Mr. and Mrs. John Timmer of Park Ridge, Ill., announce the engagement of their daughter, Anne Elizabeth, to Patrick Joseph Paolone, son of Dr. and Mrs. Francis “Buck” Paolone of Hoover. The couple became engaged while on a recent vacation in Rome.
A private family wedding will be Dec. 28, on the beach at Marco Island, Fla. A reception will follow at The Island Country Club. A rehearsal party will be held on Monday evening at the bride’s parents’ condo. On Thursday, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Paolone, aunt and uncle of the groom, will host a luncheon in honor of the newlyweds at Stonebridge Country Club in Naples, Fla.
The wedding will be officiated by Rev. Stephen Larson, the bride’s pastor from Park Ridge. The bride’s sister, Sarah Stetler of Chicago, is the maid of honor, and the groom’s brother, Jon Paolone of Hoover, is the best man.
Miss Timmer is a graduate of Purdue University and is employed by a Washington, D.C., communications firm as the account director in Chicago.
Mr. Paolone is a graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and is an information technology specialist with a global consulting company headquartered in Chicago. After their wedding and honeymoon on Marco Island, the couple will live in Chicago.
