Red Carved Bowls
JR Flowers
Shirley Goodwin
2024 installation
The Inspiration
Japanese Bronze Lanterns
The Flowers
Florist’s inspiration: When admiring the lacquer box, I imagined what spring flowers would be inside if the box was opened. I took my inspiration from the color of the box and designed flowers in shades and tones in a similar color family. I designed the composition to "spring forth" from the box and reach toward the guest. We can share in the beauty of the flowers by admiring their shape, color and fragrance. The tulips will grow in size each day; this provides another element of wonderment to the design.
Recipe: Ranunculus, roses, filler flowers and greenery
THE DESIGNER
Shirley Goodwin
JR Flowers
Shirley Goodwin is the owner of JR Flowers, a wedding and event floral design studio in the DMV area. She enjoys creating garden style floral designs for her clients. JR Flowers celebrated 7 years in business this past fall and is excited to begin the 2024 wedding and event season.
PHOTOGRAPHED BY
Aimee Custis Photography
Aimee Custis is a wedding & portrait photographer based in Washington DC. Her rich, luminous, and emotive style draws artistic inspiration from classical painters, street photography, and storytelling.
Her inclusive, client-centric approach to wedding photography is informed heavily by a background in hospitality, nonprofit events planning, and even college summers as a camp counselor.
Aimee's wedding work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Washingtonian Weddings. Her non-wedding clients include non-profits, hotels, and elected officials.
Aimee (she/they) lives in a rowhouse in Washington DC’s U Street corridor with her husband Greg and golden retriever Whiskey.
