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Elizabeth Smart engaged,to be married in July

Elizabeth Smart, whose kidnapping and survival story has captivated the state and nation, is engaged to be married.And the nuptials of Utah’s semi-celebrity are likely to be the sparkling cider toast — and talk — of the town.The 24-year-old Smart, a senior at BYU, plans to marry in the summer after becoming engaged last weekend, Chris Thomas of Intrepid Communications confirmed Friday.



Thomas declined to identify Smart’s fiance or provide details about how the two met, but wedding registries online at Williams-Sonoma and Pottery Barn list a July 1 wedding date for an Elizabeth Smart and Matthew Gilmour in Utah.Gilmour is from Scotland. The two apparently met while Smart was serving an LDS mission in France last year.Those clamoring for information on whether the blushing bride-to-be will wear her hair up or down, choose lilies or roses for her reception, and if she will say yes to a dress designed by Vera Wang, Monique Lhuillier or local designer Maggie Sottero may be disappointed.