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Hi! I'm Erica May Short, and I'm so excited you're here. This blog will show you my current work with a few fun personal things mixed in to help you get to know me better. I am a wedding and portrait photographer in Kansas City, and I love my job. I am so blessed to be a part of so many stories. I care more about people than pictures, because it's your story that provides photo-worthy moments.

Besides photography, I love my husband Jeff, our miniature schnauzer Petey, movie theater candy, and the color green. You can visit my main portfolio website at www.ericamay.com!


All of the fun photos in the blog header are of Jeff and I recently -- taken by our amazingly talented friends Jeremy and Ashley of www.wearetheparsons.com! We have them to thank for capturing us exactly how we are.

Monthly Archives: February 2010

Aimee and Jeff’s Video… by Jeff!

Jeff once again created a fantastic video — this time from the shoot last weekend with Aimee and Jeff (the other Jeff) in the West Bottoms district of Kansas City! I love how this turned out and how he captured so many details of the preparations, getting ready, and the shoot itself… including the gorgeous...

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Yelapa, Mexico Destination Wedding Video: Kendra and Fernando

I love the way photography and videography can interact — I love how photography freezes a little second in time, and how videography captures the surrounding motion, movement, and reactions. They’re so different, but both seek to do the same thing — preserve time. When we were in Yelapa, Mexico at the beginning of January...

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Behind-the-Scenes: Kansas City Make-up Artist

This past weekend at our model shoot, we were lucky enough to have the incredibly talented Colleen Quinn Nosbish designing the hair and make-up for Aimee. Colleen did such an awesome job — I wish she’d come help me get ready every day. Seriously, though, if you’re looking for a great make-up and hair stylist...

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Aimee and Jeff: Kansas City Bridal Session

Several weeks ago I put out a “casting call” for a fun couple who wanted to participate in a shoot with a group of photographers… Aimee and Jeff were chosen, and they were fantastic. We planned all sorts of fun details for the session, and they got really into the planning with me, which was...

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Dallas and Megan’s Engagement VIDEO!

You might remember Dallas and Megan’s engagement session in Kansas City from a few weeks ago. What you didn’t know from the engagement photos is that Jeff was also there, shooting an engagement video for Dallas and Megan! This was Jeff’s first engagement-themed video (and one of his very first video projects), and I love...

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1-year-old Boxer Puppy, Hagan: Kansas City Pet Photography

We finally got to meet Hagan, the new Boxer puppy who belongs to Jeff’s parents. Hagan is just about a year old, and is such a sweet (and powerful) little (big) guy! Petey was kind of scared of him, but poor Hagan just wanted to play. He just doesn’t know how strong he is yet!...

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Kansas City Newborn Photographer: Blake’s Newborn Session

I finally got to meet little Blake… I had to wait a whole 20 days or something. He is so sweet and did so well during his newborn session at home. Like I’ve mentioned before, doing baby photos at home is awesome because not only are we close by changes of clothes/diapers/etc., but we also...

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Happy Day of Love.

I’m so thankful every day for my sweet, kind, funny husband. I’m so blessed to call him my husband — he encourages me and makes me laugh every day. Life is wonderful. I thought I’d share a few images here of Jeff and I taken by our sweet, sweet friends Jon and Emily of Beaty...

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The Knot Best of Weddings 2010!

Wow! What a fun time for great news. I am super excited that real brides voted for ericamay photography as one of the “Best of Weddings” winners for photography on The Knot! I know a lot of you use The Knot as a wedding planning tool — and I used it when I was planning...

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WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Award!

I am so excited that real brides voted me as one of their top choices for wedding photographers! WeddingWire is a great wedding planning resource for brides-to-be — they connect you with fun ideas, other brides, vendors, and all sorts of resources for your big day! The brides on WeddingWire voted ericamay photography for their...

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