No photos yet
5 out of 5 stars and 103 reviews
5
(103)Best of Weddings (7x).Bayfield, WI // Duluth, MN // Northern WI and MN
About this vendor
Full service wedding planning, wedding day management, decoration rentals and all-inclusive elopements!
Bayfield, WI // Madeline Island // Duluth, MN// Northern Wisconsin + Minnesota // Destination!
Now booking 2022-2024
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
- Destination Wedding Planning
Planning
- Day-Of Coordination
- Destination Wedding Planning
- Full Service Wedding Planning
- RSVP Tracking
- Wedding Design
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Rehearsal Dinner
- Welcome Party
- Wedding
- Ceremony
- Cocktail Hour
Awards and Affiliations
Reviews
Your trust is our goal. Our community relies on honest reviews to help you make those big decisions with ease.
5
out of 5.0103 reviews
Review photos
Showing slide number 1 out of 9
- Top reviews
- Newest first
- Oldest first
- Highest rated
- Lowest rated
Sort by
Emily was great to work with! She was our officiant for a quick elopement on Madeline island. Emily was responsive, set clear asks and expectations, and provided helpful guidance as we planned our little ceremony. She was also very flexible on time for the ceremony as we had to move it the week of the wedding to accommodate the hair and make up team traveling to the island.
I would strongly recommend Emily.
Emily was awesome to work with! We used Lace & Brass for some rentals for our wedding reception. The items were in great condition and as pictured and described on the website. Communication was excellent, and Emily was extremely professional! I highly recommend Lace & Brass and would not hesitate to use their services again!
AMAZING!!! Couldn’t have done the wedding without McKenzie! So thankful for finding them!
I wish I could give them an infinite number of star rating! My wife and I toured enough venues and started planning for a large traditional wedding; it was so stressful for both of us even to begin planning. Not to mention the price of even the cheapest venue alone meant not moving into a house anytime soon. Luckily on a hunch we went back to the drawing board and found Lace & Brass! I cannot express how easy Emily made it for my wife and I to be wed and have the best day of our lives! My wife and I had about a million questions and Emily was always there to answer quickly. She also worked with the florist when my wife's first choice flowers were out of season to provide an alternative that was even better then my wife's first choice! We also had the guest list change three times and Emily allowed us to change the photography list even days before the wedding date. The final example I can give of Emily going above and beyond is, when my wife and I forgot to sign a section of the marriage license, because we were on Madeline island, she re-boarded a ferry to meet us at the end of our photo shoot to get it corrected, then left later then planned.
The Duluth and Superior area is where we met, fell in love, and began our relationship. It was only fitting we should also be married there. To top it off with Lace & Brass, we were able to be married on the same beach I proposed!
Outstanding services and options, amazing people everywhere from Emily, to our flouriest, and amazing photographer; I can go on forever how amazing Lace & Brass Events was.
We married in September 2023, on Madeline island with the help of Emily and her team at Lace & Brass. The connections, knowledge, and patience that they have is worth its weight in gold. LBE connected us with flowers, makeup, catering, lodging, an officiant, a photographer, etc. given that we live in Milwaukee, it was so comforting knowing that LBE was so familiar with northern Wisconsin, and Madeline island. All of these vendors know each other, and work together flawlessly!
The day of our wedding, LBE did everything for us! Emily brought our flowers, tables, chairs, table scape, cutlery, etc. whilst we were away at the state park taking cliff photos with our photographer Emily and her team set our entire ceremony and cocktail hour necessities. My wedding weekend had a few unforeseen hiccups, that were out of our control and Emily & her team put out any and every fire that arose, which I am forever grateful and thankful for. Hiring LBE for planning and day of coordination was the best choice I made for my wedding (besides marrying my husband of course)
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to Emily & all of her vendors on Madeline Island
We knew we wanted to have a beautiful and intimate ceremony (at most 15-20 people) where it felt like the focus for the day was on the two of us. Lace and Brass Events went above and beyond and made this a reality! We got married at the Rose Garden in Duluth, MN.
We worked with Emily and could not have asked for more. She was incredibly responsive to all questions! She kept us well-informed. More than anything, she made the process so EASY. Obviously weddings are stressful, and throughout the whole process, Emily made us feel secure. She has an amazing list of vendors for the day. We could not recommend her more for planning a small wedding ceremony!
Working with the team at Lace and Brass was so easy and effortless. They followed up on all communication, managed our vendors and made our big day go so smoothly. I truly appreciate all the help to make our 'destination' wedding exactly as I wanted, especially since we had never been to the area. I would highly recommend them to anyone who is looking for an easy, intimate wedding.
Emily and the Lace & Brass team were amazing! It rained the day of our elopement but Emily was so prepared with an alternative location and umbrellas. Her communication with us leading up to the day was excellent. She was focused and dedicated to making our day special, and handled everything professionally. 10/10!!!
We booked with Lace and Brass as soon as we found our venue up in Bayfield, WI. We worked with Emily and McKenzie to create our dream wedding! We are so grateful for L&B rentals especially with linens, glassware and small wedding accessories. The whole process of renting through L&B was simple and easy! We booked day of coordinating services with McKenzie and she worked with us right off the bat when planning out our wedding. We would have frequent phone calls to discuss each step of the planning process and when it came to our wedding weekend, McKenzie coordinated our rehearsal and wedding day!
