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

Weddings

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH WEDDING | SARAH AND DAVID

October 11, 2015

When so many thoughtful, small details, expressions, and moments come together perfectly on their own, it’s like a dream come true for us as photographers.

Neither Sarah nor David seemed stressed or anxious at all on their wedding day. Even during their full Catholic mass, they held hands, whispered, and giggled together. Finding that time to be lost in their own world together while the world carried on around them was the sweetest to witness. And don’t even get me started on the LIGHT in the church! The light coming into St. Joseph’s in Bowling Green is absolutely magical. Even the reception space (the BG Farmer’s Market building) was illuminated perfectly by the golden hour light.

OUR FAVORITE MOMENTS FROM THE DAY:

  • All the dreamy lighting situations throughout the day (it’s everything!!)

  • Watching Sarah & David play with each other’s hands and exchange long looks during mass

  • Sarah dancing with some of her kindergarten students at the reception :’)


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we're shelley AND portugal

Before we were wedding photographers, we were just two kids in love. We met on Instagram and fell in love over FaceTime. A shared interest in roadkill portraiture is what brought us together (it’s a funny story), but what ultimately compelled us to take a chance on long-distance is the fact that we weren’t looking for surface-level. We craved a shared life full of connection, vulnerability, and the kind of love that changes you. Now we bring that same energy to your wedding day to capture the real story, not a performance.