On July 12, 2008, Morgan Elizabeth Taylor became the bride of Robert F. Lucero. The ceremony was performed under the cottonwood trees at Horse Creek Cattle Company Ranch in Horse Creek, Wyo. A reception followed at the same location.

The bride is the daughter of Robert and Constance Taylor of Chilmark. The bridegroom is the son of Margaret Lucero and Flavio Lucero of Cheyenne, Wyo.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Snider of Manchester by-the-Sea are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Heather Lynn Snider to Shaun Joe DePreist. Shaun is the son of Bernadette Crossland and Ashley DePriest, of Oak Bluffs.

Ms. Snider is a graduate of Manchester High School and Endicott College, with a bachelor of science degree in business administration. She is the director of the Manchester Playground and the director of the Hornets After School Program, in the town of Manchester-by-the-Sea. She is the granddaughter of Ruth Snider of Vineyard Haven.

Carolyn Dowd Engaged

Gerard Dowd and the late Cheryl Dowd of Oak Bluffs are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Carolyn (Chick) Dowd to Tyler Stapleton, son of Margo Stapleton and the late David Stapleton of Middletown, R.I.

A September 2008 wedding is planned at the Inn at Blueberry Hill in Chilmark.

Marisa Carson Is Engaged

Ken and Alba Eber of West Tisbury announce the engagement of their daughter, Marisa Claudia Carson of New York to Jason Robert Bibens of New York and Vermont. He is the son of Bob and Grace Bibens of Manchester, Vt.

Emily MacRae to Marry

Michael Dwyer Next July

Katie Litwinowich Will

Marry Stephen Meinelt

Jim and Ann Litwinowich of Holden announce the engagement of their daughter, Katie Litwinowich, to Stephen Meinelt, son of Terry and Kathy Meinelt of Topsfield.

Ms. Litwinowich is a 1999 graduate of Wachusett Regional High School. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degree in English from the University of New Hampshire. She is attending Suffolk University Law School and is working as a summer associate at a law firm in Boston.

On June 23, 2007, McClain Livingston Howarth became the bride of Bridger Edmund McGaw. The Rev. Robert D. Edmunds officiated the marriage ceremony at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Edgartown, where the bride was baptized and confirmed. A reception followed at the Chappaquiddick Beach Club.

Estelle Suprenant of 41 Nashawena Park, Oak Bluffs, is pleased to announce the marriage of her daughter, René Hartford Surprenant, to James J. Nolan of 37 Nashawena Park, Oak Bluffs, and formerly Jamaica Plain.

René and Jim were married in The Villages, Fla., on June 27, at the home of Keith and Jeffrey Polmanteer.

Attendants were Jeffrey Polmanteer and Helen Pope, the aunt of James. René’s children, Emily, Liz and Jake, welcome Jim into their family. René and Jim live in Middleborough and Oak Bluffs.

Megan Avery Will Wed

Richard C. Avery and Suzanne McAllister-Avery announce the engagement of their daughter, Megan Diane Avery, to Nathan Scott Zellner, both of Austin, Tex. Ms. Avery also is the granddaughter of the late Edythe M. Avery and Donald W. Avery of Oak Bluffs and Arlington. A Nov. 1 wedding is planned.

Francis-Carroll Nuptials

Jennifer Francis and Christopher Carroll were married June 7 at The Beechmoor in Onset. Jennifer was born on the Vineyard in 1981 and raised here till she was eight. The Carrolls now reside with their son Shane in West Yarmouth.