Jessica Marro

Hi! I'm Jess (Jessica if you're feeling formal, but honestly Jess is fine). I got into floral design in 2022 and it truly changed me. I've always been a creative person, and floral are the perfect medium! Random fact about me: in college I was in the Bees and Beekeeping club, and I'd sign up for entomology electives whenever I could fit them in.That's actually where the name Aster & Bee comes from- it felt like the perfect mashup of the two things I love. Outside of flowers, mental health advocacy is a huge part of who I am. I'm currently VP on the Board of Directors for the Center for Sexual Assault Survivors in Newport News, and earlier this year I stepped in as executive director for a while when they needed someone. Before I started this business, I spent a couple years volunteering as a crisis counselor on a text line- talking people through some of their hardest moments. That work shaped how I show up in my business now. Oh, and I have six cats. Six. I don't really have an explanation for that one. I'm based in Williamsburg, but I travel all across Virginia for weddings- so building more of those relationships across the state is something I'm actively working on!