Welcome to the first issue of the new year. By now, meals have been enjoyed, traditions embraced and gifts shared—including more than a few...
January 2025
Emma Whitney Beauty Shares Timeline for Perfect Wedding Skin
An esthetician offers a handy timeline for event-ready skin. As wedding photos have become increasingly high-res and high-end over the decades,...
Cast Your Vote for Best of White Bear Lake 2025
It’s time to celebrate the best that the White Bear Lake area has to offer! Our Best of White Bear Lake 2025 annual readers’ poll offers a...
How To Save Mementos and Memories From Your Wedding
Hold your memories close with these preservation and care tips. Every wedding day inevitably reaches its conclusion. The vows are made, the marriage...
A.B. Ellie Helps Brides Find the Perfect Wedding Accessories
A.B. Ellie is helping brides say “I do” to the perfect wedding accessories. When it comes to curating one’s bridal look, there’s more than one way...
Bites and Sips for the Day After the Wedding
For some couples, the wedding celebration spills over to the following day with gift-opening parties or gatherings to bid farewell to out-of-towners...
Explore What Wedding Bakers and Makers Bring to the Table
Cottage bakers and resident makers are charting new territory. The topography of the reception dessert table is evolving. The tiered white wedding...
Editors Share Stories From Their Unique Weddings
The celebration of love and the start of a new chapter—weddings bring together family, friends and cherished traditions while creating new memories...
A Style Guide for Guests
When choosing a dress for an upcoming wedding, it’s important to consider the venue and event formality. Different settings call for different...
Pursuing Wellness This Winter
What does wellness mean to you? People often think of wellness as it pertains to physical health, yet it is so much more than that. Wellness is the...
Knitting Heritage
Makwa Studio is a local business owned by Maggie Thompson of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. Thompson knits her cowls, scarves and...
Explore a Picturesque Wedding at 7 Vines Vineyard
Featuring a trolley ride from the church to the reception—this classic wedding has it all. Growing up in St. Paul, Megan Talbot (née Conley)...
Ice Boats at Sunrise
A hobby photographer captures a quintessential lake scene on a morning stroll. White Bear Lake residents Michael and Sylvia Lovett view the changing...
Golf for a Cause at the BEAR’ly Open
The BEAR’ly Open is back and better than ever. After a cancellation due to ice conditions in 2024, the BEAR’ly Open golf on ice event will return...
