Pastel Florals, Golden Arches & a Dance-Filled Night at This Menorca Quarry Wedding

Natasha and Josh’s Menorca wedding was a masterclass in turning a destination celebration into a fully realized visual world. Designed with La Federica, the weekend balanced raw Mediterranean architecture with highly considered details: sculptural installations, cascading fabric, projections across ancient stone, candlelight, rose petals, and a custom DJ booth that became part of the scenery. Natasha’s wardrobe followed the same instinct for contrast, moving from vintage Chanel and Christian Dior to a custom taupe-ivory ceremony dress with a sculptural corset and asymmetrical train, before transforming into increasingly playful evening looks. Captured by Días De Vino Y Rosas, with Maria Mikhail documenting content moments, the celebration feels intimate, fashion-forward, and completely personal. 

Our Love Story

The Day We Met

We met on January 24, 2023, at Tower Bar. Josh had seen me on Hinge and thought I was cute, so he found me on Instagram and noticed that his best friend was a mutual friend of mine. He asked her about me and found out that I was actually her second cousin. She insisted we’d be an amazing match, and he instantly messaged me on Instagram, asking me on a date to Tower Bar that week.

The Proposal

Josh proposed on June 3, 2025, at Tower Bar. We had started a tradition called “Tower Tuesdays,” where we’d drive separately and meet each other at Tower Bar for a date, somewhat reenacting our first date. Little did I know, this was all part of his long game to propose months later. So, on what I thought was a regular Tower Tuesday, I went to meet him for our date but was instead taken up to a private hotel room, where he had a violinist playing all of my favorite songs. I played violin as a child and have always loved the instrument, so it was such a thoughtful detail. He proposed with a speech that I, unfortunately, cannot remember one word of! Afterward, we had an intimate dinner where we ordered all of our Tower Bar favorites, and I asked him a million and one questions about how he pulled everything off. We ended the night in matching pajamas he had gotten for us. The man thinks of everything!

The Engagement Ring

I’m an extremely particular person when it comes to everything, but especially fashion, design, and anything related to the two. Somehow, though, I had never been someone who knew exactly what kind of engagement ring I wanted. Josh’s proposal wasn’t something I thought about too much either, so I never dropped any big hints about a ring. Josh has this theory that a man shouldn’t propose unless he knows exactly what his partner would want without her having to tell him. I thought this was crazy, but he may have proven his theory right! He knew I wanted something chunkier, as I’ve never been a dainty person or a minimalist, but other than that, he completely took the reins. He proposed with an antique cushion-cut diamond because I work, eat, sleep, and breathe vintage. He set it on a thick gold band made from two separate bands molded together to represent the two of us becoming one, with our birthstones hidden on the inside.

Our Wedding

The Vision

Josh invited me to a destination wedding with him in Africa only four dates after our first date, so when it was our turn to get married, there was really no question that it would be a destination wedding. We wanted to give our guests the same experience we had together—bringing everyone somewhere they may have never visited otherwise and getting to experience a new place together. We also knew from the beginning that we wanted to host multiple events, with each one feeling completely different from the last and taking place in really unique venues. We wanted the entire week to feel like an experience rather than just one wedding day.

Our Team of Vendors

This may have been the hardest part of wedding planning. We felt like we were putting together the Avengers and took building our team very seriously! We ended up with the most incredible group of people to help execute our vision, starting with our planners, La Federica, who truly became our best friends throughout the process and somehow managed to bring all of our crazy ideas to life. They pulled off coordinating a wedding in the middle of a quarry, which I’m convinced is harder than climbing Mount Everest, and somehow made the entire thing feel seamless. Cecilia of Dias de Vino y Rosas was so accommodating to my personal style and vision for the photography and really understood how I wanted the weekend to be captured. Our content creator, Maria Mikhail, was by my side every second of the wedding and was such a calming presence to have around me, on top of being insanely talented.

