This is one of my favorite cape cod wedding nighttime beach photo graphs. It was taken in early summer at the Chequessett Yacht and Country club, in Wellfleet MA. Wellfleet is a beautiful little town almost all the way out on the cape, with beaches that are less crowded and views that are amazing. I have been photographing at this location for almost 10 years now and every time is enjoyable! This couple was from out of town and planned their wedding with me entirely over the phone. They were laid back and so much fun to work with! Their wedding party was made of very close friends all of whom were a blast. This image was taken at the end of the evening, while the reception was winding down. The boat house at the Chequessett Yacht Club is an actual working boathouse, so it is right on the beach. We wandered out just far enough to get this image without getting our toes too sandy! I used a light placed behind the couple and one off-camera to the right to illuminate their faces. I asked them to stand close together and loved that they were so comfortable in this pose. The long exposure of the image enhanced the colors of the sky, bringing out the blue. Believe it or not that is not a filter of post-processing effect! The little circles that make this image look so romantic are bugs. Yup, BUGS! Little sand flies and whatnot that were flying around and they were just small enough that the light caught them and made them glow. There’s nothing like using your environment to your advantage as a photographer! Image taken with a Nikon D800, ISO 6400, aperture 2.0, 1/15 sec with two off-camera lights. They loved this image and I hope you do too!