John Roy and Marsha Collins of St. Simons Island are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Casey Nicole Collins, to Craig Patrick Pace, son of Charles and Patricia Pace of Springfield.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ardis Henry Durham of St. Simons Island and the late Mr. and Mrs. James Clifford Collins of Brunswick. She is a 2000 graduate of Glynn Academy, a 2005 graduate of Georgia Southern University with a Bachelor of Science degree in child and family development, and a 2008 graduate of Armstrong Atlantic State University with a Masters of Education degree in early childhood education. She is presently employed as a pre-k teacher with the FACES Pre-Kindergarten program in Brunswick.

The groom-elect is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Jackson Parrish Sr. of Rincon and the late Mr. and Mrs. George Russell Pace of Springfield. He is a 2000 graduate of Effingham County High School and a 2004 graduate of Ogeechee Technical College with an associate degree in environmental horticulture. He is presently employed as an airfield technician with airfield operations at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport.

The couple will wed on June 20, 2009, at St. Simons United Methodist Church at 4 p.m. All family and friends are cordially invited to share in the celebration of this very happy occasion.