An Oct. 9 wedding is being planned by Nedal Awde of Westwood, Mass., and Micah Smith of Stamford, Conn.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Halim and Labebe Awde of Westwood. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Ronald Smith of West Sunbury and Kathy Tinker of Emlenton.

The bride is a 1996 graduate of Westwood High School and a 2000 graduate of Boston University, where she received bachelor's degrees in international relations and economics. She works with the Building with Books organization in Boston.

Her fiancé graduated in 1995 from Moniteau High School and in 1999 from Penn State University with a degree in marketing. He works with Exxon Mobil Oil as a franchise specialist for Connecticut.