administration from University of Texas in Austin.

He is the owner and director of Griswold Home Care of Baton Rouge.

He is the grandson of Mrs. Jeznette Ellis and the late Mr. Eugene Ellis of Mobile, Ala., and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Dale III of Vidalia.

The wedding will be April 26, 2014, at Brandon Hall, home of the bride’s parents in Natchez.

Formal invitations will be sent.