Kandice Cohen and Peter Castellino

Mr and Mrs Myles Cohen of Columbia, S.C., proudly announce the engagement of their daughter, Kandice Hope, to Peter Castellino, the son of Frank Castellino of Harding, Penn., and Nancy Shaw of Fairfield.

Ms Cohen is the granddaughter of Samuel Talpins of Hollywood, Fla., the late Yetta Talpins of Hollywood, Fla., and the late Herman and Anne Cohen of Torrington.

She is Newtown High School alumna and graduated from Lehigh University with an engineering degree in 2005. She is employed by Trane Air Conditioning in San Diego, Calif.

Mr Castellino is the grandson of Helen Vandermark of Coral Springs, Fla., the late Emmitt Vandermark of Harding, Penn., and the late Frank Sr. and Josephine Castellino of Pittston, Penn.

He is a Wyoming Area High School alumnus and graduated from the business school at Lehigh University in 2003. He is currently working for the FG Creative marketing firm in Palm Desert, Calif.

Pete and Kandice met in 2001 at Lehigh University and the couple was engaged in December 2007 in Athens, Greece. A fall 2009 wedding is being planned.