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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.

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 (Lidia is world-renowned!), and their staff is wonderful. The wedding show was a small show with just one or two vendors from each wedding vendor category, and they were all amazing at what they do! I was so glad to represent wedding photography, and Jeff was an awesome choice for wedding videography/film-making.

I took a few photos when I had a chance, and wanted to share some here with you so you could see who these awesome vendors are (and call them up for your wedding!). :)

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Delicious cookies (perfect for wedding favors!) by P.S. Sweets:

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The ladies from Imij Salon did hair and make-up from start to finish during the show.

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These gorgeous dresses are from the Gown Gallery:

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Amazing food by Lidia’s:

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Floral design by Beco Flowers:

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Awesome invitations and designs by my good friends at PaperSherpa:

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Harp music by Juli.

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Gorgeous, unique and fun floral designs by Zokahana:

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If you’re planning a wedding, I highly recommend keeping an eye out for shows like this — that aren’t huge, overwhelming, and where you can talk with experts to get your questions answered. If you might be planning a wedding next year :) … keep an eye out for the Lidia’s show!