Owner / Decor
Suzanne Toerien

Suzanne is the founder and owner of Melkbosstrand Decor & Functions.  She personally handles all set ups at Melkbos Function Venue.

She is a single mom of two beautiful girls, Sandra-Mae and Mia. 

She also owns a manufacturing business of decor and other gift items named after her mother Sandra Wilhelmina. 

​www.sandrawilhelmina.co.za

Phone  |  083 599 3920
Email |  hello@melkbosdecor.co.za

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Where did you grow up?
Malmesbury - very hot and very cold... no in betweens.

What is one of your fondest memories as a child?
I had a birthday party where my mom baked a surprise cake for me with my first Barbie doll in it...  I was extremely exited about this cake, because I wasn't allowed in the kitchen.

What did you want to be when you grow up?
A "koekbak tannie"!

What is the naughtiest thing you did as a child?
I am not sure if I must say this but I took my dad's Land Cruiser and drove to Strand in grade six.  I guess things where not the same then...

What is the most exiting thing you have ever done?
I don't knowwww... I get very exited about things ha ha... I went bungy jumping but I won't call that exiting, I did not even like the Cobra at Ratanga Junction.  Pretty things make me exited, I like pretty things.

​Do you have a hobby?
Oh no, no time for hobbies, but at least I love what I do, so I guess my work is also my hobby.

If you could be an animal, what would you be and why?
My own dog, Peanut... what a life!!!!

What is one item from your bucket list?
Would love to go to Disney World with my two daughters one day... if it wasn't so far, don't really like flying.

What is your favourite food?
Chicken Korma or Butter Chicken or any kind of pasta!  I love food...

Is there anything you would really like to do one day?
I would like to open a book shop / gift shop / coffee shop... but I don't want to work those hours, so I would have to get a kick ass manager.

Who is the most important person in your life?
I have three... my daughters... and my dad.

Where would you want to live when you retire?
Apparently my oldest daughter is opening the coolest retirement village, so I will go there, but I would like to be in charge of activities.

Do you have a role model?
It was Oprah when I was younger...  now not so sure mmmm...

Flowers
Anchané Steyn

We are blessed to have Anchané on our team, she has an amazing talent with flowers and also do all outside set ups for us.

​She is a huge animal lover and mother of two very spoiled furry babies called Oryx and Kevin.

She also runs her own floral business, that is growing from strength to strength with her amazing talent for all things pretty at the helm, have a look at her own floral website www.flowersbyanchane.co.za

Phone  |  076 271 130
Email |  anchane@melkbosdecor.co.za

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Where did you grow up?
Born in vereeniging - moved to Strand when i was 7. My parents is what i call trek boere. 

What is one of your fondest memories as a child?
My fondest memories as a child will be the Christmases the whole family will get together- having all the "niggies en nefies" there and eating all the homemade sweets my grandma made.

What did you want to be when you grow up?
A teacher 

What is the naughtiest thing you did as a child?
I filled up my barbie swimming pool and got caught when I made a mess on my moms carpet.  "Ek nie stout gewees nie , het nie eers skool gebank nie."

What is the most exiting thing you have ever done?
The most exciting thing I’ve ever done was meeting Heston Blumenthal 

​Do you have a hobby?
Well i will not call it a hobby more a obsession 🙈- building LEGO and collecting them.​

If you could be an animal, what would you be and why?
A bear 🐻, so that i can eat allot before winter and then sleep through the winter.

What is one item from your bucket list?
To visit the piramides in Egypt.

What is your favourite food?
Pasta

Is there anything you would really like to do one day?
Own a farm with a donkey and horses.

Who is the most important person in your life?
My partner Jaco but if my dogs was human they will definitely be. 

Where would you want to live when you retire?
Canada- between the mountains and lakes on a farm. 

Do you have a role model?
My role models are all the strong ladies in my life. They teach me a lot every day.

Manager / Right Hand
Chrissie Fortuin

Little did we know how this little woman will impact our life and business.  Chrissie is the right hand of Suzanne at Melkbos Decor.  She walked in and took control on day one.

Blessed beyond words, friendly, patient, hard worker, fearfully and wonderfully made.

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Assistant
Kayleigh Jansen

An absoluut blessing to have our youngest member of our team Kayleigh join us.  She is only 19 years old, but we can already see she will be achieving great things in her life.  We are exited for her future.

At the moment Kayleigh is assisting at Melkbos Decor and plays a big part in the manufacturing side of Sandra Wilhelmina with Suzanne. 

​She will be studying part time to be able to manage the admin side of things.

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Where did you grow up?
On a farm outside Melkbosstrand.

What did you want to be when you grow up?
A teacher.

What is the naughtiest thing you did as a child?
Playing nock nock on people's doors and running away before they open the door.

What is the most exiting thing you have ever done?
Learning to drive a car.

​Do you have a hobby?
No I enjoy everything I do.

If you could be an animal, what would you be and why?
An eagle, to fly high and have the most beautiful sight up in the sky.

What is one item from your bucket list?
To go sky diving.

What is your favourite food?
Any spicy delicious food.

Is there anything you would really like to do one day?
To own a successful business.

Who is the most important person in your life?
My mother.
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Where would you want to live when you retire?
On a horse farm.

Catering
Ruan van Heerden Spyseniers

Suzanne met Ruan at Melkbos Function Venue where they both had a meeting with the same couple for their wedding.  It was business love at first chat... Ruan is from Moorreesburg and Suzanne could not help but connect with his accent being from the Swartland herself. 

Well we did not look back since.  Ruan is so extremely professional and exceptionally brilliant in what he does, a better team at the helm of catering you will not find.  Ruan we will go to war with you.  (we don't want to go to war, but you get the picture)

Phone  |  082 826 2207
​Email  |  ruan@pcnetmail.co.za

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Where did you grow up?
Moorreesburg, born and bred

What is one of your fondest memories as a child?
Visiting any one of my grandma's, they just loved me to bits.

What did you want to be when you grow up?
Actor

What is the naughtiest thing you did as a child?
Ruining the farm bakkie.  Somehow the drivers door got stuck to the bonnet...  oh and I took a cricket bat to my moms petunias once...

What is the most exiting thing you have ever done?
Skydiving off lions head.

​Do you have a hobby?
No time really, but my hobby turned into my job 17 years ago.

If you could be an animal, what would you be and why?
Any one of our cats.  They have a royal life and rules this home.

What is one item from your bucket list?
The list is long, but speed boating on the open sea is high on it.

What is your favourite food?
Anything I did not have to cook myself.... love pasta and scrambled eggs on toast.

Is there anything you would really like to do one day?
Buy a 1991 300 SE Mercedes-Benz.

Who is the most important person in your life?
There is a long long long list of very important people, but Henry is no 1.

Where would you want to live when you retire?
Mosselbay

Do you have a role model?
Not really, I'm just being me.