Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Arthur of Peachtree City announce the engagement of their daughter, Brieon Marie, to Kenneth Darnell Brandon Jr., of Newport News, Va., son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Brandon, Sr., also of Newport News.

The bride-to-be is a graduate of Emory University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in anthropology and a master’s degree in public health. Currently, she serves as an evaluation specialist with the Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium.

The groom-elect is a graduate of Elizabeth City State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in biology. He is an account manager with The Coca Cola Company and is pursuing a master of business administration degree from the Emory University Goizueta School of Business.

The wedding will be Oct. 18, 2008, at the King Plow Arts Center in Atlanta, with a reception to follow.