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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.

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 our personal chefs the whole time!). Dave and Jessi are an amazing couple — so comfortable with themselves, each other, and so connected in their love. It was awesome to have the chance to photograph them alongside 18 other photographers. :) Here are the images I took during our group shoot.

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The Don’t Give Up Project is a movement of photographers started by The Parsons who believe in marriage! If you want to check out the images photographers from all across the country are taking as part of this project, check out the Don’t Give Up Project blog!

Who wants to do a sunrise engagement session?! :) Anyone?