June 12, 2003ActivitiesIrvine World News/B11I ENGAGED I MARRIEDBrown - WilliamsGlen Jonathan Brown and Melissa Barbara Williams announced their engagement. Brown worked and lived in Irvine for 20 years before leaving his home in Turtle Rock in 2001 to accept a job in Washington, D.C.The future bride is of Res-ton, Va., and earned her bachelor's degree from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She plans to complete her master's degree in information systems technology there as well. She works in the Washington, D.C., area as a computer programmer and free-lance Web developer.The groom-to-be earned his bachelor's degree in the science of economics and his master's of business degree from the University of South Carolina. He works in Washington, D.C., as vice president of after-market and customer services for Rolls-Royce.After dating for two years, Brown surprised his bride-to-be by proposing to her on one knee in front of Westminster Abbey during a trip to London.A mid-afternoon, outdoor wedding is planned for her birthday, June 6, 2004, at Breaux Winery in Pur-cellville, Va.Wei - HulbertJennifer Jean Hulbert and Ching Wei, both of Irvine, exchanged wedding vows June 8, 2002, at a double-ring ceremony in the Garden Room at Chan-teclair Restaurant in Irvine. County Clerk Darlene Bloom presided.The bride is the daughter of Penelope Schneider of Irvine and John Hulbert of Auckland, New Zealand. The groom’s parents are Lian and Jen Yu Wei of Los Angeles.The bride wore a sleeveless, caviar beaded peau de soie gown with a bateau neckline, empire waist and chapel-length train. She carried a bouquet ofcream-colored garden roses and peonies wrapped in silk and finished with pearl pins.The bride's sister Julie Routley of Irvine was matron of honor. Bridesmaid was her friend Karen Henderson of Seattle, Wash. The attendants wore sleeveless apple-colored satin dresses and carried blush-colored garden roses and peonies tied with apple-colored silk ribbon.The best man was the groom's childhood friend Tony Manson. Dan Meyer of Salt Lake City, Utah, was groomsman. Ushers were Johnny Hulbert, Davis Irie, Matthew Routley, Joe Sepulveda and Aaron Vedvick.The flower girl and ring bearer were the niece and nephew of the bride, Emma and Abraham Routley.A dinner reception for about 100 friends and relatives followed the ceremony in the restaurant's Grand Salon. Decorations for the reception included silk-wrapped centerpieces filled with arrangements of pale yellow, coral and blush-colored garden rosesJennifer and Ching Weiand peonies, pale green hydrangeas with wild berries. An arrangement of bright-colored Californiapoppies decorated the children's table.The bride works as a project geologist at Mactec Engineering and Consulting. She earned a bachelor's degree in geology from the University of California, Los Angeles.The groom is a manager at Tucker Alan Inc. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in industrial and systems engineering from the University of Southern California. He also earned a master's degree in business administration from the Graduate School of Industrial Administration at Carnegie Mellon.The couple honeymooned at the Four Seasons Resort in Maui, Hawaii, and make their home in IrvineSupportAbility honors couragef-4. c*... a xat---j—i — ---- —j a: —-- i.:___l —_i~Melissa Barbara Williams, Glenn Jonathan Brown