Our videographers, Due Ragazzi, integrated themselves into every event so seamlessly that, by the end of the weekend, they basically felt like guests. It also didn’t hurt that they were so attractive that they somehow ended up being mentioned in multiple speeches! My hairstylist, Roselin Southivong, was with me for every single event and even went out of her way before the wedding to help me nail down every hairstyle so that each one was exactly how I envisioned it. My makeup artist, Rebecca Spendlove, somehow knew exactly what I wanted without me having to give her much direction at all. She just understood the assignment, and I genuinely have never felt prettier in my life. And finally, DJ Fado—not only does he play the best music, but he has the vocals to back it up. Him breaking out into live vocals during his set was such an insane surprise for our guests and made the night that much more unforgettable.

The Location

We visited a ton of places in our search for our wedding destination. We always knew we wanted to get married in a quarry, so we specifically visited destinations where that was possible. But the second we landed in Menorca, we felt the magic and knew it was the place. We spent the entire week scouting locations all over the island, and this particular quarry stood out from every single one we had seen. We ultimately chose three venues that each showed a completely different side of Menorca. We started with our welcome party at Cova d’en Xoroi, a nightclub built into a cliffside cave overlooking the Mediterranean, where we somehow convinced our guests to party from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. We continued the weekend at a Menorcan villa, where we hosted our pool party followed by our rehearsal dinner and its beautiful tablescape. And finally, we got married at Sa Moleta, in the middle of the marés stone quarry we had come all the way to Menorca for.

The Ceremony

We held our ceremony in the middle of a marés stone quarry beneath a very nontraditional chuppah. Rather than a traditional structure, it was made up of connected arches that scaled through the quarry and felt more like a sculpture built into the landscape. My cousin, comedian Dan Ahdoot, officiated our wedding. He’s my best friend and has very quickly become one of Josh’s too, so there was really no one else we could imagine marrying us.

Before the wedding, Dan secretly asked every member of our families to send him a piece of marriage advice to read during the ceremony. Some were incredibly heartfelt, and others were absolutely hilarious. We exchanged our own vows and rings, incorporated Jewish traditions, including breaking the glass, and both cried our way through the vows. Having a comedian who also happens to be one of the people closest to us officiate made for the perfect combination of laughter and tears, which was exactly what we wanted the ceremony to feel like.

The Cocktail Hour

The cocktail hour was held inside the quarry, and we really wanted the moment guests entered to feel like, “Where the hell are we?” in the best possible way. Our DJ was playing this insane, almost otherworldly music that completely transformed the space and made the quarry feel magical. We handpicked traditional Menorcan finger foods and had them laid out almost like pieces of art rather than a traditional cocktail-hour spread, with drinks flowing throughout. It was really the first moment our guests got to fully step inside the world we had created for the night.

The Reception

Once it got dark, the quarry completely transformed. The entire space became candlelit, with projections washing over the stone walls and turning it into this surreal, almost otherworldly world. For the dance floor, we worked with our planners to create an art installation made from layers of cascading fabric, with lines from our vows projected across them, so we were literally able to dance within our vows. We also created a custom DJ booth that looked like a sculptural brass wave, with light and projections constantly changing the space around us. We also incorporated the Persian tradition of “Gol Berizim,” where everyone gathered around us, dancing to a traditional Persian song and showering us in rose petals. It was such a fun way to bring a piece of our Persian culture into the party. We danced in the middle of it all until 5 a.m., fueled by late-night chicken nuggets and fries, Josh’s favorite food and, obviously, a wedding non-negotiable.

The Special Touches

Over the years, Josh and I have written each other so many love notes, so we wanted to find little ways to incorporate them throughout the weekend. We took scans of the originals, handwriting, imperfections, and all, and printed them onto our cocktail napkins. Josh also had love notes he had written to me etched into several pieces of his clothing throughout the weekend. I loved that these little pieces of our relationship were hidden everywhere, some you noticed immediately and others you had to look a little closer to find.

Our Favorite Moment

Our favorite moment was walking down the aisle. We had a completely phone-free ceremony, and there was something so surreal about being in the middle of this magical quarry and actually seeing every single person’s face as we walked by. No phones in the air, no distractions—just making eye contact with all of the people we love most. It was such a beautiful way to walk into marriage and a feeling I don’t think either of us will ever forget.

