Why Empress Event Experience?
Empress Event Experience brings over 40 combined years of expertise in the event and travel industries. We pride ourselves on excellent service and impeccable attention to detail. We are woman-owned and family operated. Empress Event Experience strives to produce extraordinary events that create lasting memories.
Impress with Empress!
Denise Garza Steusloff, CMP
Principal Planner & Executive Directrix
Denise is a professional travel and event planner with over 15 years of experience. As an event planner, she has planned everything from kid’s birthday parties, weddings, bar mitzvahs, and large legal conferences. Denise graduated from St. Edwards University with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Hospitality Management. Plus she holds an Associate Degree in Meeting & Event Planning, a Certificate in Travel & Tourism, and is a Certified Meeting Professional. She enjoys travel, yoga, live local theater, opera and cinema. Denise lives in Austin with her husband, niece, nephew, baby daughter and two unruly cats.
Photo by Life is Sweet Photo
Photo by Life is Sweet Photo
Javier J. Garza
Senior Event Manager
Javier has been in the high-end hotel and hospitality industry for over 25 years. He specializes in large scale banquets, special events, and fine dining. Additionally, Javier has traveled all over the United States and Canada working as head concierge & tour manager on luxury rail cars, river steam boats and ocean cruise lines. Javier speaks several languages, and in his spare time, he writes for wine blogs, rides the rails, and volunteers at a local food pantry.
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
―Maya Angelou