Canada’s Best Wedding Planner: Meet Jodie & The Team

authentically & unabashedly you

With over seven years of wedding planner service experience, designing and producing elevated weddings across Canada, Jodie Garneau is an internationally certified wedding planner and the founder of Thistle & Thorne Weddings.

Jodie’s expertise lies in crafting deeply personalized celebrations that balance beauty, logistics, and emotion in perfect harmony. Her signature approach blends strategic planning with creative storytelling—ensuring that every detail, from the guest experience to the visual design, feels effortless and meaningful.

Known for her calm presence and meticulous organization, Jodie has built a reputation as one of Canada’s most trusted wedding planners. Her work reflects a people-first philosophy: every couple’s story comes first, and every event is planned with intention, empathy, and artistry.

Jodie GARNEAU

(She/Her)

Owner, Principal Wedding Planner, RETREAT WEDDING SPECIALIST

Jodie has spent over 15 years in the hospitality industry, a year travelling the world with many shorter stints of local and international travel, and has contributed to over 400 weddings in her career. She launched her business in 2018 and has felt privileged to grow her team since then into the family of hard-working and kind hearted women it is today. She feels that her team is one of her greatest achievements in her professional life.

She’s a huge plant nerd and has a minimum of 100 indoor plants at any given time, in addition to her ever-growing veggie garden. She loves to cook, preserve, ferment, and bake… but not as much as she loves to eat (except when she regularly forgets to eat on wedding days). She loves to go dancing, but never in heels, and she generally doesn’t fall asleep before midnight—nobody’s perfect.

I believe weddings are about people. Period. Everything else is a bonus.

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Credentials and Expertise

WPICC Certified Wedding Planner
Bachelor of Management, with a Minor in Psychology at UBCO
Destination Wedding Specialist
Named “Best in Toronto” 2026 by Toronto Travel Guide
Best in Chilliwack Business Award
Trauma-Informed Certification
Member of IADWP (International Association of Destination Wedding Planners)

Destinye Garbet

(She/Her) Team Lead, PRINCIPAL wedding COORDINATOR

Destinye has been organizing events and hosting gatherings since elementary school. In those early days, it involved a bit more construction paper and glue—but her passion for creating meaningful celebrations has never changed.

With over 20 years of experience in hospitality, Destinye understands just how valuable it is to have someone firmly in your corner during the wedding planning process. She listens deeply, leads with kindness, and manages every detail with care so you feel supported, confident, and genuinely looked after from beginning to end.

As your advocate, expert, and project manager, Destinye is committed to creating a wedding day that reflects you—your story, your values, and your vision—rather than following trends or templates.

She has lived in many different places, loves to travel, and volunteers annually with a scholarship program in Guatemala that helps under-resourced teens access education and break cycles of generational poverty. When she’s not working, you’ll most often find her spending time with her husband and three kids—her favourite people in the world. She loves being outdoors, but will always choose sleeping in her own bed if given the option.

Things don’t have to go perfectly—but you shouldn’t have to worry about it. that’s what i do!

Schedule a Complimentary Meet & Greet with Destinye!

Destinye Garbet, team lead and principal wedding planner for Thistle and Thorne Weddings.

Wedding planners and Problem solvers

meet the Wedding planner team

Krystal MacMillan

(She/Her) Associate Wedding Coordinator

Krystal comes to us with some small business experience all of her own! When she isn’t hustling with her residential cleaning business Tidy Haven, she’s a loving wife and momma, passionately cheering on her daughter’s dance practises and competitions, as well as her son’s love of martial arts. Many of the Thistle & Thorne team members are lifelong friends of Krystal’s, and she has found a happy home within the T&T crew assisting weddings all over BC with excitement and a smile on her face.

Brittany Moroz

(she/Her) Lead wedding assistant

While Brit studied criminology in university, she also worked for non-profit organizations. Now holding a management role within Corrections in the administrative department, her experience working with offenders has allowed her to perform well under pressure. She’s personable, empathetic, and not afraid to tackle any problem that comes up on a wedding day. Brit loves seeing the connection that couples have, helping their wedding vision come to life, and watching the memories being created.

Contessa McMath

(She/Her) Wedding assistant

Contessa is a Sign Language Interpreter that loves working in a variety of settings and keeping every day a little bit different.
A bit of a romantic, she’s likely to tear up at the “I do’s” but then is always ready to jump in wherever needed to make the day as beautiful and memorable as possible.

Lauren Isbister

(She/Her) Wedding assistant

Lauren joined the T&T crew in 2023 and has already made her mark as a stellar wedding assistant. She’s excited for the season ahead and ready for more adventures!

Camryn Watts

(She/Her) Wedding assistant

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Sullivan Hawk

(She/Her) Wedding assistant

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Coral Bunn

(She/Her) Wedding assistant

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Megan Lennstrom

(She/Her) Wedding assistant

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Our Story

Now in its seventh year, Thistle & Thorne Weddings has evolved from its 2018 beginnings into a nationally recognized planning company, supporting couples across Canada and those coming here to celebrate their destination weddings.

From mountain estates in the Canadian Rockies to coastal celebrations abroad, Jodie and her team are experts in full planning of small elopements and large scale weddings that feel timeless, warm, and uniquely personal.

A People-First Approach

At the heart of every Thistle & Thorne celebration is connection.

Jodie’s philosophy is simple: the best weddings don’t just look beautiful, they feel like the couple.

Her trauma-informed approach and background in psychology allow her to anticipate needs, reduce stress, and create a planning experience that feels calm, intuitive, and joyful.

“Our job isn’t just to design an event, it’s to protect your peace, tell your story, and make every moment unforgettable.”
Jodie, Founder, Thistle & Thorne Weddings