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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.

Category Archives: business updates

The Don’t Give Up Project

How do I even begin to explain something like The Don’t Give Up Project? How do I tell you, in words or in pictures, about the hearts of the people who attended? How do I show you how much fun this retreat in the mountains is, while also conveying how inspiring it is? Jeff and...

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Thanks, brides! :)

For the second year in a row, brides voted ericamay as one of the top wedding vendors! Wedding Wire conducts surveys and reviews of more than 750,000 newlywed couples — and those real brides and grooms helped name ericamay a winner of the Bride’s Choice award for 2011! I’m honored to do what I do,...

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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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Cans for Comments is back!

For the third year in a row, Cans for Comments has come to the ericamay blog! I love doing this, and you’ll love being a part of it. If you’ve been around for a while, you know what this is, and if you’re new here, let me fill you in: Cans for Comments is a...

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Life is a Roller Coaster!

One of the fun things about life are the ups-and-downs. A day after the big “up” of an awesome vacation with my best friend, came a “down” — getting my car broken into on a photo shoot and my purse stolen! It’s one of those things that you just never expect to happen to you....

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I need a model or two — short notice!

Hey there, readers of my little blog! I’m doing a private photo mentoring lesson on Monday afternoon, and we need some people to model for us! I’d prefer to have a couple, but an individual girl would work great, too! This would be a teaching time, so you have to be okay with me teaching...

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Fall Family Portrait Sessions!

Wow… where does the time go? It’s already the end of August, and the fall calendar is filling up very quickly. If you’d like to schedule a family portrait session for this fall (September, October, or November), now is the time! Don’t miss out on reserving your date during the time of the fall that...

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Lidia’s Kansas City Wedding Show

Jeff and I were honored to be invited to participate in the first-ever wedding event at Lidia’s in Kansas City. Lidia’s is located in the Crossroads (one of my favorite areas of the city!) and has this great Loft upstairs that is perfect for rehearsal dinners, wedding showers, or small receptions. They serve amazing food...

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Sunrise Shoot at the Don’t Give Up Project

As part of the Don’t Give Up Project in Colorado, we all woke up at 5 a.m. to prepare for a sunrise photo shoot. It was worth the early wake-up call. The Parsons coordinated with one of their awesome couples, Dave and Jessi, to model for us along with their amazing cooking skills (they were...

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Don’t Give Up Project

It’s hard to really explain the incredible experience of the Don’t Give Up Project, a photography workshop hosted by The Parsons. It was an awesome thing to do in the middle of the busy season, and refocus on why I love doing what I do, and how I can serve and love my clients well....

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