Our Style

The Bridal Looks

For the ceremony, after trying on countless dresses that never felt like me, I knew I had to design my own. I wanted something sculptural and a little edgy, yet still romantic and sophisticated. We created a strong corseted, tea-length silhouette in taupe-ivory with an asymmetrical train in a contrasting vintage-inspired fabric and exposed grommets down the back. I paired it with a custom silk-organza veil, vintage taupe embellished Manolo Blahniks, custom pavé pear-drop earrings, and my grandmother’s sapphire and diamond ring as my something blue.

For my second look, I wanted sexy and fun: a custom sculpted feather corset, silk-taffeta miniskirt with a train, and matching cape, paired with vintage Manolo Blahniks and a custom collar necklace with an east-west emerald pendant. For my final look, I changed into a vintage La Perla gown I had originally sourced for my vintage brand years ago. When it arrived and fit me perfectly, I knew I had to save it for my bridal era, even though I wasn’t engaged yet. I paired it with Miu Miu flats and a metallic headpiece that echoed the embellishment and hand-beading on the back of the dress.

The Groom Looks

Josh styled all of his looks himself—something he would very much like people to know, because when your wife is a stylist, apparently no one wants to give you any fashion credit. For Cova, the theme was a sort of bohemian glamour, and Josh loves vintage as much as I do and was definitely born in the wrong era. He found a vintage brown three-piece Levi’s suit on eBay from back when Levi’s made suits and paired it with a funky silk button-up and Hermès crocodile boots. It was iconic. For the pool party, he wore a shirt with frog closures, white trousers, and Bottega Veneta woven mules. For the rehearsal dinner, he wore a cropped brown pinstripe suit with a ribbed T-shirt underneath and Prada loafers.

For the wedding, he knew he wanted something completely untraditional. He found a Jacquemus blazer that he wore with nothing underneath and had custom trousers made to match, paired with Prada loafers and my vintage snakeskin Cartier Tank that he gave me for my 30th birthday earlier that year. He finished the look with a vintage phoenix brooch he had surprised me with, our own little inside ode. For his final look, he changed into vintage Versace trousers and a T-shirt with one of his handwritten love notes to me printed across the back: “I just fucking love you.”

Our Wedding Party

I hate being told what to do when it comes to getting dressed, so I knew I wasn’t going to do that to my bridesmaids. There were no color palettes, matching dresses, or real guidelines. I just wanted everyone to wear something they loved, look amazing, and feel like themselves. I loved that everyone ended up looking completely individual rather than like a traditional bridal party. The groomsmen had the same criteria—no real criteria at all. We wanted everyone to wear what they loved and feel like themselves. Josh did, however, source a different vintage brooch for each of his groomsmen, choosing each one specifically for that person and giving it to them with a message explaining its meaning. It was his way of tying them all together without actually making them match.

Our Advice

For the Planning Process

My biggest advice for the planning process would be to look at it through the lens of how lucky you are to have the opportunity to plan a wedding. Once I changed that narrative in my head, I started feeling excited about every decision rather than stressed or overwhelmed. I kept reminding myself that this was such a special, fleeting period of our lives and that I was planning a wedding to the person I was lucky enough to have found. My other advice is much more practical: get as much done as early as possible and think through all of the tiny details ahead of time. By the time we got to Menorca, I didn’t want to be making decisions. I just wanted to be there and have the best time.

For On The Day

I started my day with breathwork and a face mask outside, taking some time alone to really be present and ground myself before everything began. Josh had also pre-written emails that would arrive in my inbox the morning of every event, so I woke up to an extra-special one from him on the wedding day. I had a filling, yummy breakfast and invited only the people who really filled my soul to get ready with me. I wanted to keep the morning small and intimate, and I made a playlist of all my feel-good music that I wanted to hear that day. I genuinely enjoyed every second and made sure to eat as much as I could throughout the day. I even had a burger and chicken tenders right before putting my wedding dress on, which I highly recommend.

For Post-Wedding

We were very hungover and very exhausted! We spent the day at the hotel with everyone who was still around, eating Menorcan sandwiches and rehashing every detail and favorite moment from the week. It was the perfect low-key ending to everything before we said our goodbyes and headed off on our honeymoon.