McKenzie was absolutely great to work with and gave great advice throughout the planning process. On the day of our wedding, McKenzie helped navigate all the unexpected and kept our timeline in mind!
We needed to rework many aspects of our wedding day due to an absence within our wedding party and some rain during our reception. McKenzie knew exactly how to handle each situation and was so attentive to our entire wedding party! My favorite little moment she helped create was slicing a piece of wedding cake for my grandma and bringing this treat over to her. I was so grateful McKenzie could spoil my grandma for me when I was busy within the wedding night!
Our overall experience was wonderful and we would definitely recommend L&B!
Emily and her team at Lace & Brass took ALL of the stress and confusion out of wedding planning. We had a Wisconsin destination small, intimate ceremony and the whole process from planning to day-of coordination was a breeze! Working with Lace & Brass lifted the immense weight of wedding planning off our shoulders so that we could enjoy our day exactly the way we wanted it. Emily consistently and promptly answered all of our questions and was extremely thorough, everything you need out of a wedding planner - we can not recommend their services enough!
My husband & I had received some news from our venue saying they were unable to host our wedding, only a couple months before the date. I reached out to Emily, on a really tight timeline, to see if she was able to plan & coordinate an elopement for us. In only a couple weeks, we had completely planned our new ceremony on Madeline Island, WI! Emily & her team were so thorough and professional throughout the entire process, helping me with any questions and concerns. Emily's expertise, fast communication and professionalism made the whole wedding planning experience easy and fun! She truly will do everything in her power to create the most beautiful wedding for the two of you. We are so grateful for everything that Lace & Brass Events did to create the most personal, romantic and cherished day of our lives!
Lace & Brass helped me tremendously throughout the planning process for our wedding. We used them for the day of coordination, but they provide so many materials to help you plan. We live in Madison, WI and I knew I would need help choosing vendors and planning some logistics. Emily at Lace & Brass is absolutely incredible. She knew all the right questions to ask to have things run smoothly. Our wedding day went perfectly. Not a single thing went wrong (that I knew of 😉 ) and the whole day was an absolute dream. I cannot express how thankful I am that she was our coordinator. I truly believe our day would not have run as smoothly without her, so she and Lace & Brass are a large portion of what made our day the best day of our lives.
As a LGBT couple, we wanted to feel comfortable and respected in our wedding planning process, and we could not have asked for a better match in Lace & Brass Events. Working with Emily and her team was a complete joy! Emily's expertise, stellar communication, connections to other vendors, and professionalism made our wedding planning experience effortless. We are not kidding when we say we could NOT have gotten ourselves to the alter without her! We highly recommend working with Lace & Brass Events to make your wedding day dreams a reality.
I never was one to think about getting married but it truly was the best day of my life and that had a lot to do with Emily. Her energy and poise she brought to the day really made it perfect. During the whole process Emily was prompt, knowledgable, easy going, professional and most of all she listened and took into account every little thing we requested.
Side Note: We eloped in Bayfield and choose the rose gold all inclusive package
Emily was organized, timely with her responses and very easy to work with. I appreciated her attention to detail and adaptability.
We worked with McKenzie for wedding coordination and also got multiple beautiful rentals, all through Lace & Brass Events. We had so many compliments on the beautiful farm table, wooden chairs, and velvet loveseat and the rental process was so seamless! We had the decor of my dreams because of them.
McKenzie was SO helpful and kind throughout the whole planning process of the wedding. She was my go to girl the whole wedding day and helped make sure everything was so streamlined! I don’t know how we could’ve gotten through the day without her- seriously! Because of McKenzie, I was able to fully enjoy my entire wedding day and be present and I will never be able to thank her enough for that.
If you are debating using Lace & Brass- just do it!! You will thank yourself so much, they are so kind, responsive, and thorough. Would highly recommend McKenzie and the whole team to any of my family and friends!
If you work a ton and have little interest in planning your wedding—this is the company for you!! We had an overall awesome experience with Lace and Brass! Our officiant was amazing, the staff were very professional, and as two busy professionals working each up to 80 hours/week we had little time to be involved the wedding process. Emily made everything easy and stress free! The only reason I am not giving 5 stars is because we requested a bouquet with pink and white flowers, and the bouquet/boutonnière we received had orange and white flowers which were dry and old looking 😕 I wondered if my order had been forgotten and the florist threw something together at the last minute. Again, I feel like this is more of a reflection of the florist they used than L&B. I would have rather had a pretty off color bouquet with healthy flowers than a dried up orange one, but I’m guessing there wasn’t any time to ask for my input.
It didn’t make much of a difference for our ceremony as we had little decoration, but we had pink and white decorations/flowers at our reception and we had to ditch the bouquet as soon as we arrived. Other than that, loved, LOVED our stress free experience with them, and have been recommending them to all our friends.
I knew for a long time I did not want a big wedding, and I had never heard of micro-weddings till I saw a video on it randomly. In searching through Google, I found Lace & Brass Events--I was immediately HOOKED. They showed pictures of amazing elopements, and the prices were doable for couples who aren't looking to go into debt over one day. The best part of it all is how hassle free they made it. You just make your selections, and they do everything else. I had NO stress going into my big day, and I could be present fully for it. I can't recommend enough to do an elopement, you will be SO happy you did! I woke up the next day just absolutely pleased, and no "it's all over" type of crash I see people get--after spending the whole year planning for this one day, then feeling bummed that the 'peak' was over. Ours felt like an on going event through the weekend, as we paired our elopement with a mini getaway in the city we selected. It felt like such an intimate moment for us. I also was really impressed with the location Emily found for our ceremony! It felt nice to give over the responsibility to someone else, and know I could trust it.
