Spruce Hill Event Center

Wedding Day

Our Wedding

Myles and Jessie's story began at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Jessie had been a junior and Myles was a freshman when they met for the first time at a bonfire. Jessie and Myles and a group of friends ended up playing catch with a football, but Jessie did not remember seeing Myles that night (it was dark and Jessie had some margaritas with her friends earlier that evening). Little did Jessie know, Myles would often see her around campus and playing in UWEC women's basketball games and developed a secret crush. They crossed paths again on a dating app during summer of 2023. God's timing was perfect for them! Jessie had graduated college and just started her nursing career at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN while Myles was going into his junior year of college. The two began messaging each other, then facetime calling, and finally meeting up in person for their first date at Minnehaha Falls, MN. Myles brought Jessie her go-to Starbucks coffee order, they hiked, ate lunch at Jessie's favorite restaurant (Chipotle), went to the zoo, and shopped at Mall of America. They hit it off right away with conversations flowing effortlessly. Jessie thought Myles was very handsome and loved how easy-going and kind he was. Myles was drawn to Jessie’s contagious smile and fun-loving personality. After falling in love, Myles and Jessie officially started dating on September 17th, 2023. For the first year and a half of dating, Myles and Jessie made the two-hour drive between Rochester and Eau Claire often to see each other. Despite the distance, they made it work while balancing busy career and school schedules. During that time, Myles and Jessie enjoyed going on trips, seeing friends/family, fishing together, and spending any quality time they could with each other. In May of 2025, Myles graduated college and moved to Rochester to be closer to Jessie. They were very excited to finally be living in the same town! On October 17th, a month after their two-year anniversary, Myles proposed to Jessie at Oxbow Zoo; this was one of her favorite zoos and hiking locations near Rochester she grew up going to (the first picture below was photographed there early in their relationship). With help from friends and family, Myles surprised Jessie with the engagement and she said yes! And the rest is history:)

Our Story

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WHAT SHOULD I WEAR?The attire is cocktail/semi-formal.

WHEN SHOULD I ARRIVE?Please arrive any time around 3:30pm to be ready for the ceremony which begins at 4:00pm.

WHEN SHOULD I RSVP BY?Please RSVP by June 8th 2026 if you are able to make it or not.

CAN I BRING A GUEST?If your invite included a plus-one then you may bring a guest.

WILL THERE BE AN OPEN BAR? CAN I BRING MY OWN ALCOHOL?We will be providing domestic beer and wine to guests along with custom cocktail drinks. Cash bar is available for other drinks of your choosing. Due to venue policy, no outside alcohol is allowed.

WILL CHILDREN BE ALLOWED TO ATTEND?Due to venue size restrictions and budget this will be an adult-only wedding. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

WILL THE WEDDING BE INDOORS/OUTDOORS?The ceremony will be outdoors with a backup tent depending on the weather. The dinner and reception will be indoors in the white barn building (airconditioned).

WHAT ARE WE SERVING FOR DINNER?We are catering Italian food from Victoria's (buffet style). There will be three different pasta options as the entree. For sides to go with the pasta, we will have Caeser salad and bread rolls.

WHERE DO I PARK?Parking will be located in front of the white barn building along the gravel driveway and on the grass lining it. The venue can hold approximately 100 vehicles, and carpooling is strongly encouraged.

WHERE SHOULD WE BRING/SEND OUR WEDDING GIFT?If you would like to give a gift you can have it sent to our address linked in our registry or bring a gift to our venue. We will have a card box at the venue available as well.

Q & A

More to come for the start time and schedule of the wedding day!

Schedule

Hampton Inn &amp; Suites does weddings a little differently. If you wanted to book here it is a 12% discount from the best rates at the time you book! If you call say it's for Myles &amp; Jessie wedding that weekend and they should be able to get you the 12% off rates at the time you book!

Hampton Inn & Suites Rochester-North

We have 36 rooms set aside in a block for this one! 12 - 2 Queen - $15012 - 1 King - $14512 - 1 Queen - $135 You can either contact the hotel directly using the code above (JRW) or use this link to book a room under "Jensen Ruden Wedding": <a href="https://www.ihg.com/staybridge/hotels/us/en/find-hotels/select-roomrate?fromRedirect=true&amp;qSrt=sBR&amp;qErm=false&amp;qSlH=RSTSB&amp;qRms=1&amp;qAdlt=1&amp;qChld=0&amp;qCiD=06&amp;qCiMy=072026&amp;qCoD=09&amp;qCoMy=072026&amp;qGrpCd=JRW&amp;setPMCookies=true&amp;qSHBrC=SB&amp;qDest=2350%20Commerce%20Drive%20NW,%20Rochester,%20MN,%20US&amp;qpMbw=0&amp;qpMn=1&amp;srb_u=1&amp;qRmFltr=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jensen &amp; Ruden Wedding Group</a> You have to be booked by July 9th at 5:00pm otherwise you would have to call the hotel to try and schedule a room.

Myles & Jessie

Myles & Jessie

M&J

Wedding Day