Helm-Blakely announce wedding plans July 28

Julie Helm, Thomas Blakeley

The engagement and approaching marriage of Julie Ann Helm and Thomas Edward Blakeley has been announced.

She is the daughter of Joy and Mike Helm of Rusk. Mr. Blakeley is the son of Lola Blakeley of Minden, La. and the late H.L. Blakeley.

The couple will be married July 28 at Rivercreek Farm and Ranch in Tyler. Miss Helm is a graduate of Rusk High School and Stephen F. Austin State University. She is a surgical nurse at Minden Medical Center in Minden.

Mr. Blakeley is a graduate of Minden High School and attended Louisiana State University in Shreveport, La. and Louisiana Tech in Ruston, La. He is currently employed at Venture Insurance Plus in Minden and is a licensed insurance and real estate agent.

Following their wedding they will make their home in Minden.