Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Allen Girman of Beaufort, South Carolina, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Claire Alexis Girman, to Nelson Andrew Costello, the son of Mr. and Mrs. David William Costello of Mission Hills, Kansas. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Lynne Evans of Westfield, Indiana, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Evans of Ocala, Florida, and Mrs. Jack Girman of DeMotte, Indiana, and the late Mr. Girman. Claire attended East Chapel Hill High School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and Byron Nelson High School in Trophy Club, Texas. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from Texas Christian University. Claire is employed with the Texas Rangers Baseball Club in Arlington, Texas. 

Her groom-elect is the grandson of Mrs. Fred Leon Merrill of Mission Hills and the late Mr. Merrill, and Mrs. Vince Costello of Overland Park, Kansas, and the late Mr. Costello. Nelson is a graduate of The Pembroke Hill School. He was a Jewel Ball floor committee member and escort in 2013. Nelson received a bachelor of business administration degree from Texas Christian University. A member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity, he is a vice president with Citi Bank in Dallas, Texas. Theirs will be an April 9th wedding at Wingate Place on Johns Island in South Carolina. 

Also featured in the July 10, 2021 issue of The Independent
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