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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: weddings

Aimee and Jeff’s Video… by Jeff!

Jeff once again created a fantastic video — this time from the shoot last weekend with Aimee and Jeff (the other Jeff) in the West Bottoms district of Kansas City! I love how this turned out and how he captured so many details of the preparations, getting ready, and the shoot itself… including the gorgeous...

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Yelapa, Mexico Destination Wedding Video: Kendra and Fernando

I love the way photography and videography can interact — I love how photography freezes a little second in time, and how videography captures the surrounding motion, movement, and reactions. They’re so different, but both seek to do the same thing — preserve time.
When we were in Yelapa, Mexico at the beginning of January for...

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Behind-the-Scenes: Kansas City Make-up Artist

This past weekend at our model shoot, we were lucky enough to have the incredibly talented Colleen Quinn Nosbish designing the hair and make-up for Aimee. Colleen did such an awesome job — I wish she’d come help me get ready every day. Seriously, though, if you’re looking for a great make-up and...

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Aimee and Jeff: Kansas City Bridal Session

Several weeks ago I put out a “casting call” for a fun couple who wanted to participate in a shoot with a group of photographers… Aimee and Jeff were chosen, and they were fantastic. We planned all sorts of fun details for the session, and they got really into the planning with me, which was...

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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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Yelapa, Mexico Destination Wedding: Kendra and Fernando

I can’t even put into words what it was like to be a part of Kendra and Fernando’s wedding. Their story is one of love, distance, culture, and laughter. Their story continued at their wedding, which took place in the small town of Yelapa, Mexico, where Fernando grew up. The combination of cultures and traditions...

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Kansas City Winter Wedding: Kate and Brett

We are back from Mexico! I have been going crazy not being able to share Kate and Brett’s wedding post with you while we were gone. I’ll have LOTS of Mexico photos to come very soon. For now, though, I am super excited to share Kate and Brett’s incredible Kansas City wedding — filled with...

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Special Wedding Sneak Peek: Kate and Brett’s “First Moment”

We’re leaving for a wedding in Mexico in five hours. I’m up downloading images and backing them up from the first wedding of 2010 — Kate and Brett’s absolutely lovely wedding. I couldn’t leave the country without first giving you a preview of Kate and Brett’s wedding from tonight, since the full blog...

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New Orleans Shooting Workshop: Bridal Model

When we were in New Orleans for Pictage PartnerCon, Jeff and I had the chance to take part in shooting workshops with amazing models. The workshop I attended was led by Sara France, and we had the most gorgeous model. Our shoot took place in the French Quarter of New Orleans, which is an awesome...

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