Emily and her team at Lace & Brass were OUTSTANDING!!!! We truthfully couldn't have been happier with how they communicated leading up to the wedding and executed on the big day. They handled numerous difficulties (questionable weather, 300+ guests, etc.) without a hitch and communicated clearly and confidently with us at all times. L&B will make you feel cool, calm, and collected during a time when you need it most :)
I always knew I wanted a small, intimate wedding and Emily at Lace and Brass made that dream possible! We originally were thinking we would like to have our wedding in Sept. 2023; however, our plans changed, and I began a frantic search online for affordable options in a short time frame. I called Emily in June, and she immediately sent me different locations for the ceremony and dates available. Emily was extremely attentive, coordinated, and easy to work with through our wedding planning process. She has a great selection for her packages to fit any wedding type! We loved everything about our elopement from the location option, photographer, flowers, officiant, and the lack of stress we had knowing everything was coordinated so perfectly. Thank you, Emily, for providing amazing, professional service and making our day perfect! -Kaylee and Marshall Elopement Sept 2022
We had the absolute pleasure of working with Emily and Lace & Brass Events for a year and a half, using their Full Service Wedding Planning package! There are not enough words to express how incredible the team was in planning our perfect day! Emily was so responsive to every email and always so willing to try and make my latest and greatest idea come to life! We also utilized Lace & Brass rentals for a large majority of our decorations and the space was just so beautiful!! I cannot recommend Emily and her team enough!! Absolutely incredible service and a flawless result- truly our perfect day come true!
Emily from Lace and Brass, executed our wedding flawlessly. She was on top of EVERYTHING! On the day of our wedding Emily made things easy for me. She was there giving not just us but also our guests her utmost attention and assistance. The personalized touch she extended to us was so impressive. We are also so impressed with her ability to work with so many different types of people and vendors. Our friends and family are still talking about what a great time they had at the wedding. I highly recommend Emily from Lace and Brass she will surely make your dream wedding a reality.
Highly recommend Lace and Brass events! I worked with McKenzie and she went above and beyond for every detail! From the first phone call to the final minute of the night she made sure everything was perfect. Our day wouldn’t have been as special without all of the hard work from the Lace and Brass ladies!
Emily and her team provide a complete, professional and all in all AMAZING experience. I came to our initial meeting with just general ideas of what I wanted and Emily pulled it all together into a beautiful wedding! My husband and I actually got to relax and enjoy every detail of our wedding! I love how you can be as hands on or hands off as you prefer and Emily is able to make the wedding planning experience enjoyable!
Emily at lace and brace events helped my now husband and I have the best wedding day. We decided to go with her elopement package, it was amazing. Everything we wanted came out perfectly, she got our florist for us, all I had todo was send her a picture of a bouquet I wanted and on the day of she showed up with the most beautiful bouquet/boutonnière. I was able to chose from a selection of photographers to find someone who fit best for us! She really made our wedding stress free with getting our officiant lined up for us and allowing us to chose the location we loved so much. Her communication, her kindness and help she provided before and on on our wedding day was perfect and if you’re looking for a wedding planner I would highly recommend working with Emily and her crew to ensure you have a easy breezy day so you can focus on what’s most important, you!!
Also if you’re debating on getting a wedding planner, JUST DO IT - You’ll be so much happier!
Our planner Emily was so wonderful and helpful in planning our elopement! She was endlessly kind and ready to roll with the punches (i.e. an unexpected thunderstorm for our outdoor ceremony). We are so glad we hired Lace and Brass--they handled everything so that we could come and just enjoy the day, which we very much did--even while battling a sudden storm!
Emily was my one stop shop for wedding planning. From flowers to cupcakes to music and venue she had it all covered! Not only did she do that, but she made it happen in 6 months. Her communication was amazing and she went out of her way to clarify my own questions with vendors to make our day perfect. Would 1000% recommend her services with Lace and Brass LLC.
We hired Emily to manage our Madeline Island wedding and would highly recommend it! We planned most of it, but did so from abroad right until a month befor. It was really helpful to benefit from her contacts with local vendors and her experience of wedding planning, so that we knew to ask ourselves the right questions. Having her present on the day really took a weight off our shoulders. All of it went so smoothly, we were never distracted from our event with stressful decision-making! It had all been discussed ahead of time and Emily knew just when to check in with us and when to manage things. We also rented chairs, an arch, and decorations from her, which she set up and took down with her assistant. Not only was that very convenient, it looked really great and all our guests thought so too!
I have always dreamed of a simple private wedding ceremony and Emily, of Lace & Brass, made that dream come true! Her services are truly exceptional. In only a couple months, and with short notice, she was able to coordinate a beautiful ceremony on Madeline Island. She is connected to the most amazing vendors and makes communicating with them effortless. I was able to soak up every part of my day and enjoy all of the moments because there was zero stress. I would recommend Lace & Brass to any friend searching for an amazing wedding coordinator!
