Hi, we are so happy you’re here.

Welcome to Golden Hour. Located in the heart of the charming Saint Joseph, MN, we invite you to swing in for some sunshine.

Our goal with Golden Hour is to provide a close to nature, luxury tanning experience all year long. We hope to deliver you sunshine with our services as well as our staff. From the moment you walk into our charming door, we want you to feel right at home.

Along with your traditional tanning bed, we offer an elevated tanning experience with hybrid beds. These tanning beds provide intentional UVB light rays in conjunction with Red Light therapy to decrease your inflammation, increase your tan outcome and provide an extremely elevated experience.

We also have Celluma light therapy, Clearlight sauna therapy and ionic foot bath to best support your body, decrease your inflammation and help you feel as “ahhh-mazing” as you possibly can from the inside, out.

Our charming and calming retail space houses top-shelf & trusted clean, products. Giving you the green light to shop to your product standards and expectations.

Rest assured, with all we have to offer, we know you will leave feeling better than when you entered. Your golden hour starts here. Your golden hour starts now.

XO- Your Golden Hour Team

Delivering you a one of a kind tanning EXPERIENCE

Our Mission:

Delivering you sunshine all year round.

our Vision:

Cultivating a closer to nature tanning experience to make tanning better for your body and good for your soul.

Core Values:

Christ Centered
Integrative & Elevated
Warm & Welcoming
Helping you GLOW

Brand Vision:

Creating a safer, cleaner, and more relaxed space to find sunshine all year long.

Brand Values:

Holistic & Ethical
Intentionally Sourced
Clean Ingredients
Great for your body

  • Elle Anderson

    OWNER

    Ellie is the founder of Golden Hour, a holistic tanning salon where faith, science, and whole-person care meet to restore health from the roots up. With a passion for unlocking natural beauty and whole-body wellness, she’s reimagined tanning as a self-care ritual—free from toxins, full of glow, and rooted in health. Whether she’s helping clients capture their healthiest glow or sharing her wisdom on whole-body wellness through the utilization of other biohacks that Golden hour houses, Ellie's goal is to bring clients toward their healthiest glow by sharing her knowledge on all things wellness.

  • Hailey Thelen

    OFFICE MANAGER

    Hailey previously worked at Eating, Elevated and has had so much fun helping Ellie transform the space into Golden Hour! Her favorite services are the Hybrid Beds, Foot Baths & the Celluma!

  • Bridget Benhardus

    SALON ATTENDANT

    I am passionate about the holistic lifestyle. I love being able to help people achieve healthier lifestyles with the therapeutics! I went to school to be a Holistic Health Coach. I also homeschools my kiddos! My favorite therapeutics are the Infrared Sauna, Foot Baths, and Red Light Therapy!

  • Kari Tuomi

    SALON ATTENDANT

    Little about me is I love being with my family. I enjoy camping, fishing, reading, and holistic wellness. My favorite place to be is barefoot in the middle of the woods next to a river.

  • Wendy Ambrosch

    SALON ATTENDANT

    I love taking care of my health, gardening, decorating and going to little towns and exploring. about me is I love being with my family. I enjoy camping, fishing, reading, and holistic wellness. My favorite place to be is barefoot in the middle of the woods next to a river.