Golden Hour

The premium Squarespace template made for imaginative photographers whose creative vision bring life’s special moments to light.

Webpage of a sunset photographer in Southern California. Top image shows a laughing couple under water. Text reads "golden hour," introducing Emily, a specialized sunset photographer. There's a beach scene with a lifeguard tower, and another of a photographer with a camera, plus a section called "The Golden Gallery."

Golden Hour Template

Vibrant / Clean / Contemporary

The Golden Hour template features crisp layouts, a warm colour palette, and generous white space to ensure your beautiful images take centre stage.

With its adaptable design, it welcomes photographers of every style to create a space as unique as their work. This template provides a perfect blend of functionality and aesthetic flexibility, allowing you to tailor each element to fit your personal brand.

Golden Hour is built on Squarespace so it’s super simple for you to take the reins with its user-friendly interface and incredibly intuitive design experience.

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Photography website homepage featuring palm trees, sunset photo, and text about photographer Emily Torres.

How it Works

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Select a Template

Choose your new website template and complete your purchase on Etsy

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Access the Template

Look out for an email with an invitation to access your Squarespace template

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Customize the Content

Start customizing the template with your own website copy, images, and logos

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Adjust the Design

Fine-tune elements, such as fonts and colours to align with your branding

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Prepare for Launch

Preview your site and make any final adjustments before you publish it

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Do a Little Dance!

Publish your brand new website for the world to see. Then do a little dance!

Your portfolio deserves a home as beautiful as the memories you capture.

With Golden Hour, you're not just purchasing a template; you're investing in elevating your brand and scaling your business. Select the Golden Hour template for a sophisticated, user-friendly website experience that amplifies your work and connects with your ideal clients.

Webpage showcasing photography sessions, including golden hour sessions, family portraits, engagements, weddings/elopements, and editorial/brand photos. It features images of people in outdoor settings and descriptive text about each session type. "Golden Hour Image Co." logo and social media links are included at the bottom.

What’s Included:

✓ Professionally designed Squarespace template

✓ Mobile responsive design

✓ SEO optimized to help get you found on Google

✓ An exclusive Squarespace discount

✓ Pre-designed pages

✓ Layouts that are customizable and easy to edit

✓ Placeholder testimonials to showcase feedback

✓ Newsletter signup forms to grow your mailing list

✓ Access to Squarespace's 24/7 customer support

What You Need:

  • If you don’t have one you can get this from Squarespace after you set up your Squarespace account. All annual Squarespace website plans include one (1) year of free domain registration on available domains.

    If you already have a domain, it is fairly simple to transfer it or connect it to your new Squarespace website.

  • You will need a Squarespace hosting subscription for your new website. To use all features of this template including the custom fonts and design elements, you’ll need the Business Plan or higher.

    You don’t need to purchase your Squarespace until after you receive your template. With this template purchase, you’ll receive 20% off your first year of hosting.

    Jumped the gun and subscribed already? You can always cancel that subscription and repurchase once you receive the template. Squarespace automatically issue a full refund for annual website subscriptions canceled within 14 days of purchase.

Frequently asked questions

  • Heirloom is designed using the Fluid Engine, the primary content editor for sites on Squarespace version 7.1

  • Colours

    The colours of this template are completely customizable within Squarespace under Site Styles (the paint brush icon).

    Fonts

    The fonts in this template are completely customizable within Squarespace under Site Styles (the paint brush icon). However, the script font has been added with Custom CSS so if you’d like to swap it out or delete it, we will have to delete the code which is fairly easy to do.

    Website Tools > Custom CSS > Scroll down until you see the line item that says // To Delete The Script Font Delete Everything Above This Line. This Cannot be undone. // This will remove the custom font.

  • Absolutely everything! Our Heirloom template is fully customizable to fit your unique style and brand. From fonts and colours to page layouts and image placements, every detail is in your hands. Keep it as it is, straight out of the box, or tweak to your heart's content—no coding and definitely no frustration. Don’t need a particular section? Delete it! Need to add more content? Duplicate a section or make it bigger to fit your content. And the best part? You don't need to be a designer to make it look professional!

  • Certainly! We provide dedicated email support for the first two weeks after your purchase—just reach out to colleen@thecreativedept.ca for any assistance. Additionally, for more technical inquiries related to your site or the Squarespace platform, their customer support team is always ready to help.

  • Absolutely, subject to availability. Choosing to customize this template is a cost-effective alternative to my Custom Website Design service. As a valued template customer, you will benefit from a special discounted rate for any customization you need to ensure the template perfectly suits your unique requirements.

  • The Creative Dept. builds on Squarespace due to its user-friendly interface and incredibly intuitive design experience that makes it simple for you to take the reins once the initial design is in place.

    Building a Squarespace site also means you get access to their 24/7 customer support, extensive knowledge base, and a community of users to help you troubleshoot any issues you may encounter.

  • If you have an existing Squarespace website, you can seamlessly build your new site using the Heirloom template while your current site remains active. Once your new site is fully set up and ready to go live, you can easily redirect your domain to the new site. After ensuring everything is running smoothly on your new Heirloom site, you may then proceed to cancel the hosting for the old site. This process allows for a smooth transition without any downtime for your online presence.

  • No. This template only works on Squarespace however we can migrate your domain from anywhere.

  • Due to the digital nature of our templates, we are unable to offer returns or exchanges once a purchase has been made. We highly recommend reviewing the template demo thoroughly and familiarizing yourself with Squarespace's platform prior to making your purchase to ensure that the template meets your needs and expectations. Your satisfaction is important to us, and we want to make sure that Heirloom is the perfect fit for your website vision.

  • Yes, you are welcome to purchase the template and tailor it for your client's needs. Please note that each purchase comes with a single-use license, which means you'll need to purchase the template again for every individual client's website. If you plan on using Heirloom for multiple clients, please reach out for potential discounts on future purchases.