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welcome to the ericamay blog!

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.

Category Archives: about erica

Happy Birthday to my mom!

I’m incredibly blessed to have my mom for a mom. It’s a rare gift that not everyone can claim as their own, and today, I just want to write a little note to my mom and share with all of you how special she is. It’s hard to form words about a woman you’ve known...

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Petey’s favorite spot.

Petey is a winter dog… or at least, has a winter birthday like me. He doesn’t really enjoy being cooped up inside all the time, though, and misses his walks with birds chirping and sun shining (I think so, anyway). What he DOES enjoy about the winter, though, is a little spot in our living...

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It’s my party and I’ll eat cupcakes if I want to.

Today is my birthday. And I love birthdays. My poor husband married a girl who loves her birthday. The good news is that because my birthday is less than a week before Valentine’s Day, I don’t really care all that much about Valentine’s Day. No pressure on the 14th. Just on the 8th. When I...

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One more fun little post from North Carolina

I promise I’m still here! The holidays have been busy, as I’m sure they were for most of you! I’ve had some time off of busy shooting, which has been a great refresher for me, looking forward to 2011. I have all sorts of fun posts planned, including answering the Q&A we did during the...

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Merry Christmas!

Wishing you all a very special and happy Christmas! I hope you all take the time to love the people around you, celebrate life, and eat good food that makes your heart and tummy happy. And if you have a dog, cuddle him or her and pass along a hello from Petey.

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What Christmas looks like at my house.

I love giving gifts, decorating, baking cookies, heartwarming movies, and spending time with family and friends. So I love the holidays, especially Christmas. Maybe it’s just me, but this year I feel like Christmas just came out of nowhere and caught me by surprise. With a really busy spring, summer, and fall the time just...

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Cans for Comments Results!

You all have been AMAZING to help me in the Cans for Comments drive here on the blog. I have so enjoyed reading your little notes on the posts in the past two weeks, and I’m super excited to share with you that we beat last year’s record! This year, you helped me raise a...

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ericamay 101!

I’ve been meaning to publish this post all week, and the days have just gone so fast. I’ve been busy planning Christmas craft projects that I hope I’ll have time to complete (and share on the blog!). Your comments for the Cans for Comments drive have been amazing — thank you SO much for being...

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Film shots of North Carolina

When we took our trip to North Carolina, I also took along a new little friend of mine, a light blue Diana F+ camera, which was an awesome gift from awesome friends. I’ve been having a lot of fun playing with the medium-format film camera, which is totally manual and bears little resemblance to the...

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Sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean

I have more pretty photos for you from my North Carolina trip! I know you’re ready to see more photos of people and their stories and their weddings… but I also love sharing the things I get to do and see, and what frames are captured through my camera. So, continuing the North Carolina series,...

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