Katy Jean Mason and Devin Coy Hampton are to be married Jan. 14 at the Prospect House in Dripping Springs, Tex. Amanda Brown Lierman, a friend of the couple who became a Universal Life minister for the occasion, is to officiate.

Ms. Mason, 30, works remotely from Oakland, Calif., where she is an operations manager for Giffords, a Washington-based nonprofit organization aiming to end gun violence; the group was founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Ms. Mason graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle.

She is the daughter of Barbara Mason of Absecon, N.J., and Joseph Mason of Brigantine, N.J. The bride’s father is a freelance carpenter in Brigantine, where he retired as a firefighter with the City of Brigantine Fire Department. Her mother is an elementary school teaching assistant in Pleasantville, N.J.

Mr. Hampton, 37, also works in Oakland, where he is the vice president for business development for UtilityAPI, an energy sector start up. He also graduated from the University of Washington.