“They had so much fun dancing to reggae,” recalls Ochs. Kopko’s brother and best man and Ochs’s maid of honor made speeches during dinner before the couple danced to “Take Care” by Drake and Rihanna and guests joined in on the dance floor. “We were not big on the idea of having a cake, but to go along with the tradition in Jamaica, we felt it was appropriate to have the flavor be a light fruit rum cake, which was made by Selena Wong.” As for the cake, Ochs and Kopko stayed with the Jamaican theme. For dinner, the couple settled on family style: “We wanted everything to feel really intimate, so for seating we just had two long tables and served traditional Jamaican food.” The fare included dishes like coconut curried lobster, blackened pork loin with a pineapple ginger glaze, and pan-seared snapper filet with passion fruit beurre blanc. The ceremony was short and sweet, and guests gathered afterward on the villa’s lower lawn for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres that included bites like salt fish spring rolls and pepper-poached shrimp. “We were married on a floating deck in the middle of the swimming pool overlooking the Caribbean Sea,” Ochs says. The ceremony was held poolside on the upper level of the Flower Hill villa. To top everything off, Ochs carried a bridal bouquet with blush pink peonies, poppy flowers with purple centers, and light pink astilbes. The bride completed her look with embellished Christian Louboutin heels. “It was an exciting challenge and a welcomed departure from what we normally do.” Other members of her loyal team were also on hand for the pre-ceremony primping process-Ochs called on Bobbie Yanoupeth and Michael Anthony, who create the hair and makeup looks, respectively, for the label’s pre-collections.
“Our team at Cushnie et Ochs custom-made my gown,” says Ochs. As Ochs says, “We kept it all in the family, and we knew we were in the right hands.”Ĭushnie also served as maid of honor and, naturally, played a part in the creation of Ochs’s beaded halter wedding dress. “We chose Flower Hill by using a service for luxury villa rentals, which helped us navigate everything that was available and narrow it down.” Ochs and Kopko eventually hired a planner, Melanie Miller, whom Ochs was introduced to by her friend and business partner, Carly Cushnie. “We didn’t have time to actually visit the venue because planning the wedding and I was designing a collection for the coming fashion season,” says Ochs.
“The only time our families are really all together is during Fashion Week in New York for the Cushnie et Ochs show, so we wanted the wedding to feel different and special for them.” Even before they met, the couple really loved visiting Jamaica, so it was there that they decided to get married, specifically at the Flower Hill villa at Spring Farm in Montego Bay. “It was important for us to have it feel like a mini vacation,” Ochs notes. The wedding date was soon set for July 2015. I didn’t notice that Matt had started to untie his shoe, and it took the gasping tourists for me to turn around and see my future husband, down on one knee.” After several moments of shock, Ochs finally said yes, and they retreated to the Campbell Apartment for a special private lunch celebration. We met near the clock in that famed atrium, and as usual, I was very hungry, so I pushed off in the direction that I presumed we were going. “I noticed he was nervous, but as a lawyer, he often is, so I thought little of it. Matt coaxes me to Grand Central station once more, with false promises of a new lobster joint he wanted to try out,” she recalls. Part of my wedding glow was thanks to makeup artist Michael Anthony, whom I also work with. The amazing stylist Bobbie Yanoupeth, who does the hair for all of the Cushnie et Ochs pre-collections, knew exactly what I wanted for my wedding in Jamaica.
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