I had the best experience working with Emily from Lace & Brass Events. She made my day run so smoothly, which allowed me to really enjoy it free of any stress. I also rented many items for my table settings and they were all high quality, beautiful items. Emily thinks of all the little details that I wouldn't have remembered and she was worth every penny! I cannot recommend them enough - best investment of my wedding. Thank you Emily for making my day perfect.
Lace and Brass coordinated our very intimate elopement along Lake Superior and it couldn't have been more perfect. Emily is so thorough and a great planner! She made it easy for us to relax and just enjoy each other.
Lace & Brass Events took care of everything,
We had the pleasure of working with Emily; the entire experience was tailored to exactly what we wanted.
I sent Emily a few pictures of what I liked for flowers and Emily had the florist design a gorgeous bouquet and matching boutonnière for my husband.
We Eloped on Madeline Island because of the beautiful scenery.
Emily was familiar with the area and knew some really beautiful areas for pictures.
As we got closer to the wedding day there was severe weather in the forecast. They were predicting 2 inch hail during the ceremony. Emily was calm and super optimistic emailing me the night before options with pictures in case we got rained out. The weather ended up holding out for our ceremony and pictures but it was reassuring to know we had a backup plan.
Thank you Emily, Our wedding day was perfect!!!!!
Jen & Jarett
Emily is amazing! She is quick to respond and made everything so simple for my husband and I. There was literally no stress involved in our little elopement since she took care of everything! If I had to do it all over again, I would pick Lace and Brass in a heartbeat!!
Lace & Brass were great to work with! The wedding day was everything we hoped and more. Emily was always quick to respond via email and McKenzie made the actually wedding day go so smoothly. So wonderful! Would highly recommend.
Lace and Brass was without a doubt the reason our wedding turned out to be the day of our dreams! Not only did Emily take time to listen and answer any questions I had, but her rental pieces are amazing. She was able to take my vision in my head and turn it into an even better version of what we wanted. She is extremely organized, has high attention to detail, and communicates so effectively. Our day was one to remember and it was all thanks to Emily and her team. Thank you again!
We stumbled upon Lace and Brass Events while trying to plan our elopement ourselves.
We chose to hire Emily with the Sweet and Simple package and we’re so happy we did! She made the entire process a breeze and respected all of our decisions. There were many things included in the package, two of which were a florist and an officiant. We chose not to have these included and because of that the cost of those services were then subtracted from the total cost of the package.
From the time of hire, to our big day, she kept everything stress free and easy! She kept in touch throughout the entire process and answered all our questions thoroughly and in a timely manner.
Our day ended up more special than we could have dreamed and we credit a huge portion of that to Emily. We really couldn’t recommend Lace and Brass Events more!
We loved our experience working with Emily and Maddy for our wedding on the North Shore! The planning process was simple and stress free. The other vendors they helped coordinate were wonderful to work with too. When I spontaneously asked if we could stop and get ice cream to take photos with, our coordinator Maddy immediately started calling around to find somewhere we could get ice cream last minute!
I could not recommend lace and brass enough. Chelsie did an exceptional job, I did not have to worry about a thing on my wedding day. She took care of everything and was absolute delight to work with. If you're looking for a stress free wedding they are the folks to hire
Emily did such a great job! We decided to elope just the two of us and she made it an intimate ceremony while still feeling like a real wedding. She made it unique to us and would do anything to make your day special.
My husband and I were so very impressed with the service we received with Lace and Brass Events for our wedding. We wanted our wedding day to be stress free and enjoyable for our families since we were traveling to the Duluth area to get married. Chelsie went above and beyond to make our day special. I would highly recommend Lace and Brass events to anyone planning a wedding, they make the planning very easy and have great communication! Chelsea Dobs did a wonderful job with pictures and was so much fun to work with!
Worth every penny! You will not be disappointed if you hire Emily and team. Every detail will be taken care of. She is an excellent communicator and responses quickly. She will make sure she understands your vision for your day and will make it happen!
All we had to do was show up!
Emily was excellent in communicating & responding to all of our questions, even ones outside the realm of our ceremony. Our flowers were beautiful, our photographer was amazing & our officiant made our ceremony intimate & personal.
Certainly took away our stress leading up to our big day!
Lace and Brass Events made our wedding day run so smoothly. Emily was very helpful leading up to our wedding and Chelsea was super helpful the day of! They have amazing vendors that they work with making planning a breeze! If you are considering eloping, make sure you Lace and Brass are there to help 😊
Lace & Brass was fantastic for me. They were exactly what I was looking for to help me get my wedding planning started, because I had no idea where to start. My planner was Emily and she was super responsive, knowledgable, and nice! Every recommended vendor we had (photography, florist, officiant, venue) was incredible. I was so happy with the results of my big day and felt things went absolutely perfect. The day of, Emily took care of a lot of little details to setting up decorations, coordinating photography and family, and even random hiccups she solved right away. She was super friendly and helped everything to go sooo smoothly. Would definitely recommend to anyone needing some to a lot of guidance on where to begin.
above and beyond - even when planning during a pandemic! Emily was extremely responsive to every question and need we had. She went out of her way to communicate and help us through the process. Everything was beautiful and stress-free. Emily is the BEST! We highly recommend her and her team for your special day!
We cannot recommend Emily and Lace & Brass Events enough! We knew we wanted to get married in or near Bayfield by Lake Superior as it had special meaning to us and we could not have done it without Emily.
