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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: May 2011

The sweetest family.

This is our third photo shoot in about a year or so, and every time I get to see this adorable family, I get pretty pumped to have my own family! I LOVE how they interact together, how much fun they all have, how super cute their kids are, and how much laughter happens in...

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The Smith Family

I love it when big groups of family members get together for photos — even when they’re not little any more! This family wanted to have some updated photos of their growing family — including marriages, kids, and babies on the way! Here are some of my favorites from the shoot with the Smiths!

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Kelly and Phillip’s Engagement!

What do you get when you combine two beautiful people, a gorgeous sunny spring evening, a neighborhood built around natural beauty, and a girl with a camera? You get Kelly and Phillip’s awesome engagement session. They were in town visiting family, and asked for an engagement session once they saw the gorgeous area where Phillip’s...

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Baby James!

5-month-old baby James is adorable. Seriously adorable, with his huge blue eyes, long eyelashes, cute hair, and big grin. We spent an hour photographing James and his awesome parents in their home, and came away with some of my favorite baby photos in a long time! You’ll see why… because James is the sweetest. He’s...

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Amber and Nathan’s wedding in the Ozarks!

Amber and Nathan’s wedding in Branson, Missouri, was on a cloudy April day. They got married at the Kanakuk Chapel in the woods of the Ozarks, and the setting was lovely. The green wooded areas made me happy, and guests all enjoyed the path through the woods to get to the church. I loved that...

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Lori and Brian’s springtime engagement session

Lori and Brian are awesome. They love each other, they know how to have fun, and they are really great to photograph. Add in a gorgeous springtime evening at a park that recently turned green, and I’m a happy photographer! Here are some of my favorites… the first one is one of my all time...

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