Greg and Jackie Hipp of Salisbury are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kaitlin Brooke Hipp, to Seth Buchanan Gentry.

Kaitlin is the granddaughter of Brent and Ruby Watson and George and Mary Hipp, all of Salisbury. Kaitlin is a 2011 graduate of West Rowan High School. A North Carolina Teaching Fellow, Kaitlin received a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Appalachian State University in 2015 and a Master of Arts in College Student Development from Appalachian State University in 2017. She is employed as an elementary school teacher in Watauga County.

Seth is the son of Frank and Elizabeth Gentry of Salisbury and the grandson of Roderick and the late Ann Hughes of Winston-Salem and the late Wade and Nancy Gentry of Salisbury. A 2011 graduate of Salisbury High School, Seth graduated from Appalachian State University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He is employed by Enterprise Rent-A-Car as a branch manager.

They plan a June 15, 2019, wedding in the mountains of North Carolina.