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

Weddings

TN RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL WEDDING | JESSICA AND COLTON

June 28, 2025

I’ve known Jessica and her family for over 10 years, and she has always been that girl— total Scorpio woman with incredible style! She and Colton have been building a life together in Nashville these last few years, and honestly, I’ve viewed Colton as part of Jessica’s family from the very beginning.

When they got engaged (and I photographed the surprise proposal 🥲), I knew their wedding would be something special. But when they told me it was happening at the Tennessee Renaissance Festival Fairgrounds, I completely flipped out!

Their day was effortlessly beautiful, with surprisingly perfect weather in the middle of a June heatwave. As Jessica said that morning, the ancestors were definitely looking out for them.

We feel so honored to have documented so many memories for Jessica and her family over the years — but this wedding truly takes the cake 🥲

Enjoy some of our favorite images from this fairy-tale day!

Photography Shelley + Portugal (that’s us!) | Event Manager Devon Russell with Williamson Co. Parks & Rec | Venue Tennessee Renaissance Festival Fairegrounds | Makeup Kate Waters | Hair Ivy & June Beauty

Want to see more of this beautiful couple? Click to see their East Nashville Engagement Photos!

Shelley & Portugal | Documentary Wedding Photography at Renaissance Festival in Nashville, TN

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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.