Dr. Gary Wilson Archer of Birmingham and Mrs. Mary Jean Archer of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Dawson Archer, to Arthur Alvin Jones IV, son of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Alvin Jones III of Birmingham.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William John Christiansen Jr. of Birmingham and the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilson Archer of Louisville, Ky.
Miss Archer is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School. She attended the University of Mississippi, where she was a member of Delta Gamma sorority, and graduated from Samford University with a bachelor’s degree in nutrition and dietetics. She was presented at the Ball of Roses and is employed at UAB Women and Infants Center.
The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Alvin Jones Jr. of Decatur and Ms. Lurene Taylor Merrill of Fairhope and the late Mr. Merrill.
Mr. Jones is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor’s degree in biology and a minor in chemistry. He is a student at UAB School of Dentistry.
The wedding is planned for June 11.