Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Sawyer of Gainesville announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Lauren Carson Sawyer to Mr. Mark Daniel Leong, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Leong of Marietta.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Sawyer of Gainesville, Mr. and Mrs. William Brubaker of Lancaster, Pa., and the late Mr. Marion Barber.

She is a 1998 graduate of North Hall High School in Gainesville. She graduated in 2003 from North Georgia College & State University with a bachelor's degree in marketing. She received a master's degree at Mercer University in Atlanta. She is employed as a product manager by Reed Construction Data in Dunwoody and is a member of the Junior League of Gwinnett and North Fulton counties.

The groom-elect is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Sing Leong of Vancouver, Wash., the late Mr. Don Ewing and the late Mrs. Harriett Ewing Matthews.

He is a 2001 graduate of Marietta High School in Marietta. He graduated in 2004 from Georgia Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering. He is employed as a data analyst by U.S. Motivation in Atlanta and he is a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.

The couple plan to wed Aug. 2, 2008, at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Gainesville.