Staff Notes

STAFF NOTE: What Have We Been Working On? Your Big Day and Our Big Night

some big things are cooking at Volume One

Tom Giffey, photos by Andrea Paulseth |

Planning a wedding and preparing for our annual Best of the Chippewa Valley issue — typically our biggest of the year — have a lot in common: Anticipation. Excitement. Stress. And, hopefully, a big payoff.

It just so happens that these two things are colliding right now here at at Volume One. The issue you hold in your hands contains our annual Weddings & Occasions pull-out guide, which features 40 pages of articles, listings, and other resources to help you prepare for the celebration of a lifetime. At the same time as we were putting together this guide, we have been busy planning some big things of our own: not only our huge Feb. 9 Best Of issue – which will unveil the winners that our readers chose in 370 poll categories – but also the triumphant return of our Best Night party, which celebrates those results as well as the recipients of our Chippewa Valley Vanguard Awards. Tickets are still available for the big bash on Feb. 11 at The Lismore. 

Whether it’s helping couples on their big day or celebrating winners on a very big night, Volume One has got you covered.