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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.

Downtown Kansas City Engagement Photos: Nathan and Erin

When a client tells me they want a photo session in the West Bottoms of Kansas City, I know it’s going to be a good session. :) Nathan and Erin love everything about downtown Kansas City, and they even went out and scoped out cool spots for their session, which all took place pretty close to where they live downtown. We visited the West Bottoms warehouse area, then a cool overlook/park that looks out over the West Bottoms, and then took a trip downtown where all of the new development is happening around the Power and Light District. It was a good session. :)

Here are some of my favorites — these two are so cute, it was hard to narrow it down!

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They really wanted photos with these old trucks, which are basically parked and never moving from a lot in the West Bottoms. It was a great location (awesome suggestion, Nathan and Erin!).

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They are so seriously cute. :) Check them out:

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The photo on the left was taken into a broken mirror on one of the trucks. The one on the right is just another one of these two looking in love. :)

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When we got to the park, they changed outfits. I love what Erin picked out to wear for the session — she looks super cute, and I especially love the blue scarf, which matches those blue eyes perfectly!

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I love this one — you can tell it was chilly outside, and they’re all cute and cuddly in their jackets, and the warehouses behind them look pretty sweet.

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They have these great “serious” faces, too… they’re basically professional models. :)

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And a few from the downtown portion of the shoot. The Main Street AMC is my FAVORITE movie theater. It’s amazing. Ask me to see a movie with you there and I’ll say yes for sure. :)

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I love everything about this one — colors, expressions, closeness. So cute. So I’m going to end with it:

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Nathan and Erin, thank you so much for asking me to capture your engagement photos! Happy wedding planning!

Don’t forget about the Cans for Comments campaign that’s going on RIGHT NOW (through December 4th). All you have to do is leave a little note in the comment box below, and I’ll donate a canned good to Harvesters in Kansas City. What are you waiting for? :)