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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.

Tag Archives: kansas city engagement photos

Katie and Chuck’s engagement session in downtown Kansas City!

I hope you had a Merry Christmas! It has been a while since I’ve posted any recent shoots — things have been a little crazy around here, and are not letting up as we approach the new year. It’s a good place to be, though. I like to be busy, and I’m super excited for...

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Lauren and Ryan’s engagement session: an amazingly beautiful fall evening.

Where do I even begin with Lauren and Ryan? They’re funny, easygoing, and so much fun to be around. They also have this amazing chemistry in front of the camera, and you can just see how much they mean to each other. I told them during the shoot that they look super comfortable together, totally...

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Dresden and John’s Kansas engagement session

This engagement session had everything. A gorgeous evening with beautiful sunset light, a super fun couple who love each other a lot, a quirky little winery near Topeka, Kansas, horses running free on a farm, golden fall leaves, a game of catch, long tree-lined paths, and a strong Kansas wind. Dresden and John’s engagement session...

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Courtney and Chase’s Kansas City Engagement Photos!

Courtney and Chase have a lot of fun together. They both love sports, and play on softball and volleyball teams with their friends. They love to stay active and explore the city that they both currently call home — Kansas City! A lot of their games happen at Penn Valley Park, the park near Liberty...

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Mandi and Nathan’s Engagement Photos at Leawood Park!

Mandi and Nathan, and their canine daughter Gemma, had such a fun session engagement session at Leawood Park. It was a hot, hot evening, but they still looked awesome. And Gemma is just adorable! They are really excited to get married this October, and I’m really looking forward to being there for it. Here are...

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Stacy and Daniel’s Sunset Engagement Session!

Stacy and Daniel love to watch sunsets and sunrises together. It’s their thing. It always has been. Daniel proposed during a sunrise, and they spend a lot of weekends sitting together to watch the sun peek over the horizon or fall behind it at the day’s end. So, when it came time for their engagement...

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What do you when it’s raining?

Nate and Maggie’s engagement session almost got rained out… twice. This time, we decided to go for it, despite the rain. So we got creative. We found indoor locations off the beaten path, braved the mist for a few minutes at a time, and had a lot of fun. See, Nate and Maggie are the...

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Abbey and Drew’s Engagement Session at the Nelson-Atkins Art Museum

Drew proposed to Abbey on the lawn of the Nelson-Atkins next to one of the big shuttlecock statues. So, when it came time for their engagement session, that’s where they wanted to go! Like most shoots this spring, we were battling some rain clouds but made it through, and I love some of the images...

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Sarah and Nic’s Kansas City Engagement Session!

Sarah and Nic like to laugh together. They’re super fun, and we had an awesome time at our shoot… they laughed a lot and joked a lot, and their personalities were really able to come through. There are a lot of great photos of Sarah and Nic both smiling nicely into the camera, but you...

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Jaymie and Daniel’s Downtown Kansas City Engagement

Jaymie and Daniel are a really fun couple. And they love each other… a lot! They’re so sweet to each other (and just sweet people in general), so I had a great time photographing their engagement. They’re tying the knot next fall on a beach in Mexico, but wanted some fun Kansas City engagement photos!...

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