Mary Kennedy of Waterloo and Jeff McDaniel of Festus, Mo., have announced their engagement and upcoming marriage.

The bride-elect is the daughter of Paul and Rosalie Kennedy of Waterloo. She is a 1981 graduate of Gibault Catholic High School; earned her dental assistant certification from Bryan Institute, Webster Groves, Mo.; and earned an associate’s degree in dental lab technology in 1987 from Meramec College, St. Louis. She is employed as a certified dental assistant for Dr. Thomas Kemlage Family Dentistry.

The prospective bridegroom is the son of Mike and Charlotte McDaniel of Festus, Mo. He is a graduate of Crystal City High School and he completed a sheet metal workers apprenticeship in Crystal City, Mo. He is employed as a sheet metal worker.

The couple are planning a Sept. 28, 2013, wedding at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Prairie du Rocher.