605 Magazine

Sometimes the smallest spark of inspiration can bloom into a beautiful work of art.  Prairie Lane Vintage Rentals event designer Raegan Beck learned this the fun way. After joining the team in May 2024, she was approached by owners Nicole and Matt Gappa and asked...

Choosing a venue to host your wedding day can be a daunting task. From barns to gardens and historical buildings, the 605 Weddings team has you covered. This alphabetical list of tried and true South Dakota venues will inspire you to take a closer...

“I loved getting to see multiple vendors come together to make one cohesive design,” said Josie Holzwarth, event planner and marketing media coordinator for Jane Rae Events. “From the makeup to the stationery, everything was planned and executed to match one vision.” 605 Weddings assembled...

Bodin and Mikka Nichols met in Mikka's hometown— Watford City, ND—when Bodin was visiting his dad for a few weeks of the summer. As the summer drew to a close and Bodin didn't get the chance to visit Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Mikka played the...

Hannah and Mike Bellmore were introduced on the dating app, Bumble, met up on a golf course, and the rest is history.  Three years after their first date, Mike proposed, and the Bellmores tied the knot this past  July. “I was ecstatic when Mike proposed and...

“We have famously long winters here in South Dakota, but our innovative downtown community has created welcoming spaces where you can find plenty of things to do indoors,” said Alexa Sheldon, executive director of the Aberdeen Downtown Association.  According to Sheldon, the city has been...

“Chris and I have a mission to make Sioux Falls the healthiest city per capita,” said Annie Mello, owner and operations of SISU Fit. The fitness duo recently opened the new groundbreaking facility in Cherapa Place downtown to work towards this goal. The Mellos’ love story...

Since 2015, Vermillion has been celebrating Christmas with a special tradition. The city’s Standstill Parade of Lights takes on its ninth year this winter, inverting the traditional parade style to put on the Vermillion Area Chamber & Development Company’s best attended event of the year. “When...

Since 1946, Black Hills Playhouse has been producing quality theater surrounded by some of South Dakota’s most beautiful views.  “The playhouse began as a dream of Dr. Warren M. Lee of the University of South Dakota,” explained executive director Linda Anderson.  Lee’s goals were to create...

As a child, Sioux Falls entrepreneur Alex Halbach “spent countless hours” creating and re-creating structures out of LEGOs and popsicle sticks.  His building obsession continued all seven years of undergraduate and postgraduate education, where he says he watched hours of HGTV a day while studying...