At first, we were questioning hiring a wedding planner for our wedding but we honestly could not have had the day we had without her. We live 3 hours away from Bayfield but Emily was so great at communicating with us, willing to schedule calls whenever we had questions that couldn’t be answered in email, and including us in the entire planning process.
We originally had plans to get married on Madeline Island but, due to COVID, our plans had to change less than 2 months before our planned wedding day. We found out on a Friday that our venue was canceling the wedding and by that Sunday, Emily had sent us a new list of venues and options for us all around the area.
Everyone that Emily recommended for us to work with was fantastic and we are so glad they were a part of our day. We had the most beautiful ceremony and our day turned out even better than we could have hoped.
We really could not have put together a day like that without the help of Emily and Lace & Brass Events.
I couldn’t be happier with our choice to go through Lace and Brass Events! I had reached out to Emily in the beginning of September asking if she had any fall dates available. In just one month she had our elopement organized on The North Shore. Any questions I had leading up were answered quickly. She handled everything to the point where we had no stress in the days leading up to our elopement. Emily was extremely prepared (even having scissors handy when I had a loose string on my dress and an extra set of hands when I needed someone to hold my bouquet). Our family had no worries but to just enjoy themselves. Even being the bride and groom we had no worries so we could just enjoy each other in the moment. We still talk about how laid back and stress free we were able to be! I have already recommended Lace and Brass Events to friends and will continue to do so! We couldn’t have made a better choice! ❤️
Emily and Chelsea from Lace and Brass make dreams come true! We wanted the adventure elopement you see on Pinterest and that is EXACTLY what we had! It was amazing. They handled everything seamlessly for our all inclusive adventure elopement. The process from start to finish was so simple and stress free! Chelsea, our coordinator the day of was so helpful and we really enjoyed having her with us. I would recommend to anyone!
We could not have had a better experience with Emily and her team with Lace & Brass Events! Excellent communication leading up to a truly perfect day. Cannot recommend highly enough to anyone interested in an intimate ceremony and stress free wedding day!
After being together for ten years my now husband and I decided it was time to finally make this official. We wanted to keep the wedding small so we decided that an elopement with just immediate family would be the perfect way to go. Both of us are not planners by any means and I stumbled on to the Lace and Brass Events website after looking for places to elope on Lake Superior. I contacted Emily after looking at all the beautiful photos on the website. We knew we wanted Lake Superior involved in our wedding and Emily responded the super fast. After setting an official date, she sent us some options of where we could do the ceremony and a list of photographers to choose from. Talk about making things easy! (Again, my husband and I are terrible at planning anything!) Gooseberry Falls and Shawna Vine Photography seemed like the perfect match for us. I sent her a screenshot of a bouquet I liked on Pinterest and when the day came they nailed it!
On our wedding day Chelsie was our coordinator and she was awesome. We had a little ring incident (my daughter dropped it and lost it for a hot minute) Chelsie immediately got on it, reassuring me that she would personally comb through every blade of grass on the beach until it was found! Talk about dedication! Emily and Chelsie were both friendly, personable and professional. I would definitely recommend the Lace and Brass team if you get stressed easily and are bad at planning anything like myself. I cannot say enough good things, if I had to do it over I wouldn’t change a thing.
We knew we wanted to elope from the date we got engaged and as soon as we saw Lace & Brass’ packages and website we were sold! Emily made the process so simple and fun. Our simple elopement took maybe two weeks to finalize the details. Emily was able to help me plan it a month before the set date which was incredible! Chelsie was incredibly professional and helpful on location at our Lutsen ceremony. She helped us a ton with our high energy dog (cannot thank you enough!!) and she was quick to help us with anything we needed during the ceremony. I loved the vender options Emily was able to provide and organize. Our officiant and photographer were perfection. The flowers were a dream. Overall the day was perfect and I wouldn’t change a thing about it! Thank you to Emily and Chelsie for making it as seamless and stress-free as possible!
I do not have enough good things to say about Emily, and Lace & Brass Events. I seriously do not know what I would have done without her! After having to reschedule and completely change my wedding due to COVID, Emily was able to step in and ease my stress. She helped me every step of the way, and was always able to answer my questions. She truly knows what she is doing, and is incredible at her job. The day of the wedding she was so helpful, from setting up the arch for the ceremony, to holding my dogs while we were taking photos, and even lighting the candles at our reception. She truly did everything. She truly went above and beyond my expectations. I want to say thank you to Emily, and highly recommend Lace & Brass Events to anyone looking for help with their wedding.
We began working with Emily after our original Mexico destination wedding plans were cancelled due to COVID. Hiring her was the best wedding decision we made! She helped us pull of our dream “destination” wedding day on Madeline Island in only a few short months! She was always very responsive to emails and helped us to problem solve any hiccups. The weekend of the wedding she was amazing- she transformed our space so beautifully, kept everything organized and continued to check in on me to make sure I had eaten and to keep me in the loop on any changes to the timeline (which is important because of vendors having to take the ferry off Madeline Island). She is such a calm presence which is really nice to have when wedding nerves are high. I felt confident she was taking care of everything and I was able to just enjoy the day! Overall it was the best day of our lives and we owe much of that to the help of Emily! I have already recommended her to friends and will continue to rave about her!
