Leetean

Event planner · Burnaby / Vancouver, BC

Leetean

Creative director who moved her luxury-hotel events onto the water — Pilates on deck, sound baths on the beach, retreats that end at sunset.

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Speaks English, Mandarin, Cantonese

Leetean is Creative Director and co-founder of Paradise Events, a Vancouver-area design and planning house working since 1998 on weddings, galas, brand launches and private parties — flowers, décor, lighting and the whole run of the day. She also runs A La Mode Bottega, a studio space in Burnaby, and Recharge Over Water, her retreat label. Her home turf was the grand ballroom; in 2025 she took her events onto boats and islands with Yahull, and they caught on immediately. She designs the feeling first and the logistics second — then gets every logistic right. Bring her a date, a crowd and a mood; she will bring the rest.

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Track record

27 years in the trade

  • Creative Director & Co-Founder — Paradise Events Inc. (304-5491 Regent St, Burnaby, BC) · since 1998
  • Founder — A La Mode Bottega (studio space, Burnaby) · since 2022
  • Founder — Recharge Over Water (retreat experiences) · since 2025
  • Featured in print: 'Liting Chan's Art of Extraordinary Celebrations'
  • Weddings and galas at Vancouver's luxury hotels, including the former Trump International Hotel Vancouver
  • Themed weddings (e.g. a 'Midsummer Night's Dream' wedding, per client testimonial)
  • Corporate events, school formals and private parties across Metro Vancouver
  • With Yahull: water wellness, thought-social salons, women's growth and brand co-creation events
  • Decor & planning, Young Elite Vancouver Charity Golf Tournament & Summer Gala (10 June 2026) — 144 golfers, 210 gala guests, for Burnaby Hospital Foundation
  • Producer, 'Sip Over Water' — An Evening of Elegance with LOUIS XIII (Aug 2026, featured in Folio.YVR)

Member of International Live Events Association (ILEA)

Credentials

  • Quality Business Award — Best Event Planner in Burnaby (Paradise Events) · Quality Business Awards

    Number QBA-2023-BUR-EP · issued 2023

  • Certified Special Events Professional (CSEP) · International Live Events Association · valid to 2026

    Number CSEP-40215 · issued 2011-09-01

  • Event liability insurance (Paradise Events Inc.) · Intact Insurance · valid to 2026

Elsewhere

Find more about Leetean: Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗ · Company site ↗ · Studio Instagram ↗ · Company Instagram ↗ · Retreat Instagram ↗

Works with

Often with Captain PeterCaptain Zoey · Salish Dawn · Meridian 441

Circles: Vancouver luxury hotels & venues · florists, lighting, DJs (in-house) · wellness teachers (Pilates, yoga, sound bath, SUP) · Chinese-speaking business community · women's growth community

Prices

Prices include all fees.

Event planner

from $1,575 CAD

Includes concept, run of show, vendor coordination, on-site lead

Not included: flowers & décor materials, boat, catering

Design fee non-refundable once concept delivered; the rest per vendor terms.

When Leetean is free

Water events May–September; hotel season all year. Popular dates book up to 18 months ahead.

weekdays open; weekends mostly held for weddings

Best asked 21 days ahead.

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Leetean in public: 304-5491 Regent St, Burnaby, BC V5C 4H4