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.