Rabbi Thomas Solomon officiated a traditional Jewish wedding that paid homage to the iconic surroundings of Hotel du Cap. “It was very important to Elliot’s family and to me, now that I’ve converted, that it be a traditional Jewish ceremony,” Sofia says. “Legally we had to get married in the States beforehand, so right before [we left for France], we got married at home with just our parents. We read our vows then because we felt it was very personal, something for just our families to hear and experience in the privacy of our home.”
Afterward, guests gathered for cocktails, dinner, and speeches, with the bride’s sister Nicole emceeing the entire evening. “It was hysterical,” Sofia says. “It was filled with comedy. My dad, Elliot’s dad, and Elliot’s best friend, Jack, gave incredible speeches. It was very sweet—truly unbelievable!”
Following dinner, Sofia changed into a fun, flirty Claudia Schiffer–inspired Chanel look. “We re-created the Claudia Schiffer corset dress from the early ’90s,” she explains. “Then I was ready to dance until the sun rose with my loved ones.” With that in mind, the father of the bride performed two of his daughter’s favorite songs at the wedding. “My favorites have always been ‘Hello’ and ‘Step on You,’” Sofia says. “I always said it would be a dream to do our first dance to ‘Step on You’—‘Hello’ was a surprise, and the whole room was singing along.”
The after-party, which had a nightclub-inspired vibe, featured a performance from Good Charlotte, who both Sofia and Elliot grew up listening to. “I did, obviously, because they’re family,” she notes, referring to Nicole’s husband, the band’s lead vocalist Joel Madden. “Elliot was such a big Good Charlotte fan when he was a kid, and Joel and Elliot have become like brothers. Anyway, they haven’t performed in, like, five years, and they brought their band out from Nashville and LA, and it was one of the most fun nights of my life. They are true rock stars. Between my dad and Good Charlotte, it was unbelievable. And most importantly, it really felt like family, which is exactly how we wanted the wedding to feel.”
Family and friends danced until 3 a.m., before the newlyweds—along with their bridesmaids and groomsmen—ended up back in the same villa where it had all started earlier that day. “We recapped the night and ordered big bowls of pasta along with every French food you could imagine,” Sofia says. “We just sat around recapping until the morning. It was great!” For Sofia, it served as the ultimate reflection of how she approached the celebration as a whole. “One piece of advice I received that I have carried throughout the wedding weekend was to look around and really take in all the love around us—because it is so rare and so special to have all of your loved ones in one place.”
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