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About

Meet Karina.

The lead planner behind Only Once, and the reason every detail is handled like it matters.

Karina has spent more than ten years in luxury hospitality and events, caring for guests and productions where nothing is allowed to go wrong.

Her career has taken her across two very different worlds of service, China and Hawaii, and both taught her the same lesson. True luxury is not about excess. It is about how completely a guest is cared for, and how many things go right that they never had to think about.

She has managed VIP guests, led large teams, and run events where nothing is allowed to go wrong. She plans fluently in Mandarin and Cantonese, honors the traditions of Chinese and Korean families, and delivers the kind of service people remember long after the night ends.

Only Once, founded by Eric Lee, is a studio built around that standard. Karina leads the planning, with a team of stylists, coordinators, and trusted vendors on every event. Not a hotel's, not a template's. Yours, and no one else's.

10+ years in luxury events & hospitality Chinese & Korean traditions Fluent Mandarin & Cantonese By appointment · SF Bay Area

Full professional references available on request.

How She Works

The standard behind every event.

i

Excellence

Every detail held to the same standard, from the first conversation to the final farewell.

ii

Hospitality

Guests may remember the room. They never forget how they were treated.

iii

Intentional Design

Every color, flower, light, and place setting exists for a reason.

iv

Lasting Memories

Success is what people carry long after the night ends.

Karina understands hospitality at a level that's difficult to teach. She makes people feel welcomed, valued, and cared for while ensuring every operational detail runs smoothly.

Hannah Suzuki · Luxury Travel Advisor

Let's Begin

Let's plan yours together.

Tell Karina about your celebration and she will take it from there.

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Only Once · Bay Area