by Danielle Gallus | Feb 10, 2026 | Giving Back
Plymouth Magazine is a proud sponsor of the annual fundraiser. Dedicated to bringing the community together, The Arc Minnesota will honor individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities at its annual gala on March 7. This year’s mission is to magnify the...
by Hailey Almsted | Feb 3, 2026 | People, Sports
Meet those from the West Metro who have gold medal dreams. The Opening Ceremony for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games arrives on February 6, and the North Star State will be well represented in Italy. Minnesota is set to send the second-most amount of...
by Madeline Kopiecki | Feb 1, 2026 | Featured
It was around 6 p.m. when the storm clouds rolled in. My brother’s wedding rehearsal was cut short as the first fat drops of rain began to fall, and we all scattered to bring the sound equipment and chairs back into Faith United Methodist Church in Waseca. We raced...
by Madeline Kopiecki | Feb 1, 2026 | Style, Weddings
Take care of your wedding dress before, during and after the big day. A wedding dress will see brides through one of the most action-packed days of their lives. From first looks and photo shoots to walking down the aisle and twirling on the dance floor, the day is...
by Madeline Kopiecki | Feb 1, 2026 | Pets, Restaurants
Plan a puppy playdate that doubles as an evening out. Share the love with your four-legged friends this Valentine’s Day by including them in your date night plans. Brew Park Plymouth is hosting its Doggy Date Night from 5–8 p.m. February 13. Drop in at your leisure,...
by Madeline Kopiecki | Feb 1, 2026 | Entertain, Noteworthy, Style, Weddings
Woodbury’s Quynh-Huong Van and Plymouth’s Vikram Nagarajan enlisted the help of event planner Reena Maheshwari of Kahani Events & Design to help them plan their wedding ceremonies. “There were a lot of moving parts in terms of, ‘How do we honor both cultures on a...
by Ryan Barland | Feb 1, 2026 | History, Noteworthy, Weddings
Thanks to an exciting partnership with the Minnesota Population Center at the University of Minnesota, the City of Plymouth has demographic information that gives us a new way to quantify local history. For example, we have numbers to illustrate what an average...
by Hailey Almsted | Feb 1, 2026 | Noteworthy, Weddings
Accidental spills, dress snags, lipstick smudges, unwanted headaches—the list of potential wedding emergencies goes on. That’s why an emergency kit is the frosting on the (wedding) cake. Consider it a Mary Poppins bag filled with items needed for any type of accident...
by Mollee Francisco | Feb 1, 2026 | Shops, Style, Weddings
An expert shares how to find the suit that suits you. Emphasis is often placed on a bride’s dress, but that doesn’t mean that a groom’s attire should take a back seat. From custom liner fabric to heirloom cufflinks, suits and their attending accessories can similarly...
by Madeline Kopiecki | Feb 1, 2026 | Photo Contest
When Twix jumped onto Rachel Hall’s kitchen table while she was preparing for her soon-to-be daughter-in-law’s bridal shower, Hall couldn’t help but snap a picture. “It was simple cuteness that had to be captured,” she says. “I liked the way Twix was looking off into...
by Madeline Kopiecki | Feb 1, 2026 | Featured, Weddings
Celebration, community and culture serve as this couple’s guiding lights. Quynh-Huong Van and Vikram Nagarajan are self-professed introverts, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at their wedding photo gallery. “We surprised people by having such a big wedding,” Van...
by Madeline Kopiecki | Feb 1, 2026 | Featured, Local Makers, Weddings
A baker creates gourmet cakes that defy expectations—and sometimes gravity. It’s architecture, it’s science and it’s eminently edible. When Altreisha Foster signed up for a cookie-making class in 2016, she had no idea where that creative outlet would lead her. “It was...
by Emily Gedde | Feb 1, 2026 | Featured, Weddings
A bridal couple keeps their guests front and center. It was a quintessential May weekend. The sun was shining, the lilacs were blooming, and Hutchinson’s Annika (née Ellefson) and Plymouth’s Gage Thalmann celebrated their love alongside 150 guests at a timeless French...
by Madeline Kopiecki | Dec 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
It’s easy for me to get caught up in the doldrums of winter. The light is fleeting, and the snow precludes me from many of my favorite outdoor pastimes. For this issue, I looked for stories that break us out of our hibernation, and four new indoor recreation...
by Madeline Kopiecki | Dec 1, 2025 | People, Sports
Meet Amanda Gaines, University of Minnesota’s award-winning head dance coach. The moment before Universal Dance Association’s College Nationals in 2025 unfolded much like it had in 2006. The University of Minnesota (U of M) Dance Team huddled together for a final,...
