The Shannon Gail Blog is an online editorial destination where weddings meet fashion, beauty, travel, cooking, and more!
SG Summer Edit
Channeling my inner magazine editor and sharing a few of Team SG's favorite things for the summer in this season's SG Edit... Credits & Links Train Station Image via Glossier, Summer Fridays Jet Lag Mask via Sephora, Steve Madden BShipper Caged Handbag via Steve...
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How to Travel with a Baby
Hello and Happy Spring! I don’t know about all of you but this nice weather has me itching for another trip! Steve and I honeymooned in Italy and spent time in Greece right when we found out we were pregnant. This year, now that Charlotte is here, we decided to do...
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City Guide: River North Chicago
Hi, everyone! Breanna here! Our City Guides series is one of my favorites and today I'll be the one sharing my favs! (If you haven't seen Erin's or Bridget's guides to Lincoln Park and the West Loop, you have to check those out!) I've lived in River North for a...
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Favorite Friday
Good Morning, everyone! Since we moved Favorite Fridays to Insta-stories earlier this year, we've been a bit quiet on the blog, but today we're rounding up the best of the best in SG news from 2018! Laura & Blair on the Stoffer Photography blog is one of our favorite...
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Real Wedding: Jenny & Ed
Fun fact: Being a wedding planner isn't nearly as glamorous as people think it is (jump to the 37-second mark at this video and you'll see!). But on Jenny & Ed's wedding day, being a wedding planner was every bit as glamorous as it looks on TV and in movies. A...
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Bill & Bill’s Chicago Cultural Center Wedding
How do you celebrate over 30 years together? Well, if you are Bill and Bill, you plan an epic weekend in Chicago for your friends and family members from all over the world! Today, Bridget is sharing the story of Bill and Bill's gorgeous Chicago Cultural Center...
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Letter from Shannon: All About “Off Season”
Many people ask me what wedding planners do during their “off season.” My reply is always, “What off season?” Wedding season is so close I can sense it, but today I thought I’d share a little internal peek at what Team SG has been up to during the chilly months!...
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Team SG Q&A
Good morning, everyone! "Off season" is in full swing, even though we can hardly call this "off season" at all. Team SG has been busy, busy working on new projects (stay tuned!), running around the city in and out of meetings, and working behind the scenes on a few...
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Ashley & Tyler’s Art Institute of Chicago Wedding
Ashley & Tyler's Art Institute of Chicago wedding will go down as one of the most unforgettable of my career. When working at a place like the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago, you almost expect your clients to do something amazing, but what Ashley & her...
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Crate and Barrel X 100 Layer Cake Private Registry Event
A few weeks ago, you have seen us jet-setting off to California to produce an amazing Private Registry Event with Crate and Barrel and 100 Layer Cake! We had the luxury of working alongside an absolutely amazing team at the brand's South Coast Plaza Store in Orange...
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Real Wedding: Ainsley & Jad’s Chicago Cultural Center Wedding
We can't put into words how obsessed we are with this wedding. From the romantic first look on a perfect summer day, all the way down to the luxe emerald details, Ainsley & Jad's day was nothing short of perfection. Samantha is giving us the full scoop below! From...
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Favorite Friday
7 Things Successful Women Do in January via The Everygirl Beauty Resolutions to Make in January via Damsel in Dior 7 Simple Ways to Sound Like You Know Everything About Wine via InStyle Three Ways to Change Your Views on Perfectionism via Thrive Global Bridal Dress...
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