Ettiene & Melanie
(Married on 14 March 2009, Durbanville Hills)

Dear Lucinda & the Bunches for Africa team

First off I want to thank you so much for making my wedding day, the most incredible day of my life.
I couldn't have asked for anything better, I wanted a fairytale wedding and that is exactly what you gave me!!! Thank you so much!

Lucinda thank you for putting up with all our meetings, changes and disagreements my mom and I had! It was truly great having someone like you laying down our foundation and pulling it off even better than I could ever imagine!It felt so great that I could come to you with any problem and you would have a solution then and there!It was so nice knowing I could trust you to fulfill the dream I had!

The day before the wedding I was a little bit nervous handing over my table settings and table numbers and leaving everything for you and your team, but as soon as I saw my Bridal bouquet I just fell in love and I was so happy!It was the most beautiful arrangement I had ever seen!
All the flowers for my wedding were absolutely fantastic and fit so perfectly with the theme and the venue!I am definitely glad I listened to you!

The outside ceremony was better than I expected and it blew me away, I walked down the aisle and all I saw were those beautiful Barberton daisies staring back at me and I knew it was time!

The ceremony was so beautifully decorated and everything was were it was supposed to be, it truly was exactly what I envisioned it would look like!
I still have people complimenting me on my wedding and I know when my family and friends will never forget it, especially Etienne and I!

Thank you for all you hard work and dedication, I will not hesitate to recommend you and your team!
It was a pleasure working with you and would love to do so in the future!

Yours Sincerly

Melanie & Etienne Wheeler

Craig & Lauren
(Married on 30 January 2009, Blaauwklippen)

Dear Lucinda

We just want to thank you for assisting in making our special day an unforgettable one. The flowers really looked amazing and we really appreciate all the effort you put in.

As promised, here are a few pictures from our wedding day.

Thanks again.
Kind Regards
Lauren & Craig Turnbull

Sean & Samantha
(Married on 25 October 2008, Edenheim)

Hi Lucinda

Sean and I just wanted to say a huge thank you!

The venue looked absolutely stunning and completely exceeded our expectations.
The centerpieces were absolutely gorgeous and by the end of the night all our guests were taking them home! :o)

Thank you for making our day so special.

I've attached a photo for you!

Kind regards,
Sam

Jaco & Jolene
(Married on 22 November 2008, Neethlingshof)

Lucinda en haar span by Bunches for Africa

Dit voel soos ‘n onbegonne taak om in woorde te sit die impak wat jy en jou span op ons spesiale dag, op 22 November 2008, gehad het. Met die intrapslag by julle het ons geweet: “Ons is by die regte plek!”.

Hierdie is net ‘n kort boodskap om vir julle dankie te sê: Lucinda, dankie vir jou geduld en bystand met die reël van die blomme en decor vir ons troue. Jou idees, jou kennis, jou glimlag, jou kalmerende effek op ‘n gestresde bruid het alles bygedra dat ons dag glad verloop het. Niks was ooit vir jou te veel moeite nie, en jou vermoë om die bruid en die bruidegom ‘te lees’ en voorstelle te gee wat ons geaardheid en styl pas, was verstommend. Dit was van meet af duidelik dat jy ‘n geoefende hand in hierdie besigheid is en jou ondervinding was van onskatbare waarde.

Elke afspraak met jou het weereens getoon dat ons die regte besluit gemaak het om julle te gebruik. Toe ons die saal instap by Neethlingshof, kom die woord sprokiestroue op, want dit is hoe dit gelyk het: Soos ‘n sprokie. Jy het soveel moeite gedoen van die blomme rangskikkings en ruikers regdeur tot elke klein dodderhartjie, boksie, liggie en kersie – elkeen op die regte plek. Nie eens te praat van die geskenkboks en ander decor wat presies ingepas het by ons troue-styl. Net wat ‘n bruid, en bruidegom natuurlik, wil hê.

En hoe weet jy die blomme en decor op jou troue was nommerpas? Wanneer jou gaste nie uitgepraat kan raak daaroor nie, en dit was so in ons geval.

Dra ook asseblief ons boodskap van dank aan jou helpers oor, en die bestuur van Bunches moet weet watter juweel hulle in jou het.

Weereens dankie!

