Romantic. Intimate. Effortlessly elegant.

Lexi has been a part of our Kruse Plaza team since 2024, beginning as a part-time event director to full-time Wedding Account Coordinator. As a past Kruse Plaza bride, Lexi has the unique ability to share her experiences and relate to the couples in a different way. She loves working on the back end of planning with couples to help their vision come to life! Outside of the office, you might see Lexi at a concert, watching reality TV, or spending time with her husband and dog.

After earning her degree in Facility and Event Management in 2023, Annaliese joined the Kruse Plaza team eager to begin her career in the wedding industry. She loves connecting with clients and collaborating with them to bring their vision to life. Annaliese is passionate about wedding coordination and finds true joy in witnessing couples celebrate their love surrounded by friends and family. She feels honored to play a meaningful role in each couple’s wedding story. Outside of the office, Annaliese enjoys traveling to new countries, staying active, and spending quality time with friends and family.

Presley joined the Kruse Plaza team in 2023, beginning her internship to learn more about the wedding industry, and quickly falling in love with the job, and mission of Kruse Plaza. Presley loves getting to know our clients as they choose their space and date for their special day. Outside of work, Presley can be found at pilates, trying a new coffee shop, or going to a country music concert.

After starting as part-time event staff in 2023, Allison fell in love with the wedding industry and joined the team as a full-time Administrative Assistant. She loves helping Annaliese and Lexi with all the little details that go into weddings and ensuring every couple has the perfect day. You’ll find Allie spending her time coaching baton twirling and dance, going to concerts, and crafting when she’s not in the office.

Joe has been a chef for 20+ years, and learned his skills from some of the finest chefs in the area. He comes from a military background, and has traveled around the world twice. His favorite part about working here is being a part of the Kruse Plaza family, and making each wedding better with your catering experience.

In 2019, Aliviah earned her Bachelor’s of Science Degree with a Major in Culinary Arts and Foodservice Management at Johnson and Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island. Aliviah loves working at Kruse Plaza for the family-feel of the team, the freedom to be herself, and the opportunity to execute the best!

Outside of work you will often find her caring for over 100 house plants; outside gardening; cooking delicious and nutritious meals at home; or learning about sustainable food and farming practices, holistic health, and different cultures’ cuisines. The intertwined and sprawling vines of the spirituality and community of food and nature are Aliviah’s deepest passion.

Dawn has been serving as a bartender for 20+ years and has been a part of the Kruse Plaza team since 2022. Dawn is passionate about crafting cocktails that reflect a couple’s personality and love story, which is translated into house made syrups and cocktails. She loves the challenge of creating a cocktail to reflect the couple’s taste. Out of the office, you’ll find Dawn spending quality time with her grandkids.

Randy was born & raised in northeastern Pennsylvania and started DJing events when he was 17. While in college in Pennsylvania for a communications degree, he worked at multiple area radio stations. Then, in 1999, Randy moved to Fort Wayne, IN and took an on-air position at WJFX Hot 107.9. It's been a long and successful career for Randy in the radio industry, traveling all over the country for events, interviewing some of music's biggest names, and working with other radio professionals from major U.S. Markets. He currently is on the air at WBTU US 93.3. Not many can say this, he has DJ'd over a thousand weddings! He's known for his professionalism, to get a party started and to keep the party going!

Jesse began his career 20 years ago producing and editing his mixtapes to promote himself in the city of Chicago where he was born and raised. His modern approach to music is influenced by the ’80s, ’90s, Rock, Top 40, and all styles of Latin music. Jesse sets out to put his heart, soul, and Chicago-style spirit into every event he does. I never great a break of incorporating music in the mix since it fuels my daily life whether I'm in the gym, traveling, in the office, cooking, and spending time with my family.

John is an entrepreneur born and raised in Auburn, Indiana. His calling and vision to make Kruse Plaza a place where our communities can gather for milestone events is where the drive begins for our endeavors. He firmly believes in strong families and has a special passion for weddings, brides, and grooms as they begin their families together.

John has been married to his wife Abby for over 20 years and they chose Valentine’s Day for their wedding! Many recall John being very involved in their own wedding planning and loving every minute of it, and now enjoys being part of many of the ongoing weddings and events on campus.

He serves in many capacities including owning and operating the famous Auburn Auctions for collector cars each spring & fall right here on our campus and is responsible for the many cool cars that are always present. A service-oriented solutions provider, he is also an integral part of the J. Kruse Education Center, a 501c3 not-for-profit, featuring Career Quest, a career exploration center, and the Career Coaching Academy. Kruse Plaza is pleased to be home to this impactful organization that also serves our communities.

Fun fact - John loves greeting and serving clients and one of his favorite things to do is to say hi while clearing tables at events!

John & Abby have two children and the entire family can often be found onsite supporting and joining the team as we serve, execute, and grow our mission and vision.

Abby was born and raised in northeast Indiana and has spent her workplace career leading client services teams and in finance. Her experience in the banking world, along with being married to an entrepreneur, prepared her to be a financial controller, a role she continues in here at Kruse Plaza.

Her smiling face and welcoming attitude sets the tone of service to our clients for our team. Her passion is to serve and bring joy to our brides, grooms, and families on what is one of the most joyous days of your life — your wedding day!

You’re sure to recognize “The Abby” as a tribute to her, as she spent extra special time contributing to the look and feel of this space. She is also the heart and soul behind the Kruse Plaza Dream Wedding Giveaway events and absolutely loves blessing so many couples through this annual event.

Abby has been married to her husband John for over 20 years and they chose Valentine’s Day for their wedding! Surprise! This is why the Dream Wedding Giveaway happens each year around Valentine’s Day!

Her favorite things are being a loving and devoted wife and mother. Her commitment as a mom extends to her choice to also home educate their children.

Abby, along with John and their two children, can be often found onsite supporting the team and contributing her love, kindness, and wisdom. She is actively involved in decision making and ensuring we serve and provide exceptional experiences for all of our clients and guests.

Patrick spent 27 years in church ministry serving in roles as youth pastor, family pastor and executive pastor mostly in large multisite churches in Indiana, Tennessee, and Michigan. In the fall of 2022, he and his wife Mandy came back home to northeast Indiana to be part of the Kruse Plaza team.

Patrick has the honor of leading the extremely gifted Kruse Plaza team, managing the many aspects of weddings, events, and operations. Patrick has been part of more weddings and events than he can count ranging from a few people to thousands. He has always been passionate about the family and helping parents shape the next generation, especially his own family. Patrick and Mandy were married in 1994 and have 3 daughters, 2 son in laws and their first grandchild arriving in March 2026. He enjoys meeting people and executing their plan for their events.

David joined the team in 2020 and has enjoyed participating and watching Kruse Plaza come together - The mission, the amazing team, the weddings, the corporate events, the birthday parties, the retirement parties. Kruse Plaza has become a place that people go to celebrate!