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Congratulations, Jessica & Dylan!

Mr. and Mrs. Mansour Nouri of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Nouri, to Dylan Aldrich, the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Aldrich of Prairie Village, Kansas. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Smith of Leawood, Kansas, and the late Fatemeh Dayani Nouri and Mr. Mohammad H. Nouri. Jessica is a graduate of St. Teresa’s Academy. She earned a bachelor of science degree in biology from Texas Christian University. Jessica is the founder and owner of Kansas City Scribes in Kansas City, Missouri.

Her groom-elect is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bellemere and the late Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Aldrich. Dylan is a graduate of Rockhurst High School. He earned a bachelor of science degree in finance and banking and commercial real estate investing from the University of Missouri. Dylan is employed with Creative Planning in Overland Park, Kansas. Theirs will be a June 27th wedding at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Redemptorist Catholic Church in Kansas City.

Also featured in the March 21, 2020 issue of The Independent
Photo credit: Waldron Photography

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