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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.

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Lisa and her sisters!

It’s the best thing to spend time with people who are so full of life. Like Lisa, who never stopped smiling during our whole shoot, who laughed a lot, and who was just a joy to photograph. People who are so full of life, like Lisa and her two sisters, Sarah and Emily — who...

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Kayley and Cody are engaged!

Remember that adorable red-headed baby boy from a few posts ago? Well, the whole family is pretty awesome. Meet Aiden’s aunt Kayley. She just got engaged to (her now-fiancee) Cody, and I was so excited to take their photos! Kayley and I have both volunteered with HOBY, an amazing youth leadership program, for years and...

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Special canvas sale — just in time for Christmas! :)

Get excited! This is the first time I’ve ever offered a canvas sale like this, and it’s just in time for early Christmas shopping! The details: Who: YOU! This is open to pretty much every shoot from the last few years — if you just never got around to ordering photos for your home, now...

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Aiden is almost a year old!

Who has bright red hair, the biggest smile, the happiest disposition, chubby little cheeks, and super cool parents? Aiden does. And I got to take his photos just about two weeks before he turned one. It’s always great to see this family, and this time was no exception. It’s one of my favorite shoots of...

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Blake, Nigel, and their parents. :)

I got to take photos of our good friends last week, which is always a lot of fun for me. Our friends have the cutest kids, and it’s so fun to be able to capture their family life at different stages. Sometimes we have to be really creative to make taking photos a game when...

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Chicago portrait special: this Sunday only!

Hi, friends! It looks like we’re going to be in Chicago this weekend! I LOVE that city, and the awesome people who live there, and would love to be able to take some photos of families or couples or anyone else who would love some fun pre-holiday photos in the windy city. I’m even offering...

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Bikes and palm trees by the Newport Beach Pier

We stopped in Newport Beach on our drive down Highway 1, to pay homage to one of our favorite TV shows, The O.C. (Don’t judge! It totally has redeeming value!). It was an unusually cloudy day in Southern California, but the rain let up and the clouds parted a little bit as we walking on...

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Los Angeles Sunset

This is what our view was like on Mullholland Drive in Los Angeles, right as the sun set on Saturday night. I love it when the sky turns pink.  

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We’re on the West Coast!

We are on a little West Coast tour. We’re currently in San Diego, working on a huge project that we can’t wait to share once it’s ready to go. We originally had plans to attend a conference, but decided to turn a few days of our trip into a “work retreat” to get away from...

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I love photographing fun families!

I’ve had some super fun family sessions this fall. I love photographing families, especially families who let kids be kids. I had so much fun with this family of three, and we laughed a LOT as we explored the park together! 4-year-olds are at such a fun age, where photos can really capture their personalities....

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