Mary Frances McBride of Williamstown, N.J., and Seth Taylor Bowden of Paducah announce their engagement.

Miss McBride is the daughter of the late Thomas and Tonya McBride. She is a 2006 graduate of Williamstown High School and a 2011 graduate of Harding University in Searcy, Ark., with a bachelor’s degree in theatre and oral communication.

Mr. Bowden is the son of Van and Glenda Bowden of Paducah. He is a 2007 graduate of Lone Oak High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in communication sciences and disorders and vocational ministry in 2011 from Harding University, where he is attending graduate school for speech-language pathology.

Wedding vows will be exchanged at 6:30 p.m. March 2 at Cone Chapel on the campus of Harding University in Searcy. All friends and relatives are invited.