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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: October 2010

Kim and Alex’s Wedding at Indian Hills Country Club

Fall is a really romantic time of year. The leaves change colors, the temperature becomes a little more chilly, and the golden sun sets earlier. It’s a great time of year for a wedding, and Kim and Alex’s special day was absolutely beautiful. They got married at Indian Hills Country Club (one of my favorite...

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Jordnn and Josh are engaged!

One of my favorite parts about doing what I do is getting to create images that freeze part of someone’s life. It’s even better when I get to photograph someone who I’ve known for a while and whose family has been a part of my life since I was born! I remember when Jordnn was...

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Kansas City Senior Photos in the Crossroads: Katie

Katie loves books. She loves to read, loves learning new things in books, and loves literature in general. She also loves her hipster glasses. And her bright blue Chucks. She wants to go to an east coast school to study English, and we bonded over our love of books. I brought along some of my...

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Kansas City Senior Photos: Rachel

Rachel was so much fun to photograph, because she was having the time of her life during our shoot. She was full of smiles, super energetic, and up for anything. I love photographing happy people, and Rachel was the perfect subject. She’s a talented musician and actress, and will do big things with her positive...

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My Anniversary and Why Marriage is Awesome

Today is our third anniversary. Tomorrow, Jeff and I start year number four of our marriage and living life as a team. Jeff always says that he’s “on my team.” I think about that a lot, actually, how great it is to have someone on your team, encouraging you, cheering for you, assisting when things...

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Almost two years old with a little brother on the way!

The first time I met this family, it was a dreary, rainy day and they were in town visiting relatives from Texas. We did a photo shoot anyway, and captured some adorable photos of their sweet baby girl. Now, they have a little boy on the way in just a few months, and they were...

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Family Portraits in Parkville, Missouri

It is so much fun for me to photograph families more than once as their family grows and changes with time. I photographed this adorable family for the first time before their new little guy, Wade, was even born, but they knew he was on the way! I was so excited to meet Wade and...

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Kansas City Engagement: Kristin and Brad

This adorable engagement session was done on a gorgeous fall evening, starting at the Plaza in Kansas City and ending at a nearby park! Kristin and Brad were awesome, and I love the photos we captured of them together. I am excited for their wedding in April, which I know will be here before we...

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Family Photos at the Overland Park Arboretum

I love family sessions in the fall! The schedule is packed full this fall, which is awesome. If you haven’t noticed, there are sessions hitting the blog like crazy right now! One of those awesome family sessions is this one… with two adorable little boys, two sweet parents, and a beautiful fall morning at the...

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Senior and Family Photos at Shoal Creek Living History Museum

I met up with this awesome family for a combined family and senior photo session for their oldest son! This is one adorable family — how beautiful are they? Their session was fun and the day was gorgeous. Here are a few of my favorites! How incredibly cute are these two parents? Beautiful!

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