“To know Jodi is to love Jodi. Before I personally KNEW Jodi, I loved watching her serve our hometown community from afar. For a little back story, I have my degree in Recreation, Hospitality, Parks Management with an emphasis in Event Management. Prior to COVID I was an events/wedding coordinator and loved every second of it! I still work in hospitality, but I always day dream about going back into the event industry. My (now husband) and I had planned every detail of our Tulum, Mexico destination wedding, but I would lie awake in bed at night stressing about not having a day of coordinator that I knew would protect our vision and joy.
To bump into Jodi in the buffet line at a community event at the peak of this worry was fate. We connected quickly and made plans to meet to discuss the possibility of her traveling to Tulum with us. With only a couple months away from the event, I am beyond grateful that Jodi trusted me enough to jump aboard and agree to travel with us!
Just like that I was able to sleep again and re-found joy in the planning process! In the months leading up to the trip Jodi had given me access to Aisle Planner (which is like playing Sims for a wedding planning adult - adding bushes and chairs to venue maps - so fun!) and had met twice to go over logistics.
Let me pause for a moment and explain something about Jodi before I continue - Jodi HAS to have a Time Turner (from Harry Potter) because this woman is MAGIC! I have never seen someone so active in their community, active in their home-family life, present in their commitments, and still responds to your emails, texts & calls quickly and with LOVE. Nobody needs to be that responsive, BUT Jodi lives and breaths LOVE, PASSION, and GENUINITY in all things. She gets excited with you, celebrates with you, cries with and for you, and always finds a moment to come dance with you.
In Tulum, she was loved by all of our friends and family. Everyone commented on her beautiful communication style which was warm, clear, transparent, calm and loving. To direct a room of 45 adults that have been consuming mezcalitas for several hours is probably like herding cats, but Jodi guided everyone with bold and kind confidence. It was true leadership. Her tone never sounded frustrated, but I knew she was serious about protecting mine & John's timeline & joy. UGH - she literally saved my world! Our wedding was a DREAM and I am so grateful for Jodi - because of her, John and I were able to be emotionally present all day.
Jodi is detailed, passionate, accomplished, invested and genuine in all things! I admire her deeply and hope to find a million excuses to continue being connected to Jodi. Do yourself a favor and let Jodi into your world. 3”