Emily's Events

About

A husband-and-wife team
designing the Valley’s most
thoughtful events.

Emily Garner and Rick standing together in their kitchen, surrounded by charcuterie boards

The Story

How we got here.

Emily came from Chicago. Rick came from New York. They met in Scottsdale in 2003, and they’ve been here ever since — building a catering and event planning company defined less by what they served than by how it felt to be in the room.

Twenty years on, the approach hasn’t changed. Every menu is custom. Every guest list shapes the food. Every event is treated as the once-in-a-lifetime moment it is.

And it all comes from one team. Catering, planning, staffing, and rentals live under one roof — our chefs are full-time employees, not third-party vendors we hand you off to. When you hire Emily’s Events, you hire the people who actually run your event.

An Emily's Events reception in an aviation museum — vintage aircraft suspended above formally set banquet tables

Twenty years of unforgettable rooms.

In her own words

“Pay attention to your clients. Listen to them and be honest.”

That’s how Emily described her approach when Arizona Foothills Magazine asked in 2018. It hasn’t changed since.

Read the full interview

Emily and Rick in chef blacks behind a spread of plated wedge salads
Emily and Rick working a pasta station, searing ravioli to order
Emily and Rick in Emily's Events aprons at an event catering booth

Recognition

Voted #1 by the Valley, year after year.

Phoenix Magazine — Best of the Valley

Voted #1 Caterer

2017–2024

AZ Foothills — Best of Our Valley, Winner

Voted #1 Wedding Planner

2017–2024

Let’s design something unforgettable.

Or call us at (480) 361-1800