The parents of Alicia Hammer and Brandon Shipman are pleased to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage.

Alicia is the daughter of Jeff and Carol Gilliam and the late Ken Hammer of Cave Creek, Arizona. Alicia graduated from Arizona State University with her Masters of Social Work. She is now the development specialist for a non-profit homeless shelter in Scottsdale, AZ called Family Promise.

Brandon is the son of Ronnie and Vickie Shipman of Malden, Missouri, and the grandson of Lucille Shipman of Bernie, Missouri.  Brandon is a graduate of Bernie High School and the University of Missouri-Columbia with his BS in exercise physiology and minor in business. He is now residing in Scottsdale, Arizona and working as a mortgage banker for Quicken Loans, Inc.

Brandon and Alicia met while attending Mizzou where Brandon was playing football and Alicia was on the Golden Girls Dance Team. 

The wedding of Brandon and Alicia is set for April 6, 2013, at the Blackstone Country Club in Peoria, Arizona.