Kathleen and Casey: A Blue Wedding in Bay Head, NJ

For some couples, wedding style is determined by a season or a symbol, but for Kathleen Murray and Casey Harris, it began with a color: blue. The BrideKathleen Murray, 28, senior editor at The Knot The GroomCasey Harris, 27, high school biology teacher The DateJuly 23 The inspiration was Kathleen's engagement ring -- a vintage sapphire design that had belonged to Casey's grandmother. The blooms (hydrangeas) and the setting (the New Jersey seaside) helped set the palette, while vivid greens (the groom's pick) filled in the blanks. Using their signature hues, Kathleen and Casey created a look that was timelessly elegant -- not a shorts and flip-flops sort of affair -- but still laid-back and beachy enough to feel right on a late July weekend.