Mr. and Mrs. Boatner Alston Blankenstein of Brandon announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Lillie Vidal Blankenstein to Brett Michael Warren of Chattanooga, Tenn., son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Poole of Brandon.

The bride-to-be is a graduate of Northwest Rankin High School in Jackson and a graduate of Mississippi State University with a bachelor’s degree in secondary education.

She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hathorn of Bassfield and Mrs. Rawdon Blankenstein Jr. and the late Mr. Blankenstein of Natchez.

The groom-to-be is also a graduate of Northwest Rankin High School, East Central Community College and attended Mississippi State University. He is pursuing a real estate career in Chattanooga.

He is the grandson of Mrs. Larry Williams and the late Mr. Williams of Chattanooga and the late Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Poole of North Georgia.

The wedding will be Saturday, March 9, 2019, at Bridlewood of Madison, with the Rev. Tyson Taylor, pastor of Lakeside Presbyterian Church in Brandon, officiating.