Parents of the couple are Kim Adkins and Rick Hess, both of Kansas City, Missouri; and Sam and Deb Tvrdik, of Gowrie.

A July 28 wedding is planned.

Hess is a graduate of Central Missouri State University with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She is a fourth grade teacher for Liberty Public Schools in Liberty, Missouri.

Tvrdik is a graduate of Iowa State University with a bachelor’s degree in sports turf management. He is an assistant groundskeeper for Sporting KC in Kansas City, Missouri.