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On WeddingWire since 2016

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.

  • Woman-owned

Frequently asked questions

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

$2,500

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

How many planners are on your team?

3
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Reviews of Bustle and Lace

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2024 Winner
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100% recommend it
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Michelle and her team at Bustle and Lace are highly recommended by multiple reviewers for their exceptional wedding planning services. They are described as flexible, detail-oriented, and committed, providing seamless and stress-free experiences. Michelle is praised for her calm, easy-going, and genuinely kind personality, offering helpful suggestions and creating perfect timelines. She is commended for her responsiveness, organization, and communication skills. Reviewers appreciate Michelle's ability to handle any situation that arises and her willingness to go above and beyond. Overall, customers are extremely satisfied with Bustle and Lace and highly recommend their services to future brides and grooms.

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Michelle and her team at Bustle and Lace are highly recommended by multiple reviewers for their exceptional wedding planning services. They are described as flexible, detail-oriented, and committed, providing seamless and stress-free experiences. Michelle is praised for her calm, easy-going, and genuinely kind personality, offering helpful suggestions and creating perfect timelines. She is commended for her responsiveness, organization, and communication skills. Reviewers appreciate Michelle's ability to handle any situation that arises and her willingness to go above and beyond. Overall, customers are extremely satisfied with Bustle and Lace and highly recommend their services to future brides and grooms.

Neal
Neal Y. 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 R. 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 O. 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

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

Team

Michelle Elaine
Michelle Elaine
Owner

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