Mr. and Mrs. John Kimmerick Grantham of Brookhaven and Dr. and Mrs. John Allen Frenz of Brandon announce the engagement of their daughter, Gina Kathleen “Kakki” Grantham to Blase Edward Gaudé, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry David Gaudé of Natchez.

The bride-to-be is a graduate of Brandon High School and attended Mississippi State University in Starkville.

She is employed by Automated Power in Flowood as an outside sales representative.

She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Winfred Hershel Muckelrath of Hattiesburg and the late Mr. John Roland Grantham of Pensacola and the late Mrs. Harriett Marie Grantham of Atlanta.

The groom-to-be is a graduate of Cathedral High School of Natchez and a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg.

He is employed by Riverside Construction Company, Inc. in Vicksburg as an estimator/project manager.

He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ronald Gaudé, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Lewis Vines Sr. and the late Mrs. Mary Ann Bonham Vines all of Natchez.

The wedding will be at 7 p.m., Saturday, May 10, 2014, at St. Mary Basilica in Natchez. A reception will follow at the home of Ron and Roseminette Gaudé, 207 South Union St. in Natchez.

All family and friends are invited.