Kelsey Gold and Thomas Hardman

A May 5 wedding is being planned by Kelsey Gold of Wheeling, W.Va., and Thomas Hardman of Preston, W.Va.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Jacqueline Gold of Butler and Gregory Gold of West Sunbury. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Jane and Thomas Hardman of Preston.

The bride-elect is a 2003 graduate of Butler High School and a 2009 graduate of Duquesne University.

She is employed by Kroger in Wheeling as a pharmacist.

Her fiance graduated in 2001 from Roane County High School and in 2005 from West Virginia University.

He is employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Wheeling as a biologist.