Hannah & Joshua in Colchester, CT

After Josh Close found the perfect engagement ring at an antique show, he asked girlfriend Hannah Liverant’s father for his blessing, and the two kept the secret for months. On a getaway to Martha’s Vineyard, Josh dropped to one knee. “All I could say was, ‘Is this really happening?’” Hannah says. “And, of course, ‘Yes!’” The Bride Hannah Liverant, 25, Middle school art teacher The Groom Joshua Close, 25, Medicinal chemist The Date July 3 The theme of Hannah and Josh’s summer wedding was inspired by Hannah’s artistic nature. “I thought the perfect representation of Josh and I would be colors that -- in their differences -- compliment each other,” Hannah explains. The couple chose a palette of blue-violet and yellow-orange, along with other shades of blue and orange. Hannah also took a design cue from the orange day lilies that were blooming in her parent’s garden right around their wedding date.