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.
