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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.

Yelapa, Mexico Destination Wedding Video: Kendra and Fernando

I love the way photography and videography can interact — I love how photography freezes a little second in time, and how videography captures the surrounding motion, movement, and reactions. They’re so different, but both seek to do the same thing — preserve time.

When we were in Yelapa, Mexico at the beginning of January for Kendra and Fernando’s wedding, Jeff took along his video camera. When you’re traveling to other countries with a bunch of photography and videography gear, you have to pick and choose what equipment you’re going to take with you. This meant that we left behind the Steadycam contraption and just opted for the video camera. Since Jeff was also assisting me with photography throughout the weekend, the video was like a bonus. :) I love what he put together using the various video clips he took throughout the wedding festivities!

Hopefully this video will show you more about the natural beauty of Yelapa, Mexico, and the awesomeness of Kendra and Fernando’s big day! You might remember from my post with their photos that they had two wedding ceremonies — one in Spanish in the town’s church, and one in English on the beach. You’ll see both here, as well as fun footage from their reception!

These two are so incredibly beautiful. Seriously, I’ve watched them laugh and smile at each other over and over again and it just gets cuter. :)

Kendra & Fernando – HD from Jeff Short on Vimeo.