About

Hi, I'm Jess.

I trained as a chef. I learned the bar from behind it. I've spent years building events for other people — and now I'm building them for mine.

Golden Hour Events is what happens when you stop seeing food as a service and start seeing it as the medium. Every menu I design, every drink I pour, every table I set is built around one idea — that the people in the room should feel held.

Let's design your night
Jess, founder of Golden Hour Events, in her kitchen
The best gatherings aren't the loudest. They're the ones nobody wants to leave.

What I bring to the night.

A chef's palate

Trained, and still cooking every event myself. Seasonal menus built from what's actually good right now.

A bartender's instinct

Years behind the bar. I know how a room moves, when it slows, and what it needs at each point in the night.

An eye for the table

Presentation isn't decoration. It's the first thing your guests read about how the night is going to go.

Let's design your night.

Tell me what you're imagining. I'll build the rest around it.

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