Mission Statement – Elegant Occasions is an award winning business, we believe in providing superior service to our clients. We achieve this by the range and knowledge of our products, the friendly ‘can do’ attitude of our staff, and our commitment to providing you with the service you deserve.We are based in Melbourne and proudly service our clients throughout the state of Victoria. With over 25 years Experience in the Wedding and Event Industry, we provide end to end solutions and add the WOW FACTOR to any event or function. Use One or All of our services with confidence that it will be of superior quality and design.We can organise the whole event so that you can enjoy it STRESS FREE. How We started The Owner Yelka had a dream that she was organising a function and couldn’t get anyone interested enough in what she wanted. She travelled All over Victoria to get bits and pieces to put her function together. At the end of it she was exausted and fell asleep and couldn’t even remember how it went. This started the idea of Elegant Occasions –where you can organise absolutely everything you need for your function under one roof. Let Elegant Occasions take the worry out of organising your next function. A very unique type of business, we can co-ordinate and manage any function. Everything from invitations, cakes, flowers, décor, personalised gifts, chaircovers, centrepieces and special effects. Visit our showroom where our staff will guide you through many portfolios of our magnificent work while you are enjoying a coffee and a slice of our delicious cake or a chocolate. As a preffered supplier to many reception venues as well corporate clients including government departments, we have over 25years experience and expertise in the function industry. We regularly attend conventions around Australia and overseas for new ideas and concepts. This shows in the numerous awards we have won in the bridal industry as well as the Australian Achiever Awards. Whether you just need a special cake or the complete range of our services you are most welcome to ask for advice and assistance.
 |  |  | | INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS: VCDS (Victorian Cake Decorating Society) BASA - Balloon artists and Suppliers Association MEA - Meeetings and Events Association | | Our clients include: Horseland Motorola Parliament House SIDS IAG/RACV Ethridge Ford\; Mars Wrigleys Miss Universe Australia Bar and Bat Mitzvah |  |  |  | Studio Hallam Opening hours:10am-5pm Mon,Thursday and Friday Tuesday: 10am-9pm Studio Ormond 1pm -9pm Wednesday Appointments preferred, because Your Event is important to us. | | ACCREDITATION:Australian Achievers 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,2004 & 2008 ABIA (Australian Bridal Industry Awards) Winner 2002,2004;2009 Certified Balloon Artists National Cake Decorating Judge | | | |
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OUR TEAM
Yelka - General Manager
Dip.Tourism and Event Management – Holmesglen Melbourne Certificate in Wedding Planning - USA Diploma in Floristry - Melbourne Dip of Cake Decorating, Melbourne Dip in Special Effects –College of Arts, Melbourne National Cake Decorating Competition judge. –CDS-Melbourne Certificate in Window Dressing and Display.- RMIT Certified Balloon Artist - USA Yelka was a trained nurse/midwife and started cake decorating and flower arranging as hobbies doing flowers and cakes for family and friends and friends of friends. However when she got divorced 18 years ago and it was very hard to get babysitters with the shift working hours of nursing she decided to pursue her creative career furthering her studies to the extent of running a successful business which covers all aspects of organizing functions and weddings. the business has a list of clients including; Motorola; Horseland; Miss Universe Australia (Cosmopolitan models); Parliament house Melbourne as well as numerous Wedding couples and reception VenusNaomi - Creative Designer Dip of Visual Merchandising Dip of Retail Management Certificate III in Business and Marketing Naomi Finished school knowing she was creative and that was the path she wanted to follow. She finished her Visual Merchandising and has been with Elegant Occasions for over 4 years. She designs all our promotional materials as well as assisting in designing and decorating many reception venues. She is also the creative brain behind many invitation designs In our range. The best part about working with Elegant Occasions is “the Diversity of Skills acquired and Variety of Events we assist with” Laura – Function Designer/Consultant
Certified Balloon Artist; Bachelor of Arts. Monash University
Laura has been with Elegant Occasions for 12 years while studying Criminology and sociology at university. She has decorated and designed many functions and weddings. She loves the creative outlet with designing of events. The best part about working with Elegant Occasions is “hearing the satisfaction and gratification of happy customers and seeing the transformation we are able to achieve with our skills”
Vera – Cake Decorator/Designer Dip. of Cake Decorating Dip. of Business Management
Vera has been with us for 7 years. She decorates and designs cakes for all occasions. The best part about working with Elegant Occasions is “the variety of work. Never a dull moment, especially in the kitchen.” Sewing Room Team; Cleaning Team; Set Up Team
These guys and gals don’t want to be named but without them we would be in a lot of trouble. They work tirelessly to make sure we always look neat and tidy and have no holes or gaps. They often wok through the night to make sure everything is up to date. Our nickname for them is “Fairies”. We can leave the place very untidy at the end of the busy day and when we come back in the morning the “ FAIRIES have been and cleaned up all our messes.”
As you can see every member of our team has a very important role to play to make your function complete and successful. Luckily we are all a “Happy Family” and all work well together with no hesitation in changing roles or responsibilities.
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