Dr. and Mrs. James Llewellyn Story Jr. of Thomasville, Ga.. announce the engagement of their daughter, Shawn Marie Story, of Atlanta, Ga., to Thomas “Trip” Allen Lowe, also of Atlanta, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Lowe of Saluda, N.C.  Shawn Marie is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mr. James Llewellyn Story Sr. of Pelham, Ga., and the late Mr. and Mrs. Chester Gibbons of Winter Haven, Fla.
Shawn Marie attended Brookwood School in Thomasville, Ga., before graduating from Emory University in Atlanta, where she founded and served as president of the chapter of the co-ed service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega.
In 1993, she graduated the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University and was named Outstanding Woman Law Graduate. Shawn Marie is employed as a deputy legislative counsel for the Georgia General Assembly at the state capitol.
Thomas is the grandson of the Mr. and Mrs. Allen Hyett of Spartanburg, S.C.; Mrs. and Mrs. James Robinson of Spartanburg, S.C., and Mr. and Mrs. Horace Lowe of Columbus.
After graduating from Polk Central High School in Mill Spring, he attended the Art Institute of Atlanta, where he graduated with honors with a degree in landscape design and received the Best Portfolio Award. Thomas is a state-certified plant professional and is employed by the Hastings Landscape Design Group of Atlanta, one of the oldest and most established landscape companies in the southeast.
The wedding will take place on the beach in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica on Oct. 7, 2011 at 4 p.m.