Bustle and Lace

We had the absolute pleasure of working with Michelle (Bustle & Lace) as our wedding coordinator at Sarabande Chicago, and I can't imagine our day without her support. Our wedding was a bit complex, it included a Hindu ceremony in the morning, followed by a break, then a traditional American-style cocktail hour, dinner, and dancing. Michelle handled every piece with grace and precision. Having had an Indian-fusion wedding herself, she was especially knowledgeable about many of the cultural details involved, which made us feel even more confident and understood throughout the process. One of the things that drew us to her was her unique coordination model, where we met with her every few months for a year leading up to the wedding. My husband and I knew that we wanted to stay very involved in the planning and decision-making that went into wedding planning, and her package was the perfect fit for that. Even though we did a lot ourselves, Michelle’s expertise, thoughtful feedback, and vendor connections made the entire process feel guided and manageable. We actually enjoyed wedding planning more than we expected—largely because of her insight and support. She offered incredibly helpful input on our choices and timeline, and provided so much value long before the wedding day was even close. As we entered the final month, her coordination ramped up—she took the lead with our vendors, helped us stay on top of all our final tasks, and made sure nothing fell through the cracks. She also led our venue walkthrough with the full vendor team, helped with setup the day before, and made sure we felt confident heading into the big day. On the wedding day itself, Michelle was a calm, steady, behind-the-scenes presence. If anything went wrong, we never knew—she handled it all. She checked in with us often to make sure we were eating, feeling good, and truly enjoying ourselves. Thanks to her, I was able to feel fully present and at ease, soaking in every moment of the day. I’m so deeply grateful for the peace of mind Michelle gave us—not just on the wedding day, but throughout the entire process. She’s a true professional, and I would recommend her wholeheartedly to anyone looking for a thoughtful, supportive, and experienced coordinator.

With no exaggeration, hiring B&L for our wedding was by far the best decision we made! We found Bustle & Lace through Instagram, as they’ve previously done several weddings at our venue (Fairlie). We decided to on the “day-of” coordination option, but calling it that is hardly fair, as the package accounts for so much more than that! We worked with Michelle who helped with everything from timeline, decor planning and pickup, rehearsal, and tear down. She was familiar with the venue which was amazing, as she was able to provide incredible insight on floor plan and knew all the right questions to ask during our final walkthrough. She genuinely checked in with us during every meeting to see how we were doing and never got annoyed by the endless emails! Michelle is extremely professional, organized, kind, and great in a crisis. At our wedding, the fire sprinkler in the kitchen went off and we were required to evacuate during dinner, causing the original timeline to be thrown out the window. Michelle took it all in stride and was able to rearrange on the fly! When asked by guests how I, the bride, was able to stay calm, the true answer was I knew Michelle had it covered. Working with her was truly a dream and we could not recommend her highly enough!! Seriously, if you need a little help with the final push (and really, who doesn’t) and want to make sure every detail is perfect, stop right now and hire Bustle & Lace!

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!