Liefde groete
Jolene & Jaco Van der Merwe

Leschley & Carlynne
(Married on 13 December 2008, D'Aria)

I would just like to express my absolute gratitude to your team at Bunches for Africa for creating a fairy tale wedding for Leschley and myself on 13/12/2008. I was blown away by your attention to detail and the great lengths you went to, to create such a spectacular wedding. When I started to plan my wedding I was daunted by the thought of having a Garden wedding as there was so much planning and organizing that had to go along with it. I was pleasantly surprised when I found out that Bunches of Africa could take care of every detail of my Ceremony, as well as Reception décor.

The friendly Wedding co-coordinator Lucinda, helped me to plan every last detail of my wedding, from getting the chairs for the ceremony to the interesting table seating’s that were made from real eatable cookies. The Bunches team gave life to the butterfly theme I had in mind for my wedding and exceeded my wildest expectations by far. Little turquoise butterflies were put on the back of my guests chairs, on the tables, in the flowers and on the serviette rings and all the guests were fascinated by the attention to detail that was given.

My guests had a fun time looking for their names on the table seating cookies placed in the trees at the Reception and my new husband and I could finish our photo shoot without worrying that guests would be bored. When I walked into the reception Venue I was blown away as to how beautiful it looked. The flowers were gorgeous and the décor absolutely stunning. In the middle of the room the team still took the time to make a heart made out of rose petals for us, it was one of the best surprises ever. Everyone at my Wedding commented on how relaxed I appeared and it was all thanks to you guys who made it possible for me to stress about nothing.

Thank-you Bunches for giving me a fairytale Wedding that I can treasure for the rest of my life.

Carlynne & Leschley Pieters

Morné & Liezel
(Married on 4 April 2009, Groenvlei)

Hi Lucinda

Ons wil jou en almal by Bunches for Africa net baie dankie sê vir julle bydrae in ons spesiale dag. Alles was perfek, nes ons dit wou hê. Die blomme en tafels was asemrowend mooi. Al ons gaste het komplimente gegee oor die blomme, veral die pews in die kerk.

Julle gaan ook die extra mile vir julle kliente. Dit was vir my fantasties om te weet dat ek nie op my groot dag hoef te bekommer oor enigiets nie en dat julle dit alles professioneel sal hanteer.

Baie dankie, en hou aan om sulke goeie diens te lewer.

Groete
Liezel & Morné

Reon & Ulandi
(Married on 29 November 2008, Devonvale)

Die diens was uitstekend. Al ons verwagtinge is oortref. Die saal het ongelooflik gelyk.

Dankie
Ulandi en Reon Smit

Ettiene & Carla
(Married on 20 December 2008, Picardi)

Baie dankie vir al jou liefde, raad en insette met die reelings van ons troue! Dankie dat jy ons altyd kon sien op kort kennisgeweing ten midde van jou druk program in Desember.

Dankie vir ons pragtige tafel-, tekentafel-, kerk-, knoopsgat-, asook my pragtige bruidsruiker,k en kerkbank versierings tot by die confetti! Jy is voorwaar iemand wat die ekstra myl stap!

Dankie dat jy te midde van nog 'nander troue daardie dag betyds was met al die blomme wat vervoer moes word vanaf die kerk na die saal en ook danki vir die pragtige vrouens wat jou gehelp het in die saal en oral waar nodig!

Julle het ons dag gemaak en ons het so baie komplimente gekry.

Ek sluit in 'n paar fotos van jou handewerk!

Baie dankie
James & Carla Boucher

Michelle
(Married on 18 April 2009, Schoongezicht)

I would like to share my story with you:

For our wedding I shopped around for the perfect Florist to do our weddings arrangements and when I found Bunches for Africa and met with their Wedding Consultant Lucinda Pienaar I knew I was at the right place... You sometimes just get that gut feeling that you are in the right place and especially for your wedding you need to know that the flowers will be done right. To me service is a big thing and their warehouse is clean and the staff is friendly.

Lucinda is a very sweet, honest and extremely professional person with a passion and drive that I sensed from the first time she spoke to me.

I organized every detail of my own wedding and consider myself to be pretty creative and a perfectionist, therefore I gave her precise instructions and ideas and she understood and worked with my ideas to create the most amazingly beautiful flower arrangements.

From my Bridal bouquet, Bridesmaid bouquets, buttonholes, Flower arrangement in the chapel, décor to the flower arrangements for the tables and even the rose Petals and stands outside the chapel, everything was perfect, even beter than what I imagined.

What a wonderful, organized and very creative person.

I will definitely recommend her work and Bunches for Africa to any other bride or person arranging a function.

I am a very happy customer.

Thank you to Lucinda and her team – You helped to make my wedding day special and very beautiful.