Reaching out to Emily at Lace and Brass Events was the best decision we could have made! After a few stressful months of deciding what to do for our wedding, when our original plans were cancelled, this was the perfect solution. Emily was super responsive, knowledgeable, and had great ideas! Her coordination made our day perfect, and stress free! The vendor connections she has are fabulous and they all did a great job as well. I wouldn't change a thing, and will definitely recommend Emily/Lace & Brass Events to my friends!
Emily did a wonderful job coordinating our last minute wedding! When COVID changed our wedding arrangements Emily was there to coordinate the beautiful location, great photographer and amazing flowers on Madeline Island. Very flexible and professional.
We couldn’t be happier with our decision to have a small elopement ceremony planned by Emily at Lace & Brass! We were very overwhelmed at the thought of planning a large traditional wedding-not only the logistics of that, but the financial burden as well. Emily made planning the ceremony so easy for us and at a very reasonable price. We live six hours away so we put a lot of trust in Emily but she did a great job at communicating with us and including us in the planning process. Everything in our “Rose Gold Package” was perfect and turned out more beautifully than I ever could have imagined! The wedding of our dreams would not have been possible without Emily!
My husband and I had our elopement in 2019 and Emily helped us plan everything. She gave us great options and really all we had to do was pick what we wanted. Stress free, she took care of everything! Highly recommend!
I got married on June 6, 2020 and it was nothing like I had planned. I was supposed to have a big ceremony and reception with all of my friends and loved ones there but due to COVID-19 I had to cancel everything just over a month before the wedding. I was so panicked and unsure of what I was going to do but then a friend recommended an elopement planner called Lace & Brass Events. I contacted them and Emily got back to me so quick and lucky for me she was still available! Everything from that point on put me at ease because Emily took care of it all. I got married on the pebble beach at split rock lighthouse and it was nothing like I had planned and imagined but it ended up being more beautiful than originally planned! I had an amazing day and I recommend Lace & Brass Events to anyone I talk to!
Emily and the staff at Lace & Brass were excellent to work with. Emily was supportive and responded promptly and considerately to emails which made the planning process easy and stress free. We had not visited Bayfield before our wedding day so we put our full trust into Lace & Brass to help plan every detail of our intimate ceremony. Emily had great recommendations for vendors in the Bayfield area and helped us get in touch with them. Our original plan was to get married on the beach, but a few days before the wedding Emily reached out because of the potential for rainy conditions. I was so thankful that we had a backup plan in place; it made the change of plans much easier to manage. Our intimate ceremony with our immediate family present took place in the gazebo in Bayfield. It was not part of our original plan, but I'm extremely glad it ended up raining and that we had it there! It's not something we would have chosen for ourselves, but Emily had the insight and knowledge to know what would work best for us and what we wanted. We wouldn't change any part of our Thursday in October wedding day and can't thank Emily and the Lace & Brass Events staff for their amazing work!
Emily at Lace & Brass Events was the best to work with during our intimate ceremony. She took care of all of the details she could and gave clear instructions and timelines for any of the tasks we needed to take care of, making life as stress-free as humanly possible. She has clear and consistent communication, a ton of helpful knowledge to walk couples through the process with ease, and her help as well as general presence on the day of the ceremony was so appreciated. She felt like a natural supportive person to be there. If you want to elope or have a minimal ceremony without getting sucked into the more-is-better mindset that is sadly too common in the wedding industry, you should absolutely consider what Lace & Brass Events can offer. We never felt pressured to upgrade anything, yet Emily was so accommodating for the upgrades we did want. Everything was classy and thoughtful while still achieving the intimate and simple ceremony for our close loved ones that we were going for.
We hired Emily to plan our northern Minnesota elopement and I am so glad we did! She was amazing throughout the planning process and was responsive to all questions and concerns. She gave thoughtful suggestions which was amazing since we were keeping our elopement quiet and she was really one of the only people I could bounce ideas off of. She also put me at ease when a snowstorm hit the night before the wedding. She reached out to the vendors and reassured me that everything would be okay.
Cheslie was our coordinator on our big day. She was so sweet and ready to help with anything we needed. The flowers were beautiful the photographer and officiant were amazing and I am so grateful to Emily and Chelsie at Lace & Brass for pulling it all together.
Emily made out elopement planning so easy! She showed us several locations, she was always readily available when we had questions. We changed our plans a couple of times and she went right with the swing of it! Highly recommend to anyone looking for a wedding planner!
We were planning a wedding in Minnesota while living in California. Emily was so helpful from the very start and the day of was a godsend. She took care of everything from the decor, any last minute problems and coordination of all of our vendors for a seamless ceremony and reception. Because of her services we were able to focus solely on enjoying our day. We will be forever grateful for you Emily. Thank you SO much! You are amazing!
Honestly, where do we begin? Next to the best decision of my life to marry my best friend, we hired Emily. From the very first phone call to our amazing day, we knew she was worth everything! Emily really took our ideas and visions and turned them into a dream day that we could not have done on our on own. She is beyond organized, creative, and genuinely sweet. Even when things were a little rocky with a vendor, Emily handled the situation professionally and with poise. If you have any doubts at all about hiring a wedding planner, for an elopement, day of, or full coordination, Emily and her assistant are worth it!
Thank you for everything!
It was such a pleasure to work with Emily on planning my wedding. Not only was I able to hand over all the wedding planning to her, I had never been to the area and she was able to make wonderful recommendations and suggestions.
All of the choices she gave me were difficult to make as they were all so good.
