Our Story

Empress Luxury Events LLC is a full-service Event Planning, Styling, & Production Company based in Philadelphia PA.
Emily-Rachael Atunrase, Owner & Executive Producer, has always had a passion for all aspects of event planning. With over 15 years experience, she has made a name for herself planning, marketing, and curating countless events, fundraisers, and programs both internationally, and locally.

Empress is a Black Woman Owned Business that takes pride in working with local & minority supporting business to organize events that spotlight the beauty & culture that can be found in each of our communities.

At Empress, Our MISSION is to create events where experiencing Luxury is for everyone. Our SPECIALTY is taking the stress out of planning and bringing our clients fantasies to life by producing, entertaining, extraordinary, and unforgettable events.

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What My Customers Are Saying

"Expert professionalism down to the last detail. Empress Luxury Events recently catered their first event with the African American Museum in Philadelphia, a member's reception for the opening of the "Vision & Spirit" exhibition, and the service and display was top tier! We ordered the grazing table and dessert table and there was a wide array of delicious and flavorful choices. We also secured their certified bartender to round out the offerings and they went above and beyond! It is clear how much pride they put into their quality and presentation and we will DEFINITELY be having them back very soon!"

African American Museum Philadelphia

"I am literally amazed at how beautiful everything turned out. I couldn't have done it without them and was so grateful they came all the way from Philly to Staten Island NY, to make my brothers last minute proposal magical.
Empress will always be my number 1 choice for any event I'm hosting!"

Alison Griffin

"Having Empress at my wedding was amazing! When she takes on a job, she takes your happiness and satisfaction seriously, and often times does things you didn't know you needed done until she did it."

Kahlil Straxson

I've been welcomed, engaged + enlivened at 3 Empress events already. Each one showed meticulous attention to detail and was perfectly tailored to the occasion -- what they had in common was a vibe of spontaneity and fun that only inspired professional planning can produce.

Luxe and over-the-top? Yes, but in the best loose, cool, Philly way. They have talent, and they deliver every time!