
Discover Sweet Ideas for Your Wedding Reception
Follow tradition or create a new one with decadent wedding desserts from local bakeries. The rising popularity of dessert buffets and late night...

Twofold Blooms Gives Flowers a Second Life
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,”...

Best Ways To Preserve Wedding Memories
Hold your memories close with these preservation and care tips. Every wedding day inevitably reaches its conclusion. The vows are made, the marriage...

Travel by Tara Explores Delightful Honeymoon Destinations
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...
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Brunch Ideas for the Morning After the Wedding
For some couples, the wedding celebration spills over to the next day with gift opening parties or gatherings to bid farewell to traveling guests...
A Parent Primer for the Wedding Day
Preparation is key when it comes to marking a child’s marriage milestone. The wedding. While we all know who the stars of this show are, there are...
Moon Shot
Craig Peterson’s Moon Over Timberline is a striking composition that blends the glowing, golden moon with the dark silhouette of a treeline,...
Borrowed Blooms Crafts Bouquets That Last Forever
Michele Baldeshwiler’s artfully arranged flowers never wilt. Although they look real, Baldeshwiler styles bouquets made from wooden flowers, which...
Events
3rd Annual Spring Craft & Gift Show
Mark your calendars for a weekend of inspiration and unique finds at the 3rd Annual Spring Craft & Gift Show, taking place at the Eagan...
Party in the Club 2025
Warm up your winter with three free parties for kids and families. Activities begin at 10 a.m., entertainment starts at 10:30 a.m. All ages welcome,...
Urban Air Adventure Park Apple Valley Grand Opening
Come a celebrate the Grand Opening of the new Urban Air Adventure Park in Apple Valley. You can look forward to a day filled with exciting giveaways...
3rd Annual Spring Craft & Gift Show
Mark your calendars for a weekend of inspiration and unique finds at the 3rd Annual Spring Craft & Gift Show, taking place at the Eagan...
Chamber Orchestra Concert
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra artistic partner Tabea Zimmermann teams up with principal clarinet Sang Yoon Kim for a double concerto with the...
In This Issue

Announcing the Best of Cities South 2025 Finalists
We invited readers to vote for the best Apple Valley, Lakeville and Prior Lake have to offer throughout January in our annual readers’ poll. The poll is now closed, and we’re excited to announce...

Get a Taste of Other Cultures
The Cheesemaker’s Daughter by Kristin Vukovic In this book released in 2024, author Kristin Vukovic takes the reader on an immigrant’s journey with the inner struggle of honoring generational...

Welcome to the February/March 2025 Issue
Sixteen years ago this June, my husband and I planned our ideal wedding. We wanted a small, outdoor ceremony in a garden, followed by a reception in a cozy tea room at the Minnesota Landscape...

Brunch Ideas for the Morning After the Wedding
For some couples, the wedding celebration spills over to the next day with gift opening parties or gatherings to bid farewell to traveling guests and the honeymooners. If the plan is informal and...

A Parent Primer for the Wedding Day
Preparation is key when it comes to marking a child’s marriage milestone. The wedding. While we all know who the stars of this show are, there are some supporting characters who also have to-do...
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