Emily was prompt and helpful in all email communications and very sweet in person on the big day.
So appreciative of all she did. I highly recommend her for your wedding planning needs.
Emily, did an amazing job planning our international destination elopement. She handled everything (flowers, photographer, ceremony script, etc…) even things I did not think of. She was in communication throughout the planning process and checked in often to ask if we needed help with anything. She was always quick to respond to our emails and answered any questions we had. She was even flexible and understanding when it looked like our original location for our ceremony wasn’t going to work out, she took extra time to scout additional locations and helped put my mind at ease. I would recommend Emily and Lace and Brass Events to anyone looking to plan an elopement or intimate wedding.
We used Emily of Lace and Brass events for our small Madeline Island ceremony. It was always a dream of mine to do something small on Madeline Island as it is a special place to me/us. But, trust me it would NOT have happened with Emily and her expertise, A LOT of planning is needed to pull of a wedding on an island and she helped us coordinate every little detail making the day run seamlessly! We had the best time and received so many positive compliments from friends and family. We are so happy to have found her, hired her, and worked with her! Would definitely recommend! - Matisse and Cole
Couldn’t have ask for a better place to plan our intimate wedding ceremony! Everything was PERFECT. Emily is the best!
I always wanted a destination wedding for awhile. Our original plan was to head to the state of Alaska however after my wedding, I'm glad I went with Emily. I filled out the contact information on Emily's website and she instantly reached out to set up a time to call and speak to me over the phone. We had originally planned a very small elopement in a wooded location with just myself, the groom and his daughter. What ended up happening was a small wedding ceremony of 14 guest of our immediate family under a willow tree right on Lake Superior. The day was absolutely gorgeous, everything fell into play and went very smoothly. The package I had chose did not include the food or wedding cake but Emily gave me a list of local restaurants and bakeries in the area to choose from. After the ceremony, everybody ended up at Good Thyme Restaurant and Harbor House Sweets delivered the wedding cake. I could not have asked for a better day. I wish I could go back and do all it again, that was the best wedding decision I have made!! :)
Emily and her crew did an absolutely amazing job with our wedding! We were planning for about a year and a half and Emily was there to answer any questions/concerns we had along the way! She did an amazing job putting our minds at ease for our wedding day. We always felt like it was under-control, and when it came to the big day we were both worry free, we knew Emily would handle any sort of "hiccups". Our day was even more beautiful than we could have ever dreamed. We had MANY guests tell us that it was one of the most beautiful weddings they have ever been to :) I would highly recommend Emily and her team-especially if you are doing a tented wedding, they are the best!
Emily and her assistant, Chelsea were simply amazing. Just when I thought I had included her in every aspect of our wedding another thing would pop up (in the middle of the night, of course) and I would send her a message. Her response was always, "No problem!". The day of the event I did not even need to show up. She had everything handled from flower arrangements to the bathroom kits. At the end of the night, they boxed everything up for easy removal at the venue the next day. They were both extremely patient with me.
If you are looking for a "take charge" wedding planner you can't go wrong with them! :)
Emily did such a great job with organizing everything, from the flowers to the photographer, and details in between, she was on top of everything. Our day was so special, and worry free. I wouldn’t change a thing.
We recently used Lace and Brass Events for our elopement/intimate ceremony. We had been considering elopement, and found LBE online. We were thrilled to see they did elopements on Madeline Island, as this is a very special place to us both. We were also happy to see it was possible to invite a few close friends and family to share the day with. After an initial phone interview with Emily, we knew this was the route we were going to go to tie the knot.
From that initial conversation, things only got more exciting, and time and time again our expectations were exceeded. Emily took all of the stress out of planning a wedding, yet the product was still exactly how we imagined it, and it felt like “us”— not a cookie cutter elopement package. We also rented the arch, and I sent her a picture of how we imagined it would look, and she made it happen.
The day was smooth, the flowers were beautiful, the cake and champagne were delicious, our photos by Kellie Rae Studio still make us tear up and relive the day all over again, and Emily was a pleasure to work with. We cannot say enough good things about Emily and Lace and Brass Events. We are forever grateful for how perfect they made our special day!
I rented centerpiece items which included deer antlers and oil lamps for our Lutsen wedding. Emily was so great to work with. She was extremely responsive and very flexible on meeting up to get and return the items. We had so many compliments on our centerpieces. Several people wanted to take them home! Thank you Lace and Brass on making our wedding beautiful!!
I found Emily via Facebook and spent months following her page before reaching out. I am so glad I did because she was more than we could have ever hoped for. I was not the typical bride who knew exactly what she wanted or the procedures for anything and she took the time to answer all of my questions and walk me through anything I was unsure about.
The vendors that she works with are just as amazing as she is (the cake vendor was THE BEST) the wedding officiant she provided for us was so lovely and I felt so comfortable with her, the flowers were just stunning, and the photographer was bubbly, friendly, and completely in her element. Emilys overall demeanor and professionalism is unparalleled and I am so grateful for all her hard work and HIGHLY RECOMMEND her services.
I had the best wedding day, it was stress-free, and truly a dream come true-- this is all due to Emily and her team.
We worked with Emily to plan our intimate ceremony on the North Shore. We planned from a distance and it was so easy! Her communication is fast, she's thorough, and she knows EXACTLY how to help plan the perfect wedding without the stress! She is professional and friendly, takes care of all of the details seamlessly, and truly loves what she does, making the whole experience wonderful from beginning to end!
