Shelley & Portugal are wife-and-husband documentary wedding photographers serving Kentucky and beyond.

WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY WITH A PULSE

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shelley and portugal are WIFE-AND-HUSBAND WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS DOCUMENTING REAL, LIVE LOVE IN KENTUCKY and BEYOND

YOUR WEDDING PHOTOS DON'T HAVE TO LOOK LIKE EVERYONE ELSE'S

Our couples don't give a damn about following the rules and copying what everyone else is doing. That's why they happily give us permission to unapologetically document their wedding celebration the only way we know how: by capturing the day that was lived, not a version that was staged.

We achieve this by arriving to your wedding as friends, slipping seamlessly into the natural flow & dynamic of the day, and documenting it all from the inside out. No shot lists, no pressure to keep every hair in place... just real, perfectly imperfect moments unfolding right before our cameras.

YOUR EXPERIENCE
OVER 
EVERYTHING ELSE

your experience

> over everything else

what makes us different

PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO GET IT

We always joke that we feel like the black sheep of the wedding industry, and that isn't a bad thing at all. We've stepped away from trend-driven, performative wedding culture, and instead collaborate closely with our couples to create photographs that are personal, honest, and timeless.

They are freaking rockstars at what they do... capturing all the moments we didn't know we needed

—  CHELSEA, 2019 BRIDE