A Dec. 9, 2005 wedding is being planned by Christina Colosimo and Joseph Josey, both of Takoma Park, Md.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Ralph Colosimo of Boyers and Shirley Colosimo of Monroe, Mich. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Lawson and Carol Josey of Ypsilanti, Mich.

The bride-elect graduated from 1993 from Slippery Rock High School, received a bachelor's degree in 1997 from Gannon University and received her master's degree in 2001 from Virginia Commonwealth University. She works as a production coordinator for The National Academies in Washington, D.C.

Her fiancé is a 1990 graduate of Plymouth-Canton High School. He is currently pursuing a bachelor of science degree in computer networking at Strayer University. He is employed at Trawick and Associates in Bethesda, Md.