LaPrairie Designs

06/19/2026

Special thanks to Mikayla and her mom for welcoming me in for an evening with Dakota Fizz! It was so fun capturing the fizzy fun that they bring to events across South Dakota!🥤

06/15/2026

Clocked in vs clocked out - designer edition!

websites, lesson plans, friends, food, & a *little* anime 😋

06/13/2026

CALLING WATERTOWN SMALL BUSINESSES!
(and surrounding areas)

- Do you own a coffee shop or drink stall with a new summer drink lineup?
- A restaurant with a lunch special that deserves more attention?
- A salon, boutique, or service-based business with something you'd love to promote?

I'm looking for **3 local businesses** that want to create social media content... completely FREE.

Here's the catch:
I'll come to your business and shoot content with you for 1-2 hours.
You'll receive 2-3 reels you can use on your own social media.
I'll bring the creative direction and reel concepts.

👉 In exchange, I'll use the finished content in my portfolio and marketing materials, as well as examples in my social media course at LATC.

No complicated planning. No content ideas required from you (unless you have seen something you really want to recreate!)

Send me an *email* if you or your team is interested, we'll pick a day, I'll share my vision, and we'll make some fun content together! Especially, if you've been wanting to try reels but haven't known where to start, this is your sign.

06/09/2026

Congratulations, you’ve unlocked your (and mine’s) next project!

Ah just kidding… 👀 BUT! Sometimes people find me because they need a website… then they realize I also offer website refreshes, content creation, and more. 😅

As a small business owner, it can be overwhelming trying to decide what to tackle first. Do you need a website? More consistent social media?

The truth is, there isn’t always one right answer. Every business is in a different stage of growth. That’s why I love helping and creating a plan that grows with them. Want to know more, or was I right on our next project? Send me a message!

and thank you to for the tutorial! 🤞🏻

06/08/2026

Hot take:

The event flyer tells me a lot about the event.

As vendors, we’re expected to bring quality products, professional displays, enough inventory to last all day, and invest hundreds of dollars in fees, supplies, gas, food, and our time.

So I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect organizers to put effort into their marketing.

Before I apply, I’m looking at the flyer, the branding, the photos, the event page, and the overall presentation. Not because I care if everything is perfect, but because those things give me clues about how much thought and effort are being put into the event as a whole.

If the flyer is obviously AI generated, it makes me wonder what else is being rushed.

Maybe that’s unfair, but when I’m deciding where to spend a weekend and a few hundred dollars, first impressions matter.

A great event doesn’t need a fancy flyer. It just needs to look like a real person cared enough to make one. Thoughts?

06/05/2026

South Dakota small business owners… PLEASE. 😭

I am begging you. I will make you a flyer for a donut. I will make you a flyer for a coffee. I will make you a flyer for $10. 😔

Just please… no more generic AI flyers. Your business deserves better than a graphic that looks exactly like everyone else’s. Your customers want to see YOUR products. YOUR space. YOUR team. YOUR personality.

The best marketing isn’t perfect. It’s authentic. When it comes to representing your business, your community, and the brand you’ve worked so hard to build? Let’s make something real.

I am serious 😫 Please send me a message with the prompt you were going to plug into ChatGPT and let’s do this thing 😭🤞🏻

06/01/2026

Running a small business in South Dakota often means wearing a lot of hats. You're serving customers, managing operations, handling marketing, and somehow trying to keep your website updated too. That's why our One-Page Website Package exists.

👉 Whether you're a contractor, florist, photographer, boutique owner, consultant, or service provider, a one-page website gives potential customers a place to learn who you are, what you do, and how to work with you all without the complexity of a larger website!

Ready for a website that helps your business grow? I have a couple of spots open, and I would love to work with you! Send us a message, or check out our portfolio: www.laprairiedesigns.com

05/30/2026

05/27/2026

Feedback!! We want it!!

HELP US OUT! Watertown… honest answers only. We’re always looking for ways to improve and make Element even better for our community.

👉 If you’ve ever thought about booking with us, but haven’t, what’s holding you back?

Is it pricing? Timing? Not knowing what types of events fit here? Size questions?
Do you need more information? Something else entirely?

No pressure and no wrong answers, we seriously genuinely want your feedback. Please leave a comment below or send us a message if you'd rather share privately 👇

05/11/2026

Austin came to us looking for a beginner-friendly Shopify website for his new brand, Grit n Grip Hockey Tape Co. - something clean, easy to navigate, and simple enough for him to continue updating and adding products to himself as the business grows.

I was happy to be a part of the community that helped bring his vision to life and create a website that can grow alongside his brand, products, and future goals in the hockey community. Excited to watch where this one goes 👏