If the engaged couple wants to take a hands-on approach with their invitations, addressing the envelopes can bring some personalization to the...
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“Ready or Not”
While the title and book cover suggest lighthearted reading, Cara Bastone’s romance novel is beautifully written with plenty of emotional depth...
Paint My Wedding Day Captures Precious Moments
Painter Leanne Larson creates a unique, colorful memory of special celebrations. Wedding days can be memorialized in countless ways, but paintings...
Showered in Flavor
Who says cake can only make an appearance at the wedding reception? Fresh lemon and almond flavoring marry to create this heavenly cake, which is...
That Magic Moment
When Lake Minnetonka offers a gorgeous wedding photo backdrop, the quintessential dip-kiss moment elevates to an entirely new level. Mycah Bain...
Minor Emergencies, Big Solutions
Accidental spills, dress snags, lipstick smudges, unwanted headaches—the list of potential wedding day kerfuffles goes on. Whether before or during...
Monica Mohn Prepares Couples for Their First Dance
From ballrooms to classrooms, instructor helps couples perfect the dip and dazzle. If anyone knows their way around a dance floor, it’s Monica Mohn....
Meaningful Memories at The Hotel Landing
Wayzata wedding is wrapped in a couple’s classic aesthetic—with a bow. Lilli (née Krelitz) and Kieran Knightly had a few lake-life centric reasons...
A Timeless and Classic Wedding at St. Paul College Club
Couple ties the knot with a vintage bridal gown, frozen custard and their pooch. When Sarah (née Kobelinski) and Adam St. Peter planned their July...
Signed, Sealed, Delivered With Epitome Papers
Epitome Papers turns celebration stationery into a fully custom experience. For couples planning their big day, the first glimpse for guests of...
Sugarspoon Desserts Is Top Tier
Baker creates gourmet cakes that defy expectations—and sometimes gravity. It’s architecture, it’s science and it’s eminently edible. When Altreisha...
Excelsior Halloween Parade
Despite light rain, hundreds of Excelsior elementary students and teachers paraded down Water Street in festive costumes much to the delight of...
“Ahoy, Minnetonka!”
Now in its third season, the Ahoy, Minnetonka! podcast from Minnetonka Public Schools features conversations with the people who make the district...
Don Shelby and Nancy Nelson Retake the Stage
Don Shelby and Nancy Nelson are venerable veterans behind the TV camera and on local stages, including Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (CDT), where they...
Prepare for Summer Adventures With Our Camp Guide
Preparing kids for summer camp includes more than packing lists and stocking up on sunscreen. Campers’ health and well-being at day or sleepaway...
Artist Laura Rockhold Shares Her Inspiration
Local poet and painter discusses her creative practice and original poem form. Long Lake’s Laura Rockhold finds inspiration for her poetry and...
The New Year Rings in New Changes at the Lafayette Club
The country club continues to embark on new and exciting improvements. Lake Minnetonka’s Lafayette Club has undergone, and continues to plan, many...
Open up a World of Experiential Gifting
Make gift giving easier this season by leaning into a specialty theme or carefully curated focus. With experiential gifting maintaining its holiday...
Raising Her Voice With Angelica Cantanti
Local singer set to take the Ordway stage with Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs. How many performers dream of looking out at an audience from the...
Welcome Winter at Light up the Commons
Annual community event embraces the season. The season sparkles and shimmers with special events, and Ridgedale Commons, 12590 Ridgedale Drive, is...







