Referrals & Testimonials

Marcus and Christine at Leonda

As we had overseas and interstate relatives attend our wedding, it was important that everyone could transport to the venue at ease. It would have been a nightmare organising over 50 guests from the ceremony to the reception centre. Therefore, having the ceremony in the marble bar was a great alternative and certainly did not need to sacrifice anything in terms of a romantic scenery/setting.

Our florist/wedding stylist was Elegant Occasions in Hallam. Yelka and her team were friendly, helpful and super committed. One of her team members even flew down from Darwin just to be a part of it! They battled like troops all through the early hours of the day (6am start) all the way till the end of the night, where everything was put together just as requested. There were no hiccups whatsoever. The ceremony area was set up like that of a fairytale wedding. Yelka acted as more than a wedding co-ordinator that evening, but was an honourary elder sister for the night. She was constantly checking that the flower clips on the groomsman’s suits had not been wrecked, made sure we drank plenty of water throughout the night and attention to detail was second to none. To the point where all the serviettes that Leonda had on the tables where replaced as she felt they would suit the flowers and setting more if they were folded a special way and had a pattern on them.As we had overseas and interstate relatives attend our wedding, it was important that everyone could transport to the venue at ease. It would have been a nightmare organising over 50 guests from the ceremony to the reception centre. Therefore, having the ceremony in the marble bar was a great alternative and certainly did not need to sacrifice anything in terms of a romantic scenery/setting.

"Just a short not to thank you and your team on the fantastic job you did in putting our Building's 1st Birthday celebrations together. Given the short notice, the event was considered a great success by all. The catering was superb and the decorations very appropriate for such a formal event. Thank you for your cooperation and in particular your professionalism." 

Tony Dorotic -  National Marketing Manager 

"No heating, no cooling, no chairs, no cutlery, no linen, no decorations, what am I going to do? I called Elegant Occasions with an initial enquiry of decorating the room we had in a Grand Prix theme. Not only did the decorations look exceptional but Elegant Occasions looked after everything for us. The event went down as one of the best we have had to date, exceeding everyone's expectations. The transformation of the venue was amazing. We would have no hesitation in recommending and using the services of Elegant Occasions for future events." 

Rachael Reiheimer - Motorola Australia

Just a quick note to say thank you so much for your brilliant work for our event held Saturday, 6th December at Bayview Eden.  The room looked amazing and the compliments from the guests on the decor were nothing but great reports. Fantastic work.  I look forward to working with you again on future events.

On behalf of SIDS and KIDS Victoria, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support of the 2006 Ferrari Gala Dinner. We were so privileged to have partners like Elegant Occasions for this fantastic event. We are delighted to announce that over $80,000 was raised. We look forward to welcoming you back as our partner in 2007. Christine DiPetta - Marketing and Events Manager

Mitre 10 wish to thankyou for a fabulous cake that not only looked great, but tasted sensational!!

Tina Maung - Human Resource Manager

Very Helpful team, easy to deal with and prompt responses, would definitely recommend for Weddings. 5 stars

Alison W. August 2008

“What can I say but WOW! The flowers were gorgeous, the cake was delicious, and the tables were absolutely fantastic!” – Peter & Jenny Owens

Hi Yelka and team just wanted to send a big thank-you to you for all the great work you did with the ceiling drapes at the Rydges for our wedding. The room looked amazing and we had so many wonderful comments. It was exactly what I wanted! Thank again, very much appreciate

“We congratulate you on the most outstanding service and production of our daughter’s wedding. We have no reservations about recommending Elegant Occasions to the world.” – Darren & Glenda Smith 

Dear Yelka,

Thank you so so much for doing such an amazing job on and in the lead up to our wedding day! I was completely stress free the entire time because I knew that you would have everything under control for me!

It was great that I could see you after normal business hours and that you had lots of modern and creative ideas for us to choose from.

Our bouquets were absolutely beautiful! Even though I couldn't find a picture of exactly how I wanted them to look, you were able to understand exactly what I wanted and create something picture perfect.

The cake was stunning and it was so hard to choose flavours, they were all so delicious, and our guests agree!

What a hit the lolly table was!! (while it lasted!) our guests were queueing up just to see it! Such a great idea!

Both the ceremony site and the reception venue looked incredible! Anunbelievable transformation! My dad was worried after visiting the venue the week before, thinking it was not good enough, but after you and your team went through and worked your magic, he was more than impressed and extremely grateful. Even our best man was amazed at how quickly the transformation  happened! The colours of the flowers and décor is what makes our photos look so beautiful!

Thank you for everything, from the day I first entered your shop to place my order right up until the end of the wedding, I knew that I could trust you and and that you would do an amazing job ensuring that our wedding day was the best day of our lives!

Thanks again,

Love from Chelsea & David Cousin........27/3/2011

Kind Regards  Vanessa Loprete  16/4/2011

“My husband and I would truly like to thank you so much for the fantastic, beautiful decorations you did for our wedding at the Ranelagh Club. It was stunning and such a relief to know that after all the planning that goes on, to turn up at the venue knowing that it will all be done and looked after was fantastic. Our guests (& us) loved the table decorations and when all the candles were lit, it was the perfect setting for a perfect day. It was an absolute pleasure to deal with you and the girls, all very approachable, friendly, and totally professional. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!” – Glenn & Karen Williams

Good Afternoon Yelka & Naomi,

Just a quick email to extend my personal thanks for your assistance with last night's wedding set up. The room looked fantastic 

Jessie Johnston  -  Functions Coordinator-   Chifley Doveton

"Thank you so much, the cake looked absolutely beautiful. Angie loved it, and it tasted sensational.   The flowers looked so, so beautiful, both the bouquets and at Quat Quatta. The vases were absolutely sensational and just as I had imagined they would look. The colour of the candles was a perfect match and the table swags looked so lovely. Everyone commented on how beautifully the venue was decorated.  So after all my fussing about which flowers etc, you managed to bring it all together very successfully. Angie was so happy with how everything turned out and Brent and his family were absolutely delighted." - Love Cheryl

Angela and Brent Biasin March 2010

Dear Yelka

Hi Yelka,

Our Cake was incredible. I left it up to my husband to organize and he worked together with the staff at Elegant Occasions to create a masterpiece that tasted unbelievable. It was perfect 5 stars

Jessica M....July 2010

HI Yelka,

Hi Yelka,

We wanted to drop you a note of thanks for the fantastic job you and your team did with on the chair, table & flower arrangements for our wedding on Sunday 1st May 2011. The cake was beautiful and delicious according to our guests, though we were so busy we didn't even get to sample it ourselves!! We had lots of compliments on the archway too.Thankyou also for your thoughtfulness in providing the additional buttonholes and the throwaway boquet.

All in all, everyone was blown away by the set up so many thanks to you and your team for a superb result.

Kind regards,
Mandy & Martin.