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Michelle Elaine
Michelle Elaine
Owner, Lead Planner

Woman-owned

8 years in business

We speak English

4 team members

Bustle & Lace is a full-service wedding planning company based in Chicago, Illinois. Owner Michelle Elaine (she/her) began her career planning fundraising events for nonprofits, covering everything from intimate, in-home gatherings to large-scale galas at some of the city's largest and most prestigious venues for organizations like the YMCA, Teach For America, and Leadership Greater Chicago. Over the years, she built a contact list that included many of the city's top vendors and venues. Now, Michelle would love to use her experience, connections, and creativity to help couples design the wedding of their dreams.

Services Offered

Bustle & Lace is available to assist couples throughout Chicagoland and the Midwest. Michelle offers full planning, partial planning, and wedding day management services. She can also provide you with the tools and templates you need to navigate the planning process.

Wedding day management includes full coverage on your wedding day AND you'll have access to Michelle & team starting when you sign a contract; we don't believe in making clients wait until a month or two before their wedding day to begin our relationship. We're here to partner with you from the beginning!

Please inquire about partial & full planning options.

Contact Bustle & Lace today to learn more! Michelle and the team would be delighted to discuss your planning needs and help you determine what services are right for you.

Pricing

$2,700 starting price
$2,700 average price
Wedding Day Management
$2,700 / starting price
5-6 formal meetings with clients
Vendor management on wedding day
Wedding day timeline development
Lead planner onsite for 12-14 hours
Planning tools and tips
Assistant planner for up to 9 hours
Partial Planning
$4,700 / starting price
Monthly planning timeline + to-do list
Hotel room block sourcing
Wedding day timeline development
Lead planner onsite for 12-14 hours
Budget management + support
Vendor management leading up to and on wedding day
Monthly meetings

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FAQ

What is the starting price for day-of wedding coordination?

$2,900

What is the starting price for partial wedding planning?

$4,900

What is the starting price for full wedding planning?

$8,500

Do you offer an hourly rate?

Yes

What is the hourly rate?

$100

What wedding events do you provide services for?

Ceremony
Reception
Rehearsal Dinner

What wedding planning services do you offer?

Day-of Coordination
Full Planning
Partial Planning

What weddings do you have experience planning?

Civil
Cultural
Destination
Double Weddings
Military
Non-Religious
Religious

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Reviews of Bustle and Lace

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Michelle and her team at Bustle and Lace receive overwhelming praise and gratitude from multiple couples for their exceptional wedding coordination services, particularly Michelle's calm, organized, and attentive approach. Reviewers commend Michelle for keeping them on track with planning, handling unexpected situations seamlessly, and ensuring that the wedding day ran smoothly. Her thoroughness, professionalism, and genuine excitement for each couple's unique vision are highlighted as key factors in making their special day perfect. Couples highly recommend Bustle and Lace, emphasizing Michelle's invaluable assistance as a must-have for anyone planning a wedding.

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Michelle and her team at Bustle and Lace receive overwhelming praise and gratitude from multiple couples for their exceptional wedding coordination services, particularly Michelle's calm, organized, and attentive approach. Reviewers commend Michelle for keeping them on track with planning, handling unexpected situations seamlessly, and ensuring that the wedding day ran smoothly. Her thoroughness, professionalism, and genuine excitement for each couple's unique vision are highlighted as key factors in making their special day perfect. Couples highly recommend Bustle and Lace, emphasizing Michelle's invaluable assistance as a must-have for anyone planning a wedding.

Neal
Neal Sent on 09/13/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Would 100% do again!

Michelle was absolutely wonderful. She helped us find/secure an amazing venue (Salvage One!) and kept us on schedule throughout the entire process. Extremely well organized and responsive with helpful templates/recommendations for all of the different decision-making parts to wedding planning. We especially appreciated how calm and even-tempered she was (and also adept at handling unexpected extra parent questions!). Our wedding of 200 people that included some extra parts (tea ceremony) went off without a hitch and we are so thankful that Michelle helped make it happen!
Sarah
Sarah Sent on 03/30/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Executed to Perfection!

Do yourself a favor and hire Michelle as your wedding coordinator NOW!!! My husband and I got married last weekend, and both we and our guests are still raving about how perfect the day was - the timing, the decorations, the vendors, everything was absolutely beautiful and executed to perfection. This was all thanks to Michelle and the Bustle and Lace team! We hired Michelle as our wedding coordinator about 1.5 years before our wedding date, and we had helpful check-in meetings every few months to make sure we were on track in hiring vendors, pulling together our day-of schedule, planning for decor, etc, etc, etc. Michelle kept us on track throughout the planning process, and always had helpful templates and advice for every part of the process! Michelle is so responsive and has an answer backed by experience for every question that was asked. Our day was absolutely perfect, and it was all thanks for Michelle and her team working behind the scenes!
Hannah
Hannah Sent on 11/03/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Above and Beyond What We Expected

I truly cannot say enough good things about Michelle and Bustle and Lace. Michelle was an absolute dream to work with. She’s so kind, calming, and wonderful. She was incredibly responsive and went above and beyond throughout the whole planning process. During the wedding itself, she was absolutely invaluable. When our DJ wasn’t playing our slideshow the way we wanted—Michelle handled it. When a guest didn’t get the meal she wanted—Michelle handled it (and the guest said she was so sweet about it.) When it was time to get drunk guests out the door at the end of the night—Michelle handled it perfectly. She was also so so helpful in keeping us on schedule during the wedding, helping us with last minute details the morning off, taking care of details with our vendors, and just being an all around great presence. I had high expectations going in based on the other reviews I saw, and Michelle surpassed all of them. Can’t recommend her enough.
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Awards

37
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2024 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2023 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2022 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
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Team

Michelle Elaine
Michelle Elaine
Owner, Lead Planner
Morgan Whittier
Morgan Whittier
Assistant Planner
Tina Serpico
Tina Serpico
Assistant Planner
Emily Hernandez
Emily Hernandez
Assistant Planner

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