Mr. and Mrs. William Porter Stribling of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Julia Stribling, to Elliott Wood Taliaferro, son of Mrs. Norman Edward Taliaferro and the late Mr. Taliaferro of Houston.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Calvin Grisham of Decatur and the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sligh Stribling of Guntersville.
Miss Stribling is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and a 2008 cum laude graduate of Rhodes College with a bachelor’s degree in English. She also studied at the Lincoln College of Oxford University in Oxford, England.
Miss Stribling is a member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority and was presented at the 2007 Ball of Roses. She is employed with DePelchin Children’s Center in Houston.
The prospective groom is the grandson of Mrs. Joseph George Danna and the late Mr. Danna of Houston and the late Mr. and Mrs. Myron Eugene Taliaferro of Houston.
Mr. Taliaferro is a graduate of Subiaco Academy and a 2007 graduate of Rhodes College with a bachelor’s degree in history. He was a member of the varsity basketball team and is a member of Kappa Alpha Order.
Mr. Taliaferro graduated cum laude from South Texas College of Law in May. He will be employed as an associate attorney with Brown Sims, P.C., in Houston.
The wedding is planned for Sept. 17 at South Highland Presbyterian Church in Birmingham.