Emily was a joy to work with! She made our wedding day so stress-free and beautiful! From day one of planning I knew that our wedding would be a breeze with Emily by our side. She was so dedicated to making sure our wedding was a day to remember. Very communicative, considerate, and calm. I thought I would be nervous the day of but she made everything run so flawlessly, I didn’t have to worry about a thing. She is AMAZING! Hands down one of the best wedding planners out there, we could not have asked for a more beautiful day!
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, Emily! You truly are the best!
We booked a pop-up elopement with Emily, and it was amazing! We had a short timeline, only about 3 weeks and Emily had everything so organized and the vendors she works with are amazing too! We love how everything turned out and went so smoothly!
Emily was amazing! Don’t let my sucky-ness as a person since I’m leaving this review nearly a year and a half later reflect negatively on her. I have mom brain and that’s not her fault. 🤣
My husband and I were randomly googling things on a whim and ended up finding her because of the services she offers. We needed something that was the real “all in one package”. She delivered on that and than some!
She took our simple ideas and turned them into something magical and perfect. What’s even more perfect is when things came up she adapted! Didn’t matter if it was the change in venue and pulling things off in less then two weeks or when the my husband fainted after the “I do’s”. Or when our usual photographer for family photos couldn’t make it for the wedding— Emily was there!! She arranged for everything.
I could never of asked for a better outcome. It didn’t matter that I didn’t meet her in person until moments before it all started. Between the emails and phone calls, she personalized everything just for me. No need to be a bridezilla! Emily’s got your back and makes everything you can image, possible.
She’s the glue that made it all possible and go off without any crazy hitches!
Lace and Brass Events will be my ‘go to’ when my children are old enough to marry in a few years.
Pricing, quality, reliability and comfort was perfect.
Emily is great! Planning a wedding, even a small one like ours, so far away from where you live can be so stressful and difficult but Emily was such a calm, collected resource through everything. Whether it be before hand in giving reception recommendations to helping come up with solutions when we procrastinated and thought we wouldn’t have the groom’s birth certificate, which is required in Wisconsin. Right through the day of when she makes sure everything is running on time and making sure the groom actually is getting dressed when he is supposed to.
We were thrilled with how our tiny intimate ceremony went. All of our guests had a wonderful time in Bayfield and fell in love with the area just as we had.
Emily has the vision to make both large, small, and elopement weddings a beautiful reality. She does so much to make sure the day is as stress free as possible, which is worth every cent.
Worth every penny! Emily was so helpful from the first time we called her (like before we even booked her she was helpful and awesome). Her knowledge and experience really helped make the wedding planning process easier on me. The the day of ran so smoothly with her being behind the scenes and helping with every task to create my vision for the day! I highly recommend Lace & Brass Events, best wedding purchase I made!
Throughout the process of wedding planning- from the initial phone call through the day of- I continued to say, wow, I’m so glad we have Emily.
She was incredibly organized throughout the planning process- remembering conversations I had forgotten we had, bringing up details and questions I wouldn’t have known to ask, and making sure every thing single detail was covered. She was prompt with every email return and phone call- like ridiculously so. We enjoyed the planning process.
In her design element, Emily helped me articulate the overall vibe of the wedding to create a cohesive design that was exactly what I had imagined. She understood my ideas and then made suggestions that were always on point. There were no surprises on costs and when some rental items were too expensive she would find or buy alternatives that could create a similar look for less.
To feel so confident in your coordinator walking into an potentially stressful day, is such a good feeling. I knew whatever unforeseen, out-of-our control issues that could come up would be dealt with swiftly and calmly and they were. It poured the morning of our day and we had planned on our walk through being outside. Without missing a beat, Emily had already timed the processional (in the rain) so we could practice in a different area. She’s also kind, grounded and easy to be with which makes her that much more incredible.
She blew away our expectations for a designer and day-of- coordinator and did it with professionalism, ease, and a smile. Our day was perfect and everything we had imagined and hoped for and Emily was an enormous part in making that happen. We are so grateful for her and cannot recommend her highly enough.
Emily is truly amazing at what she does! She listened to exactly what we wanted and personalized everything. Emily added in small details for our children for us and made sure that the location was perfect for our family. She also came through for us in a time crunch! When we arrived everything was ready to go as planned. She recommends and hires only the utmost professional and talented people she knows. I would highly recommend her and her staff for any event!
Emily was a delight to work with, since our first call she was really sweet and attentive and right away got the vision of what we were looking for our elopement. Thanks to her help we didn’t have any stress about the planning. She did a phenomenal job booking the officiant, florist and the photographer. Emily was even kind enough to look after our pup during our ceremony and photos, she is so kind hearted and truly cares for what her couples need on their special day. Thank you Emily for helping make our day so special and beautiful!
Our Elopement was Perfect!
The flowers were perfect !
WOW! Emily was wonderful from beginning to end! She took care of every single detail & made even the most neurotic bride's dreams come true! We had ABSOLUTELY the wedding of our dreams. I am thrilled that we went with her. We had so much fun and her vendors (flowers, photography) were out of this world! Thank you Emily- we are so grateful!
I really enjoyed working with Emily Jeffress from Lace and Brass for my elopement. I live three hours away and I am a full-time student who also works full