Mr. and Mrs. Arthur N. Vandenbree of Richmond announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Amy Nelson Vandenbree of Washington, N.C., to Jerry "Lane" Raper Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lane Raper Sr., all of Wilson, N.C.

The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Ritter Sr. of Virginia Beach, Va., and Mr. Ellery N. Vandenbree of Newport News, Va., and the late Mrs. Vivian N. Vandenbree.

Amy and Lane are both graduates of East Carolina University. She is a kindergarten teacher in Beaufort County, N.C., and he is a teacher in Pitt County, N.C.

A June 21, 2008 wedding is planned.