by Editorial Staff | Feb 1, 2025 | Weddings
From cityscapes to country roads, here’s a look at the details behind two special days. The celebration of love, unity and the start of a new chapter in life—weddings bring together family, friends and cherished traditions while creating new memories to last a...
by Liz Potasek | Feb 1, 2025 | Giving Back, Noteworthy, Weddings
After Marie Schuhwerck’s wedding in 2020, the clean-up crew ended up throwing away a bunch of flowers used for decorations. “I couldn’t even watch,” says Schuhwerck, who owns and operates the Lavender Barnyard in Farmington. Inspired by a nonprofit organization in...
by Zoe Yates | Feb 1, 2025 | Arts, Style, Weddings
Hold your memories close with these preservation and care tips. Every wedding day inevitably reaches its conclusion. The vows are made, the marriage license is signed and happy guests have departed. It’s a bittersweet moment. Yet, before one relaxes into a calm,...
by Liz Potasek | Feb 1, 2025 | Photo Contest
Gardener Jodi Martin snapped this shot of a bright green tree frog nestled in a Hollyhill Black Beauty dahlia, one of more than 300 varieties growing at Rusty Bucket Flower Company in Prior Lake. “I rescued it before it got sent off to the flower shop,” says Martin,...
by Jennifer Pitterle | Feb 1, 2025 | Style, Weddings
A color expert helps brides and grooms find the perfect color palette for their wedding day—and beyond. When it comes to planning a wedding, the details are everything. And color is key, from the flowers to the dress to the table linens. For brides and grooms who want...
by Jennifer Pitterle | Feb 1, 2025 | Travel, Weddings
Discover off-the-beaten-path honeymoon locales. It’s tempting for brides and grooms to make the honeymoon as easy as possible—especially after their big day. “No one has time to read through 1,000 online reviews to try to figure out the best place to go,” says...
by Liz Potasek | Feb 1, 2025 | Arts, Entertain, Weddings
A photographer and wedding coordinator creates a verdant scene based on current trends. Photographer Alexandra Robyn got married at her aunt and uncle’s Lakeville property in 2023, and it was so beautiful, she wished she could have photographed it herself. One year...
by Casie Leigh Lukes | Feb 1, 2025 | Book Club, Noteworthy
The Paris Gown by Christine Wells Published in 2024, this light read is for all who love Paris, fashion, love, food, overcoming adversity and the power of female friendships. Claire (an aspiring Parisian chef with a cozy family brasserie), Margot (an Australian with...
by Liz Potasek | Feb 1, 2025 | Garden, Landscape, Renovate
Stroll through more than 100 booths, featuring ideas for improving your indoor and outdoor spaces—and even your life—at the Lakeville Chamber of Commerce’s annual Home, Landscape and Consumer Expo on March 22 at Lakeville North High School. This annual event features...
by Liz Potasek | Feb 1, 2025 | Style, Weddings
Hair stylist Jenna Buck created a mobile salon by transforming a fishing house. After 10 years in the business, wedding hair stylist Jenna Buck has prepared brides for their walk down the aisle in all sorts of circumstances, and too often she found herself in cramped,...
by Alexandra Tostrud | Jan 3, 2025 | Arts, Education
Students of all ages come together to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Rotary Club of Prior Lake, in partnership with Prior Lake Savage Area Schools (PLSAS) will host its 4th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration from 10 a.m.–noon on January 20, 2025 at...
by Casie Leigh Lukes | Jan 1, 2025 | Book Club
Real Americans by Rachel Khong Lily Chen and Matthew Allen can’t be more opposite, but that doesn’t stop them from falling in love. Matthew comes from a wealthy family on the East coast, and Lily was raised in Tampa, Florida, with scientist parents that fled China...
by Merritt Bamrick | Dec 12, 2024 | Build, Interior Design
Presented by: Look inside the latest projects from Homes By Tradition, where a layered approach to building and design begins with a strong understanding of the site. For a homebuilder, Dean Nelson finds invaluable insight in the outdoors. The owner and president of...
by Casie Leigh Lukes | Dec 5, 2024 | Book Club, Gift Guides, Noteworthy
Whether you’re looking for gift ideas for the bookworms in your life or a great pick to snuggle up with this season, here’s a selection of books to get you in the holiday spirit. Christmas Bells: A Novel by Jennifer Chiaverini Inspired by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s...
by Madeline Kopiecki | Dec 3, 2024 | Entertain, Outdoors
The annual holiday festival introduces a new tree lighting ceremony. Embrace the spirit of the season at Prior Lake’s DecemBRRR Dazzle event, scheduled from 5–8 p.m. on December 6 at Lakefront Park. The family-friendly event features a photo op with Santa, live ice...
