Inside Kevin McEnroe and Fern Cozine’s Calistoga Ranch Wedding, Where the Couple Wed Underneath a 100-Year-Old Walnut Tree
Fern Cozine admits that she and Kevin McEnroe didn’t have a movie-worthy meet-cute—it was during COVID, and they matched on a dating app. However, their first date at a Lower East Side restaurant did feel like something out of a rom-com: Midway through their conversation, A$AP Rocky and Rihanna walked in and sat at the table behind them. “It was thrilling to say the least. I think they sprinkled some of their magic on us,” Fern says, laughing. Then, later in the meal, Kevin tried to kiss her—but a waiter dropped an entire tray of glasses, leading to a spectacular (and very distracting) commotion. “It felt cosmically romantic, almost as if an editor might say this is a bit too much,” Kevin says. Yet despite the shattered glass, Fern and Kevin leaned in.
In November 2023, Kevin, a writer, proposed to Fern, an actor, while on a hike near Kingston, New York. She knew it was coming and calls Kevin the “literally the worst liar.” For weeks, Kevin had obsessively checked the weather for this specific day, and when Fern inquired why, he was unconvincingly vague. Then, during the hike, he kept frantically checking his pockets. “It didn’t take a spy to piece it together,” adds Fern. When they got back to their hotel room, they noticed a record player in the corner. It had only one record: The Carpenters. They put it on and “We’ve Only Just Begun” started to play. Together, they slowly danced.
On June 14, 2025, the two wed at a ranch in Calistoga, California, just 20 minutes from Fern’s childhood home. The early summer date was idyllic—Napa Valley is known for its spectacular June weather—and also practical: Kevin’s father is legendary tennis player John McEnroe, and needed a weekend that didn t interfere with the French Open, Wimbledon, or the U.S. Open.
“We both have huge families, so just choosing a date that worked for everyone felt like a herculean feat,” says Fern. They asked Alyssa Aguirre, a family friend who works for Seven Oh Seven Events, to help plan their affair.
Their wedding weekend began on Friday with a pizza-night welcome dinner. Local company Gabacool Provisions served pies named after Sopranos characters, while Fern’s mother made a giant salad from the vegetables grown in her father’s garden.
The next morning, while Kevin played an intense tennis match with his dad, uncles, and brothers at Francis House in Calistoga—“competitive is fun,” Kevin says, laughing—Fern got ready for her wedding day.
Months earlier, she’d seen Cinq’s bridal fashion show at Hotel Chelsea. “I was in love with their style and vibe,” she says. “All their dresses looked like they had provenance, timelessness, and ethereal whimsy. They cared about the story they were telling with their dresses and it felt like they were creating heirlooms. I wanted my grandchildren to one day look at my wedding photos and have no idea what time period I got married in.” Her best friend introduced her to Macye and Madelyn Wysner, respectively the creative director and CFO of the brand. Together, they crafted a custom, vintage-inspired dress along with a hooded veil. She accessorized with a 1960s gold Omega watch from her grandmother, her marquise engagement ring, as well as flower-shaped gold and diamond earrings that Kevin’s father and stepmother Patty Smyth gifted her the night before the wedding.
That afternoon, Fern walked arm-and-arm with her father while an acoustic rendition of “Take Care” by Beach House played to marry Kevin under a 100-year-old walnut tree. The couple recited their own vows.
“I felt like the luckiest guy alive,” Kevin says. “I was marrying the woman of my dreams—and I’d never seen her look more beautiful. My mother, father, and stepmother were all there, together and in harmony, which hadn’t been the case in many years. Both Fern and I come from big, sometimes scattered families, but that day everyone came together. It felt like a miracle, realizing that it wasn’t about us, or them. It was about everyone.”
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