Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Bakeman of Freeland are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Frances Bakeman, to Matthew Tullis, son of Michael and Sheri Tullis of Redmond.

The bride-to-be is a 2006 graduate of South Whidbey High School and 2010 graduate of Central Washington University’s Department of Theatre Arts and apparel design. She is employed by Sanmar as a merchandiser.

The groom-to-be obtained his master’s in teaching from Antioch University and is a middle school teacher at Saint Bernadette in Burien.

The couple is planning a January wedding in Seattle.