We named our company in remberance of Jess's mom. Who had such a huge impact on Jess and why she loves photography so much. Jess's Mom would write letters to her as a child and always sign off with:
xoxo+swak
(hugs and kisses+sealed with a kiss)
So in dedication to Momma Golden we rebranded from Jess Golden to XO Golden (XO pronounced ZO)
Jess has been running around with a camera since they were 9 years old. Momma Golden also always had a camera in her hands and I (Jess) am so glad she did because we get to have those memories to treasure for the rest of our lives.
AND this photo about sums us up.
But we both love cracking jokes and making the most out of life together.
And we lovvvvvve photography!
Jess pictured on the left and Trish on the right.
YES! You read that right! WE built out a van from scratch within two months (and a half) time last year in 2023. We love everything about van life and how much of a luxury it is to just up and leave when we need to and be able to wake up in rad places all the time!
We will be sharing that journey on our blog soon so if you would like to check it out just let us know!
We have seen a lot of weddings in over a decade of experience in the wedding industry. So we know how hard it is to make a wedding happen so we wanted to not stress about anything and elope with ourselves, our very tight knit friends and 3 floofs!