Mr. and Mrs. Walter William Bates of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathryn Brooke Bates, to Christopher Eric Vinson, son of Mrs. Edward Malvin Blanks and Mr. Don Carlos Vinson of Alexander City.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Eugene Casey Brock and the late Mr. Eugene Casey Brock of Montgomery and Mr. and Mrs. Emmett David Bates III and the late Allene Robertson Bates of Birmingham.
Miss Bates is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School, a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Georgia Honors Program and a cum laude graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law. She was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority and was presented at the Beaux Arts Krewe Ball and Heritage Ball. Miss Bates is employed by Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP in Birmingham.
The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Dodd Jones of Lafayette and the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vinson Jr. of Roanoke.
Mr. Vinson is a graduate of Benjamin Russell High School, a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Alabama and a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law. He was named to Omicron Delta Kappa and Mortar Board honor societies and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Mr. Vinson is employed by Starnes Davis Florie LLP in Birmingham.
The wedding will be June 24 in Highlands, North Carolina.