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Hi! I'm Erica May Short, and I'm so excited that you're visiting my photography blog. This blog will show you all of 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 love stories. My photography style is a fun and relaxed documentary style, and I focus more on emotions than posed stuff. :) Besides photography, I love my husband (Jeff), our miniature schnauzer (Petey), and the color green. You can visit my main portfolio website at www.ericamay.com!

Category Archives: business updates

Spring portrait special: fundraiser for a GREAT cause!

It was one of those things that helped shape my path and really made me the person I am today. I know that sounds cheesy, but when you meet your husband at a summer camp, you tend to think about it that way. When I attended the HOBY youth leadership seminar in Kansas...

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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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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...

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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...

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Surprise your sweetheart: Valentine’s Day portrait special!

I’ve never been a big fan of Valentine’s Day. That might sound odd coming from someone who is a little obsessed with people who are in love and everything about being happy and in love and emotional. But here’s the thing — I never understood why we had to have this day where...

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Casting call: fun married couple! :)

I need:

A married couple who is fun, completely in love, and up for a little adventure
A wife who has access to her wedding dress and is willing to wear it again
A husband who can wear something wedding-esque (doesn’t have to be a tux)
A couple who doesn’t mind possible freezing cold temperatures in February
A couple who...

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Vendor Spotlight: Element Creative Studio

I am so blessed to have the coolest friends ever. And it’s even better when my amazing friends are also super talented professionals who can provide my clients with great service and beautiful products. I’m excited to share with you more details about Element Creative Studio, the brainchild of my talented friends Sonya and Lindsey.
I’ve...

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Cans for Comments: Shopping Trip!

Tonight Jeff and I had the best time going shopping for the cans you all helped us raise through Cans for Comments. In case you missed it, starting just before Thanksgiving and ending the first weekend of December, we did a Cans for Comments drive right here on the blog — for every comment readers...

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It’s a good thing I don’t take myself too seriously…

Or I wouldn’t share these photos with you of us shooting.
I came across a little collection of photos of us shooting at a wedding or two this fall. And I thought it might be fun to share them with you! So, here we are “in action.” 
Jeff looks cool when he shoots…
  
I’m not quite...

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Behind-the-scenes Video!

Most of you don’t yet know that Jeff is branching out to provide video services! I’ll have many, many more details about this coming soon. For now, though, we wanted to share with you some fun spur-of-the-moment footage of what a photo shoot looks like with me! This was our very first attempt at taking...

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