Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lee Dressler of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Kathryn, to Paul Vanterpool Simmons, son of Dr. and Mrs. Gary Thomas Simmons of Birmingham.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Aubrey Elton Howard and the late Mr. Howard of Birmingham and the late Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hill Dressler Jr. of Birmingham.
Miss Dressler is a 2007 graduate of Mountain Brook High School and a 2011 graduate of Auburn University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in accounting and was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She received her master of accountancy degree from Auburn University in 2012.
Miss Dressler is employed with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Nashville, Tenn.
The prospective groom is the grandson of Mrs. Donald Vanterpool Simmons and the late Mr. Simmons of Memphis, Tenn., and Mrs. Edward John Lovett Sr. and the late Mr. Lovett Sr. and the late Mr. Alva Boyd Howell of New Orleans.
Mr. Simmons is a 2007 graduate of Vestavia Hills High School and a 2012 graduate of Auburn University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and was a member of Theta Chi fraternity. He received a master’s degree in environmental engineering from the University of Tennessee in 2014. Mr. Simmons is employed with AMEC Foster Wheeler in Nashville.
The wedding is planned for July 11 at Brookwood Baptist Church.
