Vanessa & Vinny in Washington, DC

Vanessa and Vinny wanted a wedding that was unconventional and romantic at the same time, and a punchy palette provided the jumping-off point. The resulting combo of citrus and mango orange, lime green, bright blue, and passion-fruit purple gave their wedding the feel of a tropical paradise. A butterfly motif helped to tie it all together. The Bride Vanessa Adams The Groom Vincent (Vinny) Badolato The Date July 10 It wasn't a good day. Vanessa, 25, had just been 'asked to quit' the worst job imaginable, she says, and headed home feeling blue. She canceled the plans she'd made with her friends for that night, but her boyfriend, Vincent Badolato, 26, still wanted to go out. He took her to dinner, then suggested a walk around the monuments. By the tidal basin at the FDR Memorial, Vinny says he fumbled my way through some sort of proposal, but Vanessa says, It was so cute. We aren't the most traditional people, but he still did the whole getting-down-on-one-knee thing.