While Natasha Socolof was at The Crow’s Nest in Montauk, she met a group of Adam Stoeckel’s friends and ended up back at their house for drinks. In the kitchen, she was finally introduced to Adam and a connection was clear.
After three years together, they were again away from the city, this time for a long weekend getaway in Amenia, New York. “We were staying at a historic hotel called Troutbeck,” Natasha remembers. “Adam said we were doing a private tasting before dinner by a small creek on the property and had the hotel prepare a picnic. When I wasn’t expecting it, he was down on one knee.”
For their wedding, too, they wanted a getaway—this time a little further. “We knew we wanted to get married in a beach destination and for the venue not to be a ballroom or stuffy,” Natasha says. “We had driven to Miami from New York City together and lived there for a month in December 2020, so it was a special place for us as a couple. When we saw the Pérez Art Museum, we thought it provided a great mix of water views with a modern twist.”
“We wanted an elevated black-tie affair. I described my aesthetic to [Over The Moon Top Planner] Jessica Masi of Masi Events as a sunset color palette-meets-a romantic floral garden party,” Natasha shares. Liz Banfield and Over The Moon Top Videographer Current Films captured every special moment of the weekend.
“My vision for attire was chic and timeless with lots of color and fun elements,” Natasha says of her wedding weekend wardrobe. She tapped stylist Tara Maietta to help curate a wedding weekend wardrobe. “I came across her name on a blog; I reached out to her and realized we went to the same high school and graduated a few years apart! She was instrumental in helping design my weekend wardrobe.”
The weekend kicked off with a tropical rehearsal dinner and welcome party on the lawn at W South Beach. “Tara helped source my Carolina Herrera dress for the welcome party, which we accessorized with blue aquamarine earrings by Irene Neuwirth, white Prada platform sandals and a Saint Laurent white blazer that I wore all weekend because it was unseasonably chilly. I also wore an Emm Kuo mother-of-pearl clutch.”
The main event dress, though, Natasha found all on her own. “I bought my wedding dress from Oscar de la Renta shortly after we got engaged,” she says. “It was actually the first dress I saw online.” She and Tara styled it with Gianvito Rossi white silk pumps, diamond cluster earrings borrowed from Verstolo and a tennis bracelet. “For my something blue, I had a handkerchief created from Hibiscus Linens with blue writing in remembrance of my grandparents who passed,” Natasha says. “I borrowed a bracelet from Marlo Laz in the West Village, and worked with OTM on a custom book clutch from Olympia Le-Tan.”
There was one last look: Natasha changed into a party dress from Naeem Khan’s Spring 2024 Bridal collection after the first dance, and Daniela Gozlan restyled her hair from a chic low chignon to a loose wave.
On January 20, 2024, the couple said, “I do,” beneath a vibrant floral chuppah by Parrish Designs. “I am Jewish, and Adam is half Jewish, so we wanted a non-denominational ceremony that incorporated some traditions,” Natasha says. “We wrote our own vows and recited them in front of our 140 guests, and Adam broke a glass in celebration!”
Guests enjoyed an indoor cocktail hour—exploring the art installations around the museum’s Paransky Hall—before heading back out to the portico for a dinner reception. There was an aromatic spicy marg—“Adam and I are both tequila drinkers,” Natasha says—a flatbread bar, Mediterranean salmon and braised short ribs from Constellation. “The wedding cake from Cloud9 Bakery was honey vanilla-flavored and decorated with real flowers,” the bride says. “It sat above a beautiful clear box filled with flowers.”
A 10-piece band, Remix from Tropics Entertainment, had everyone on the dance floor—with just one short interruption. “We had a surprise performance by Brazilian samba dancers and drummers,” Natasha says. “They really involved the crowd and changed the energy and atmosphere for the rest of the party.”
After late-night cookies and Nutella milkshakes, the party wound down—and immediately after, the newlyweds jetted to a minimoon in the British Virgin Islands to officially start their life together.