Michelle Miller

Jeremy & Sintiya
(Married on 14 June 2008, Morgenhof Wine Estate)

Dear Lucinda

Thank you so very much for all your work - incredible work! Our wedding was perfect and you put a lot of effort in it. Without you we would be lost. I loved the flowers, I loved the decorations and I LOVED the rose petal heart on the floor!

You made possible what seemed almost impossible - WELL DONE!

Thanks again...

All the best to you and your family!

Wayne & Anneke
(Married on 27 September 2008, Le Bac Estate)

Ek wil weereens net dankie sê vir absoluut uitstekende diens en pragtige werk! Dit het asemrowend mooi gelyk. Almal het geooh en geaah oor die blomme! My handruiker het vir 'n maand lank gehou, wat absoluut wonderlik is!

BM & Berenice
(Married on 21 June 2008, Devonvale)

Die blomme en dekor is een van die belangrikste dele van enige troue, maar soos die weet wat dit al moes deurmaak, kan dit ook 'n groot nagmerrie wees. Lucinda en Bunches for Africa het die hoofpyn en moeite weggevat en dit vir ons 'n opwindende ervaring gemaak wat ons troue in 'n sproke verander het. Baie dankie vir al julle harde werk uit die diepte van ons harte! Julle het nooit omgegee as ons vir die honderdste maal terug kom om na ietsie te kyk of te verander nie. Lucinda was passievol, hulpvaardig en kreatief. Sy was dinamies en het sommer vinnig 'n tafel opgemaak as sy vir ons iets wou wys. Dit wys net dat jy as persoon belangrik is en nie net nog 'n nommer op hulle kalender is soos by baie ander maatskappye nie. Nogmaals baie dankie, julle was fantasties! - B.M en Berenice Herbst

Riaan en Christelle
(Married on 26 April 2008, Langverwacht)

Liefste Lucinda en Bunches for Africa!

Ons het gedink dit sal onmoontlik wees om 'n troue 90 000 km ver te organiseer sonder om self in Suid-Afrika te wees.

Van die oomblik wat ek met jou gesels het, het ek 'n rustigheid in my gehad oor al die dinge wat beplan moet word en besluite wat geneem moet word.

Ek het nie geweet waar om te begin besluit oor blomme, tafeldoeke, ruikers en my groot bekommernis wie gaan sorg dat alles in plek val en tafels gedek word, blomme uitgepak word, en natuurlik die opruim en terug neem van alles Sondagoggend.

Woorde kan nie beskryf hoe baie jy vir ons gedoen het nie. Jy het van die begin af geweet waarvan ons hou en ons smaak. Dankie vir al jou fotos e-mail, idees, telefoon oproepe en organisasie. Julle het verseker gesorg vir al die fyner afronding en dingetjies waaraan ons nie eens gedink het nie. Dankie vir die dek van die tafels,ophang van die koekies,die mooi maak van ons mooiste dag en nog baie meer.

Bunches en Lucinda, dankie dat julle ons dag so spesiaal en stunning gemaak het.

Terwyl ek in Kanada gesit en troue via e-mail organiseer het ek meer as net 'n bloemis gekry ek het 'n vriendin ook gekry!

Groete uit Kanada
Christelle en Riaan Louw

Rean & Nadine
(Married on 17 October 2008, Eureka Onthale)

Baie dankie dat julle my spesiale dag nog meer spesiaal gemaak het.
Die Kerk en onthaalsaal het ongelooflik mooi gelyk, daar was hoeveel familie en vriende wat dit gekomplimenteer het.
Jy is die beste, dankie vir al jou idees, geduld en ondersteuning. Dit word opreg waardeer!
Hou so aan en jy sal verseker 'n groot sukses hê met Bunches for Africa en troues!

Roelof & Rentia
(Married on 20 May 2008, Skilpadvlei)

Ek wil graag vir Bunches for Africa weereens dankie se vir jou uitstekende diens met my troue die 30ste Mei 2008. Vir iemand wat nie 'n idee gehad het wat sy wil he nie, het julle baie vinnig gehelp, en 'n groot sukses daarvan gemaak. Dankie dat julle my so gemaklik en rustig laat voel het.

Julle diens voor die troue en die dag van die troue was onbeskryflik. Ek het veral julle inisiatief waardeer. Die blomme was verskriklik mooi, en het al my wildste drome oortref. Ek het veral dit baie waardeer dat julle die dag van die troue die saal gaan op maak het en dan weer die volgende dag gaan opruim het. Ons troudag sou nooit so volmaak gewees het as ons nog oor die blomme ook moes stres nie. My asem was weggeslaan toe ek die kerk en onthaal saal die eerste keer gesien het.

