Couple sets date

Joe and Sheryl Fabrygel of Hallettsville announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Bethany Leigh Fabrygel of Sunnyvale, Calif. to Vivek Venkatraman of Sunnyvale, Calif., son of Ananth and Shoba Venkatraman of Corpus Christi. The bride-to-be attended Industrial and Edna schools and is a 2007 graduate of Edna High School. In 2011 Bethany graduated from Texas A&M of College Station with a Bachelor of Science degree. In 2015 she received a Doctor of Optometry degree from Pennsylvania College of Optometry. She is currently employed as an optometrist at LensCrafters in Capitola, Calif. The prospective groom is a 2007 graduate of Mary Carroll High School in Corpus Christi and a 2011 Texas A&M University graduate from College Station with a degree in marketing. He is employed with Airbnb in San Francisco, California as an experience designer. Bethany’s paternal grandparents are Don and Sally Fabrygel of Hallettsville, and her maternal grandparents are the late Leon and Marionell Smothers. Vivek’s paternal grandparents are the late Venkatraman and Mangala Venkatraman and his maternal grandparents are Pushkala Parameswaran of Los Angeles, Calif. and the late Parameswaran. The couple will exchange vows on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Prospect House in Dripping Springs, Texas.