Suspicions should have been
raised when Aleit Group founder Aleit Swanepoel stepped
down as a judge for the competition after entry to the competition
had been closed.
In fact, suspicions should probably have
been raised when Wedding Diary announced that The Aleit
Group has been chosen to create and coordinate
the event.
After all, The Wedding Diary does state on their website
‘We will assist you in planning your own
wedding, without the use of a professional wedding co-ordinator.’
The
final was hosted at The Stars’ Mixing Room at
Cape Town Stadium on 26 November, and Chanel Ferreira
walked away the winner. |
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But contestants are crying
foul, and with good reason.
Turns out that dear Chanel is a senior co-ordinator
for none other than..............drum roll..... Aleit
Wedding and Event Co-ordination!
Arrogantly, Wedding Diary managing director
Carl Wallace states that it is a complete co-incidence that
the winner worked for Aleit and as far as he was concerned
the matter was settled.
Swanepoel said the complaints stemmed from
“sour grapes” on the part of one of the brides
and that ‘The Aleit Group had no stake in the competition
and did not have any input into the evaluation of the contestants
on the night. ‘
Ja right.
The Wedding Diary blurb prior to the competition being launched
clearly states that The Aleit Group had been chosen to create
and co-ordinate the competition.
Albeit?