Ek waardeer julle moeite so ongelooflik baie, en sal veraltyd julle diens aan enige iemand aanbeveel.

Baie dankie vir alles.

Tsepo & Siphokazi
(Married on 27 September 2008, L'Avenir)

Hi Lucinda

On behalf of Tsepo, my family and me, we would like to thank you and Bunches for Africa for the out of this world service you rendered to us on our wedding. Your work was so professional and it made my wedding a fairytale wedding. People can’t stop talking about it up until today. You showed up the highest level of professionalism and we appreciate the respect you had for our choices. Once again, thank you so much for the effort put in to make my wedding day the special day it was. On a scale of 1 to 10, I’d rate you a 15!!!

Thank you so much.

Kind regards

Siphokazi Dipholo

Clinton & Michelle
(Married on 4 October 2008, L'Avenir)

Dear Lucinda & the Bunches for Africa Team

We would like to Thank You for the excellent friendly service and the beautiful flowers. All the hard work that was put in to make our day so Special.

The quality of your flower’s was of excellent quality. The guest’s complemented us on how beautiful the flower’s looked, you did a fantastic job and we were so pleased. Lucinda you are an absolute angel and besides just being our florist you became my friend. You were always just a phone call away and nothing seemed impossible to you.

We want to wish Bunches for Africa all the Blooming best for the Future and wish them lots of success. We highly recommend “Bunches for Africa” to everyone.

Best Wishes
Michele & Clinton Wood

Wimpie & Elizma
(Married on 9 February 2008, Simondium Country Lodge)

Lucinda en span

Baie dankie vir die wonderlike diens en die pragtige blomme. Alles het perfek verloop die dag en dit was ongelooflik mooi!!!

Vreeslik baie komplimente ontvang, van die bessies in my hare, tot die ruikers en tafelrangskikkings.

Dit was seker die warmste dag in die Paarl, maar die blomme was pragtig tot die laaste voete die dansvloer verlaat het (vroeg die volgende oggend)

Weereens baie dankie vir alles. Vir 'n ietwat van 'n “control freak” was dit gerusstellend om te weet ek hoef nie bekommerd te wees nie.

Groete,
Elizma & Wimpie

Anthony & Brigitte
(Married on 1 March 2008, Neethlingshof)

We’ve been staying in Johannesburg for almost two years but decided to have our wedding in Cape Town where we were both raised and where our family and friends lived. We knew planning our wedding day from afar would be a challenge but we had the help and support of family & friends as well as excellent service providers who helped create our dream wedding.

We arrived in CT a week before the wedding and only had this short period of time in which to finalise last minute issues. Thanks to Bunches for Africa, we were able to finalise everything in one afternoon. We had the reassurance from Lucinda Pienaar that we could make any last minute changes up until the day before the wedding, be it colour scheme or flowers, they would make it happen. Thankfully we never had any last minute changes as we were happy with all the suggestions and ideas presented to us in the afternoon that we met with Lucinda. We had regular contact with Bunches for Africa who went out of their way to meet our décor requirements. We felt confident that we were in good hands.

The week leading up to the wedding was extremely busy and stressful as we only had this one week in which to tie up all the loose ends before the wedding. When the big day finally arrived I was still feeling a bit stressed and anxious but that all faded as we arrived at our garden ceremony. The garden was a breathtaking view, flowers in full bloom, the sound of birds and a fountain in the background, total and blissful peace. At last I managed to relax and absorb all the beauty that was put together by all who were involved, from the venue co-ordinators at Neethlingshof to Bunches for Africa who did a breathtaking job with decorating our garden ceremony with ivy and sprays of flowers, our reception area with tall and stunning centrepieces for guest tables and a bed of flowers and candles for our main table. A more romantic setting I could not have imagined. The entire day exceeded our greatest expectations. Our wedding day was perfect and this all thanks to the hard work and efforts of those who helped.

We would like to express our sincere thanks to Lucinda Pienaar and the rest of the staff at Bunches for Africa for the beautiful flowers and decor. We would also like to express our thanks to the management of Neethlingshof for the use of their beautiful venue and good food. And a very special thank you to Michael, the event co-ordinator at Neethlingshof. Michael and his staff delivered excellent and superb service that our wedding guests are still talking about today.

Thank you
Brigitte & Anthony Hughes
Neethlingshof Wedding - Stellenbosch
01st March 2008-09-02