Cape Cod Beach Wedding in West Yarmouth, MA on Ocean in September

Ashley and Mike’s Cape Cod beach wedding earlier in September was such an honor to document. This was our second wedding we have photographed for the Kennedys, and it looks like it won’t be our last! ;) The wedding was held at the Point Gammon lighthouse near Ashley’s home on Great Island in West Yarmouth. We couldn’t get enough of all of the loving and emotional moments between this happy bride and groom, as evidenced by the crazy number of photos in this blog post! Huge thanks to the Unique Weddings by Alexis team for helping coordinate this day… with such a unique venue, she made everything easy!

Here are some of our favorite documentary wedding photos from this Cape Cod beach wedding… more of this wedding story is shared below the photos!

Bride and groom on the beach for their Cape Cod wedding.

Great Island mansion on Cape Cod for beach wedding.

Kelly Faetanini dress hanging for Cape Cod wedding.

Bride putting earring on before her Cape Cod wedding.

Bride putting on her Kelly Faetanini dress for her MA wedding.

Michters Bourbon bottles as groomsmen gifts.

Groom laughs while putting tie on before his wedding on Cape Cod.

Funny photo of the groomsmen in the back of a pickup truck on Cape Cod.

First look photo Cape Cod beach wedding.

Couple kissing at woodsy wedding on Yarmouth, Cape Cod.

Great documentary wedding photo of family and friends watching the first look.

Large wedding party poses in the woods before Cape Cod wedding.

Great photo of Juno, the Bouvier des Flandres dog with this wedding party.

Bride with her bridesmaids at this woodsy Cape Cod wedding in MA.

Funny photo of the groom with individual groomsmen at Cape Cod, MA wedding.

Sexy pose of bride and groom before their Cape Cod wedding in W. Yarmouth.

Portraits of the bride and groom on Great Island for Cape Cod wedding.

Beautiful bride with freesia flower in her hair with braid on Cape Cod.

Ethereal portrait of the bride and groom before their beach wedding on Cape Cod.

Beach bride photo on Cape Cod with shell.

Wedding portrait of bride and groom on boardwalk to beach on Cape Cod.

Bride and groom on the beach with the ocean in the background.

Quirky wedding photo of the bride and groom's feet on an old wooden boardwalk on Cape Cod.

Bride and groom kissing on the boardwalk in front of a mansion on Great Island in West Yarmouth, MA.

View from Point Gammon lighthouse on Cape Cod with ocean.

Naked chocolate wedding cake for Cape Cod beach wedding.

Beach glass as escort cards idea for beach wedding on Cape Cod.

Unique idea for a beach wedding guest book buoy.

Adorable flower girls hold hands for Cape Cod wedding.

Documentary wedding photo of bridesmaids on Cape Cod.

Groom seeing bride walk down the aisle at this Cape Cod beach wedding.

Grandmother clapping as bride walks down aisle during Cape Cod wedding.

Beach wedding ceremony in West Yarmouth, MA.

Candid wedding photo of the groom's mother watching the beach ceremony on the Cape.

Point Gammon lighthouse wedding ceremony on the beach on Cape Cod.

Cape Cod lighthouse wedding photography.

Happy bride and groom exit their ceremony at this lighthouse wedding on Cape Cod.

Wedding guests congratulate the bride and groom during Cape Cod wedding.

Point Gammon lighthouse cocktail hour after wedding on Cape Cod.

Guests enjoy raw oysters and shrimp during the outdoor cocktail hour on Cape Cod.

Candid wedding photography of guests during cocktail hour on Cape Cod.

Hipster wedding guests with cafe string lights on Cape Cod.

Bride and groom on the shore for their ocean wedding on Cape Cod.

Fine art wedding photography of bride and groom with birds on Cape Cod.

Artistic wedding photo at twilight of saxophone player.

Romantic reception tent walk with cafe lights to Cape Cod wedding.

Emotional first dance photo on Cape Cod.

Cape Cod dancing photos at reception on Cape Cod.

Candid wedding speech photo on Cape Cod.

Documentary wedding photography during speeches on Cape Cod.

Romantic photo of the bride and groom under cafe lights in Cape Cod reception tent.

Oval cut 3 or 4 carat diamond for Cape Cod wedding.

Funny dancing photo of greek wedding tradition with throwing money.

Documentary wedding dance photos of bride and groom at Cape Cod tented reception.

Wedding guests on the ground during the song shout.

Eastside Mix wedding band performs at Cape Cod wedding in W. Yarmouth.

Greek wedding Zeibekiko dance at Cape Cod.

Funny photos of groom doing the Zeibekiko dance at this Cape Cod greek wedding.

Amazing photo of the groom picking up the bride on the dance floor at the end of their Cape Cod wedding.

Bride and groom hugging in the middle of the dance floor on Cape Cod.

Ashley and Mike’s wedding felt very unique to us for a few reasons. First, Ashley is Greek, and there were some amazing traditional Greek dances during the reception that we have never seen (or even heard of!) before this wedding. The second thing that set this wedding apart for us is that Mike is the younger brother of my best friend Nora, and I’ve known his family for over ten years now. It was such a joyful feeling to be behind the camera, capturing such an emotional and important day for both Mike and Ashley. It also reminded me that what Max and I do as wedding photographers–preserving these fleeting magical moments that tell the story of our couple’s wedding day is an incredible honor that we are so grateful to be able to do!

There were so many great beach wedding ideas from Ashley and Mike’s big day. Some of our favorites included the sea glass escort card table idea, where Ashley used a silver pen to write guest’s names and table numbers on colorful pieces of sea glass set in a shallow wooden tray with sand. The lobster socks by J. McLaughlin that Mike and his groomsmen wore fantastic too.

From the heartfelt speeches to the hilarious Greek dances and traditions, this wedding had us smiling all day while shooting and laughing out loud while editing. I love these people to the moon and back, and I’m already excited to see Ashley at future Kennedy family functions in the coming years! Congratulations to Mike and Ashley… I hope these photos let you re-live the magic of your wedding day again and again until you are 100. :)

Vendors who contributed to this Cape Cod Beach wedding:

Coordination & Planning – Unique Weddings by Alexis

Catering – Capers Catering

Florist – Flou(-e)r

Bride’s dress – Kelly Faetanini

Bride’s shoes – Loeffler Randall

Bridesmaid dresses – Bill Levkoff

Hair & Makeup – Blushing Brides

Groom’s suit and tie – Giorgenti New York

Groomsmen suits – Joseph Abboud

Lobster socks – J. McLaughlin

Wedding rings – I. Gorman Jewelers

Band – Eastside Mix

Reception tent – Party Cape Cod