For Her Southampton Garden Wedding, the Bride Was Inspired by Audrey Hepburn’s Sabrina
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Bernadette Gerrity and James “Jimmy” Zumot’s meet-cute began with a conversation about (and some subsequent confusion around) the concept of “roasting” at Jac’s on Bond in New York City in June of 2023. Bernadette, a third-generation Cuban coffee roaster, assumed Jimmy was talking about roasting beans, but Jimmy had to clarify that he actually meant roasting nuts.
“Jimmy mentioned that his family started a roastery—and I was immediately intrigued,” Bernadette remembers. “Having grown up in the coffee industry, I thought I knew every roaster in the business. But he’d been working weekends at the farmers’ markets in East Hampton and Southampton selling roasted nuts for his family’s company Family of Nuts.” Despite the misunderstanding, the pair bonded quickly. “Before long, I’d join him early in the morning with my dog, Santiago,” the bride continues. “Those first weekends together felt like they were pulled straight from a Hallmark movie.”
While Jimmy wasn’t exactly the farmer Bernadette initially pictured—his day job is in private equity—the intersection of their interests and family businesses served as the foundation for their relationship. And after a year of dating, the two eventually got engaged in Argentina while wine tasting in Mendoza, followed by a family trip to Tucumán. “I had recently completed my wine studies at the Institute of Culinary Education and became a certified sommelier,” Bernadette explains. “My passion for wine inspired the extension of our trip to Mendoza, and during dinner at Caetana Zapata, Jimmy proposed.” They continued their celebrations through wine country, and eventually joined Jimmy’s family in Tucumán to toast to their engagement.
A year later, their wedding weekend unfolded over three days in the Hamptons—from Friday, June 27 to Sunday, June 29. “With loved ones joining us from around the world, it was important to us to showcase and share what makes the Hamptons so beloved,” Bernadette says.
The events kicked off with a welcome party at Wölffer Estate Vineyard, where guests sipped the winery’s Summer in a Bottle rosé at golden hour. The couple enlisted Lauren Grech of LLG Events to plan the weekend from beginning to end, and worked with Putnam Flowers on the florals and detailed aesthetics that were highly thought out, but in a way that ensured they looked organic and not overly stylized. “We wanted a planner with a presence in both New York City and the Hamptons,” Bernadette explains. “We knew that it would be challenging to build our dream wedding from scratch, and having someone who could hold pace with NYC but appreciated the beauty of country-style living was crucial.”
For her fashion, Bernadette wanted a similar approach—and turned to Grace Givens, the head stylist at Over The Moon and former accessories director of Vogue, to curate looks that felt just as cinematic, but also unique and deeply personal. “As a bride, there is so much emphasis on the dress,” Bernadette notes. “Given our change of scenery throughout the weekend, I wanted my dresses to complement each environment with ease. It was an overwhelming task made all the more pleasant by Grace, who flawlessly helped me stick the landing on each look.”
They drew inspiration from timeless elegance: Old World charm, Hollywood glamour, American icons, and the natural beauty of the Hamptons. “Of the four dresses I wore across the events—welcome party, ceremony, reception, and after-party—three were completely custom,” Bernadette says. “Each dress was the product of collaboration between myself, Grace, and the designer—except for my ceremony gown from Monique Lhuillier’s spring 2025 collection, which truly felt like it chose me.”
The bride’s custom One/Of welcome party dress, designed by Patricia Voto in collaboration with Grace, was a standout among the lineup of looks. “With its special delicate floral appliqué, Patricia took a dream and made an even finer reality,” Bernadette says.
For jewelry, a minimal, “less is more” approach guided every choice. For the welcome party, Bernadette wore the first pair of earrings Jimmy ever gifted her, and for the ceremony, she chose vintage diamond earrings. For the after-party, she wore her “something borrowed”—a pair of diamond waterfall earrings and a tennis bracelet, both graciously lent by dear friends. Beauty was kept clean and classic—dewy skin and a signature Gucci Odalie red lip—through the day, with a smokier, sparkly enhancement for the after-party to take the look into the night.
In keeping with the “classic” design directive, the groom wore a Ralph Lauren Purple Label tuxedo with a shawl collar for the ceremony, which he later swapped for a classic off-white dinner jacket—an ode to Hamptons summer soirées. Meanwhile, the bridesmaids were shades of blue—French blue, navy, and delicate floral patterns—while the groomsmen wore classic black tuxedos.
On the morning of her wedding, Bernadette got ready at her mother’s home in Southampton. After suiting up in his tux, Jimmy and his groomsmen indulged in a pre-wedding pint at Shippy’s, a well-known Southampton watering hole. From there, they made the short walk to the Parish Basilica of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in Southampton for the ceremony. The service was a full Catholic mass in a church dating back to 1908 and with every pew filled by family and friends. “Jimmy saw me for the first time as I walked down the aisle—my mother at my side,” Bernadette recalls. “It was traditional and deeply meaningful, and I felt calm, fulfilled, and very loved.”
After the ceremony, guests were transported to Long House Reserve in East Hampton, a lush and vibrant sculpture garden nestled between farmland and Three Mile Harbor. “As they wandered among rich plant life, chipmunks, rabbits, butterflies, and world-renowned art installations, the magic of the Hamptons truly came alive,” Bernadette remembers. This 16-acre sculpture garden, filled with world-renowned installations and rich plant life, provided the ideal setting for the evening’s festivities.
“Throughout it all, we embraced tradition while prioritizing elegance over opulence,” Bernadette says. “We wanted our guests to feel transported—drawn into a timeless celebration inspired by American icons like the Kennedys and the romantic garden parties in the 1954 version of the film Sabrina. We hoped the weekend would feel like stepping into a living work of art—full of music, nature, good food, and meaningful connection.”
After dinner and dancing to big band and swing music, the newlyweds closed out the evening by hosting a backyard-inspired after-party at Moby’s, complete with string lights, fire pits, music, and a sparkling disco ball. There, the bride changed into her last look of the weekend—a custom metallic dress also by One/Of inspired by Michelle Pfeiffer’s look from Scarface. “Huge thanks to Patricia and the One/Of team for bringing my vision to reality—I’m still obsessing over this dress!” Bernadette says. “We really leaned into the disco vibe of the ’70s and ’80s.”
The late-night energy captured the spirit of laid-back Hamptons fun with a festive twist—part garden party, part dance floor under the stars. “It was a celebration built on love, intention, and joy,” Bernadette adds. “And we’ll carry that feeling with us always.”
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Photo: Twah Dougherty1/95Something blue. Our wedding invitations with callouts to vintage florals that harked back to the classic era that we wanted to recreate.
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Photo: Twah Dougherty2/95With its delicate floral appliqué, my dress for the first night was right at home alongside the flowers in my mother’s garden.
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