Katherine Keeley Spence and Charles Daniel Jensen will exchange wedding vows at Spence Vineyards in Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, California, on October 25th. Keeley is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Rutledge Spence of St. Louis, Missouri. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Harry Keeley Sauer, and the late Ruth Decker Nelson and the late Mr. Edward Rutledge Spence. Charlie is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Burton Jensen of Leawood, Kansas. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John Welty Stewart of Prairie Village, Kansas; and Mrs. Richard Charles Jensen of Prairie Village, Kansas, and the late Mr. Jensen.
Keeley graduated from Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School in St. Louis, Missouri. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in communications and psychology from the University of Missouri – Columbia, where she became a member of Chi Omega sorority. Charlie graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School. He earned a bachelor of science degree in business marketing from the University of Missouri – Columbia, where he joined Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
Keeley participated in the Fleur de Lis Ball in 2016 and the Veiled Prophet Ball in 2017, both in St. Louis. Charlie was a Gentleman of The Jewel Ball and an escort in 2017. The couple will be living in St. Helena, California, where she is employed with Chateau Montelena Winery, and he is employed with Spence Vineyards.
Featured in the May 31, 2025 issue of The Independent
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