Gigi and Richard Baum of Hatfield, and Veronica and Jon Schmerling of Pittsburgh announce the engagement of their children, Ariel Diana Baum and Bruce Roy Schmerling. Ariel, a graduate of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in hospitality management. She...

Doreen Wald of Merion Station, Pa., and Margate, N.J.; and Dr. Lawrence Wald of Abington announce the engagement of their son, Ari Howard Wald, to Joanna Paige Laster, daughter of Harry and Rochelle Laster of Fort Lee, N.J. Ari graduated from Rutgers University with a...