Celebrations on the River

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Cocktail/Social Hour

Dinner/Reception

Our Wedding

How We Met (Noelle's Verison)

Jay &amp; I met at work starting in the same department at Mayo Clinic. We were hospital operators before we moved onto advanced roles in different departments. I had started a year before him so it was funny when I had to train him for a couple of days when he first started because our old coworkers wanted us to get together. The office is mainly made up of women, so when it was announced that a guy accepted an open position, everyone was super curious to know what he was like. I remember when I came in for my shift on his first day, I thought he was good looking but at the time was nervous to get involved with anyone because of past breakups &amp; we also had an assistant supervisor that was very much a bully &amp; didn’t want to get singled out. But I was very drawn to him after we were introduced. When Jay left for the day, everyone immediately looked at me, kind of smirking like “yeah you need to go for him!” I kept telling them, “No I can’t date a coworker, you guys!” But the more we talked &amp; got to know each other, the more I liked him &amp; kept thinking, “Wow, he’s the guy version of me!” It didn’t take very long for us to start dating even though I was still a little scared to put myself in a position where I could get hurt again, but it was different with him &amp; I knew deep down he was the one. I had never felt like this with anyone before &amp; we both fell head over heels in love with each other. June 29, 2017, is when he officially asked me to be his girlfriend, &amp; we’ve had nothing but happy times &amp; fun adventures ever since! Sure we’ve gone through hard times together over the past 4 years, but we’ve never really fought with each other &amp; we always get through it. I can’t tell you how happy Jay makes me, it’s truly indescribable!

How He Asked

With the COVID-19 pandemic, I didn’t think it was going to happen in 2020 because of everything getting cancelled &amp; I was hoping he would propose on our 3 year anniversary in June, but it didn’t happen. We hadn’t been able to go on a vacation in 2020 either because of the pandemic &amp; we went through some furlough periods at work that didn’t align at the same time, but finally, we caught a break in October 2020. I wanted to do something special for Jay for his 30th birthday on October 16th; he originally wanted to go on a cruise, but of course, that couldn’t happen with the pandemic, so his plan B for his birthday trip was to go to the Grand Canyon in Arizona. We had never been to Arizona before so we decided to make it a week-long adventure of flying into Phoenix &amp; driving everywhere we could to explore! I was hoping he was going to propose while we were there, but I also didn’t want to get my hopes up &amp; be disappointed if he decided to wait longer, so I tried not to think about it. But I got my nails done before we left just in case. ;) He wanted to propose the first day we were at the Grand Canyon at sunset, but we ended up getting there a little bit too late &amp; he was pretty annoyed. Of course, I didn’t know why &amp; said we were going to be there for another couple of days so we could try again tomorrow to catch the sunset. He switched the plan to the next day but decided not to wait until sunset because driving back to Flagstaff at night was a scary experience for us! We almost hit a huge Elk driving back! So on the second day, we left earlier &amp; got there in the early afternoon. He was super antsy trying to find a great spot to “take pictures” &amp; again, I said there were plenty of good spots for pictures not knowing what he was planning. Once he found a spot he liked, he started setting up the camera &amp; tripod so we could take some pictures with the Grand Canyon behind us. You’ll see in the video posted below but I started asking him if I was standing in a good spot &amp; getting ready for pictures. He then reached down into the camera bag &amp; said “Do you know what I really want for my birthday?” I answered “What?” Then all of a sudden he has a white box in his hand &amp; I immediately start freaking out! He started to come over, went back to throw the box that was holding the ring box, came back to me, got down on his knee, &amp; asked me to marry him! Of course, I said YES!! I was in such shock that I didn’t start crying until about 5 minutes after he had proposed! What’s also super funny is that a crowd had formed &amp; started applauding as he was getting down on his knee! I also didn’t know he recorded a video until after. I had been dreaming of this moment my entire life &amp; I’m so glad he proposed while we were on vacation exploring a new area together! Plus celebrating his birthday! It was perfect, I can’t imagine it any other way! I love Jay with all of my heart, he’s my soul mate &amp; the love of my life! I can’t wait to marry him on July 23rd, 2022!

https://youtu.be/8yy0g5LQe-E

The Proposal Video is located on YouTube in the link below!

https://howtheyasked.com/noelle-and-jay/

You can see our featured story on "How They Asked" in the link below!

Our Story

Room Blocks Listed Below

We will have a complimentary hotel shuttle service that will travel between our venue &amp; the following hotels we have room blocks for. (Please note that our room blocks are now closed. You can still book a room at any of these select hotels to use our shuttle, you just won't receive the discount on the room block.)

To book a room online, click on the Website button below &amp; use the Group Code: CBW when booking.You can also call the hotel directly before June 22, 2022, &amp; reference the&nbsp;Covarrubias/Borowski Wedding&nbsp;when reserving your room.

Candlewood Suites La Crosse

To book a room online, click on the Website button below &amp; it will take you directly to our room block.You can also call the hotel directly before June 10, 2022, &amp; reference the Covarrubias/Borowski Wedding when reserving your room.

Hampton Inn & Suites La Crosse Downtown

To book a room online, click on the Website button below &amp; it will take you directly to our room block. You can also call the hotel directly before June 22, 2022, &amp; reference the Covarrubias/Borowski Wedding when reserving your room.

Courtyard by Marriott La Crosse

To book a room online, click on the Website button below &amp; it will take you directly to our room block. You can also use the Promotional Code: COVBOR when booking.You can also call the hotel directly&nbsp;before June 24, 2022, &amp; reference the&nbsp;Covarrubias/Borowski Wedding&nbsp;when reserving your room.

Country Inn & Suites by Radisson La Crosse

To book a room online, click on the Website button below &amp; use the Group Code: CBW when booking.You can call the hotel directly before June 24, 2022, &amp; reference the Covarrubias/Borowski Wedding when reserving your room.

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Onalaska - La Crosse

Nearby Airports

For guests that will be flying in, there are a few options for airports to fly into: - Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) is 150 miles from our venue, but there is transportation from MSP to Rochester, MN &amp; La Crosse, WI. - Rochester International Airport (RST) is 72 miles from our venue, but there is also transportation from RST to La Crosse, WI. - La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE) is located just 2 miles away from our venue. If you have questions or need assistance with flights, please contact Noelle.

Nearby Train Stations

La Crosse has a train station where Amtrak makes stops daily for guests that are interested in traveling by train. La Crosse Amtrak Station (LSE) is located just 2.5 miles from our venue.
 
If you have questions or need assistance with train travel, please contact Noelle.

Travel

Riverside Park

The Pearl Ice Cream Parlor

Grandad Bluff Park

La Crosse Queen Cruises

Pettibone Park & Beach 

Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Bodega Brew Pub, Inc.

River View Vineyard & Winery

Things to Do

Amanda Brown

Jane Brigham

Sabrina Bain

Julio R. Covarrubias

Brady Borowski

Matthew (Matt) Postians

Samantha (Sam) Borowski

Julie Hodge 

Wedding Party

Photos

Noelle & Jay's Wedding Livestream!

We know some will not be able to make it to our wedding in person &amp; we understand. If you are unable to attend, we hope you'll join us virtually with the live stream of our wedding ceremony.