Ashley Franklin and Zachary Schnaith of Blue Earth announce their engagement.

Franklin is the daughter of Kevin and Rhonda Franklin of Island Lake and the granddaughter of Waunita and the late Robert Maro of Laughlin, Nevada, and the late Jake and Mary Franklin of Mount Prospect, Illinois. She is a 2009 graduate of Wauconda High School in Wauconda, Illinois, and a 2013 graduate of Minnesota State University-Mankato, where she majored in finance. She is a commissions assistant at IFC National Marketing in Fairmont.

Schnaith is the son of Alan and Darla Schnaith of Albert Lea and the grandson of Charlotte and the late Richard Schnaith of Maplewood and the late LaVern and Junice Schuhmacher of Albert Lea. He is a 2008 graduate of Albert Lea High School, a 2013 graduate of Minnesota State University-Bemidji and a 2015 graduate of South Central Technical College, where he majored in chemistry and medical lab technician. He is a medical laboratory technologist at United Hospital in Blue Earth.

A May 2, 2020, wedding is planned in Albert Lea.