An Oct. 8 wedding is being planned by Baltimore residents Erin Bongiorno and Brian Donovan.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of John and Sandi Bongiorno of Springfield, Mo. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Jere and Novelle Donavan of Harrisville.

The bride-elect is a 1998 graduate of McDowell High School and a 2002 graduate of Vanguard University of Southern California. She works for Assemblies of God World Missions in Sprinfield, Mo., and recently returned from work in Nairobi, Kenya.

Her fiancé is a 1997 graduate of Slippery Rock High School and a 2001 graduate of Grove City College. He works for Motorola in Columbia, Md.