Fishman and Nehmad Dodge a Hurricane to Marry in Bridgehampton

Adrienne Fishman and Michael Nehmad were married at the Bridgehampton Tennis and Surf Club on August 10, 2024.The Hamptons met Hawaii at the wedding of Scarsdale’s Adrienne Fishman and Honolulu’s Michael Nehmad on Saturday night August 10 at the Bridgehampton Tennis and Surf Club in Bridgehampton NY.

The couple had planned a three-day celebration, with friends and family travelling from far and wide. But with Hurricane Debby threatening to hit the area that weekend, they spent a tense week beforehand monitoring three weather apps for the hour by hour forecast.

Somehow fortune shone upon them and they ended up with three beautiful days for a rehearsal dinner on the bay, a wedding on the beach and a pool party to cap off the weekend.

The couple had mastered logistical challenges early in their relationship, when the groom was working in San Francisco and the bride was committed to living in New York. They spent a year flying cross country for visits before Michael, who works in strategy at the autonomous car company Zoox, applied to work remotely so that he could join Adrienne in Greenwich Village.

On a trip to Mallorca last summer, Michael proposed and the wedding planning began. Should they get married in Oahu, New York City or Long Island? All plans were vetted and debated. Michael, a graduate of Punahou School (2010), Stanford University and Stanford Business School has friends from all corners of the globe. Adrienne is an Engineering Manager with BuzzFeed and a graduate of Scarsdale High School (2010) and Cornell University. Her friends live closer to home.

Ultimately, Michael’s parents, Deborah and Robert Nehmad flew in from Hawaii to host the wedding with Adrienne’s parents, Glenn and Joanne Fishman of Scarsdale and Watermill. The florist decorated with birds of paradise, protea and orchids to give the party a tropical feel and balmy temperatures and the pounding of the surf added to the Hawaiian vibe.

The ceremony was officiated by the bride’s older brother, Robert Fishman, an SHS grad, who masterfully wove together the history of the two families. Libby Kurzner, age 4 and Emilia Kurzner, age 2, the daughters of Julia Fishman and Jonathan Kurzner, also from Scarsdale, served as flower girls. Julia and Jonathan were married on the same beach seven years before.

The couple are honeymooning in Spain and Italy and will return to live and work in New York in September.

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