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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

Lori and Brian’s springtime engagement session

Lori and Brian are awesome. They love each other, they know how to have fun, and they are really great to photograph. Add in a gorgeous springtime evening at a park that recently turned green, and I’m a happy photographer! Here are some of my favorites… the first one is one of my all time...

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Jessica and Chris: Engagement Photos in Kansas City

Jessica and Chris wanted an engagement session that felt urban, but also outdoorsy, and that also incorporated their interest in wine. How do you do all of that in one session? Well, you start in the Crossroads, visit the sweet people at Cellar Rat, and then find some rural-looking areas next to a dog park....

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Kate and Justin’s Fall Engagement Session

Kate and Justin make my job easy. They’re adorable together, fun, and comfortable. They were up for a little photo adventure, racing the sun before it set to find a nice “country” location. I won’t tell you where the last part of these photos were taken, because you’d be shocked… just imagine a really picturesque,...

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Evelyn and Joe’s Downtown Kansas City Engagement Session

Evelyn and Joe’s engagement session started out in a pretty neat way — at their jeweler’s! We went to Goodden Jewellers in downtown Kansas City to take photos of the ring-making process that Evelyn and Joe are in the middle of for their very unique wedding bands. They are having Mokume Gane rings made, and...

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Kim and Alex’s Kansas City Engagement Session

Kim and Alex are the kind of couple that you like from the instant you meet them. They’re thoughtful, kind, and fun. Alex grew up in Kansas City, and Kim just moved here last week to be with him! Since Kansas City is their new home together, we decided a session that incorporated some Kansas...

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Kansas City Engagement Photos in Westport: Yen and Christopher

Yen and Christopher met up with me in the Westport area of Kansas City for a super sweet photo shoot on a chilly afternoon. Luckily, Yen is a trooper and still wore her super cute dress and amazing heels. I love it when girls get girly for their engagement sessions! I also love shooting in...

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Kansas City Engagement Photos: Colleen and Tobie, Union Station and Liberty Memorial

They’re stylish. They’re fun. They’re completely adorable together. They’re in love. They’re Colleen and Tobie, and I can’t tell you how excited I am that I get to photograph their wedding this summer. It was so great to photograph their engagement session this past weekend, and despite the unexpected chilly weather, they were amazing. Because...

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Kansas City Engagement Photos: Jessica and Bob

It’s funny how life brings people together… even if they knew each other all along. Jessica and Bob grew up in the same hometown and say they have “known each other forever.” But they weren’t high school sweethearts. In fact, they didn’t start dating until they had both left home, finished college, and both ended...

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Kansas City Engagement Photos: Dallas and Megan, City Market Area

After just a few minutes with Dallas and Megan, it’s apparent that they care very deeply about each other. They are so sweet to one another. I like to find what it is about each of my couples that makes their relationship unique, and that forms the bond between them. During Dallas and Megan’s engagement...

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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...

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