Courtney Alexandra McCray and Christopher Jordan Swope have a June 18th wedding date. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Sandra Morello McCray of Prairie Village, Kansas, and Mr. Chandler Sherman McCray of Mission Hills, Kansas. Her groom-elect is the son of Susan Ann Swope of Topeka, Kansas, and Mr. Timothy Dean Swope of Topeka. Courtney is the granddaughter of Mrs. Frank Anthony Morello of Canton, Ohio, and the late Mr. Morello, and Mrs. Harry Claxton McCray, Jr. of Prairie Village and the late Mr. McCray. She is a graduate of The Pembroke Hill School. Courtney was a Jewel Ball debutante in 2013. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in political science from Davidson College and a juris doctor degree from The University of Kansas School of Law. Courtney is employed with Norris Keplinger Hicks & Welder in Leawood, Kansas. 

Her groom-elect is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Thomas Reno of Manhattan, Kansas, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Dean Wellington Swope. Chris is a graduate of Washburn Rural High School in Topeka. He received both a bachelor of science degree in business administration and a master of accountancy degree from Kansas State University. A member of Delta Upsilon fraternity, Chris is careering with Burns & McDonnell in Kansas City, Missouri. Courtney and Chris will exchange vows at Beano’s Cabin in Beaver Creek, Colorado.  

Featured in the March 5, 2022 issue of The Independent.
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