Gerry and Terri Albus of Le Mars announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Ashley Albus of Des Moines, to Andrew Lambert of Des Moines. He is the son of Dennis and Brenda Lambert of Hannibal, Mo.

The couple is planning a Sept. 2, 2006, wedding at the Audrain Historical Museum in Mexico, Mo., with the reception to follow at the Audrain Historical Museum.

Ashley is a 2004 graduate of Le Mars Community High School and attended Northwest Missouri State University. She is currently studying photography and is employed with US Bank in Des Moines.

Andrew is a 2003 graduate of Hannibal High School in Hannibal, Mo. She attends Northwest Missouri State and is studying computer science.