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  • who i am.

    I'm Jeff Short, the founder of reclaim|creative, a Kansas City-based wedding videography company.

    I chose the name reclaim|creative because I believe in taking back what is artistic and creative about wedding cinematography. You won't find cheesy videos here -- just real, emotional films.

    I've spent the last several years photographing weddings with my wife (www.ericamay.com). Through those experiences, I saw a need for compelling film-making to help couples preserve their wedding days (and give them something people will actually want to watch).

    Questions? Ask me through the contact link above!

Apr 14 2010

Brady & Brianna’s Kansas City Wedding

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Brady & Brianna were an ericamay photography couple, so I was fortunate enough to be able to shoot side-by-side with my beautiful wife! I had so much fun filming Brady & Brianna’s wedding day at the beautiful Hawthorne House in Parkville, MO while being able to see Erica’s photography skills in action!

Even though the wedding day was a little gloomy outside, Brady & Brianna’s excitement was enough to completely fill everyone involved with joy. Brianna & Brady’s wedding and reception had so many personal touches and everyone in attendance had so much fun, despite the fact that most of the guests were K-State fans and had to miss a huge men’s basketball game that began right before the ceremony started!

Brady & Brianna, thank you for inviting me to be a part of your wedding day.

Enjoy!

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Steve - Very nice! A beautiful bride and groom and the setting was gorgeous!

Melinda - Very nice! A beautiful bride and groom and the setting was gorgeous!

kasie - i love this, it’s beautiful! i was laughing out loud during the reception parts…so awesome, i love all of the emotion! (and sweet dance moves) :)

Emily - Great work, Jeff!!! I just love the sweeping motions outside before the ceremony – soooo cool. :)

Lindsey - awesome! this confirms that first amazing video wasn’t just a fluke. you’ve got a gift! and now brianna and brady do, too. :)

Nathan - Very well done Jeff!

ericamay - ooh, that opening ring sequence is SO cool! :) i also love all of the reception footage — it really captures how much fun everyone was having!

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Mar 24 2010

Nick & Tracy’s Kansas City Wedding

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Nick & Tracy are one of those couples that you know were 100% meant for each other — without a question. Spending time with them during their March wedding day was such a fun and inspiring experience. Their love for each other (and their whole-hearted thankfulness for that love) just beamed from both of them all day, and I was so happy to be there to witness them exchange some of the most meaningful, heartfelt, and binding vows that I’ve ever heard.

The video features their wedding-day preparations, a fun shoot with The Parsons Photographers in the Crossroads Art District near downtown KC, the beautiful ceremony, and their awesome reception at the Kansas City Arts Incubator event space.

Nick & Tracy, thank you so much for allowing me to experience and document your amazing wedding day!

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Jeff (Reclaim Creative) - Thank you all so much for the feedback. I had so much fun filming Nick & Tracy!

Beth Ponnath - Jeff, this video was awesome! Congrats to you! I definitely have to agree with everyone who has said that they wished you were doing this when they got married! I love how you captured this couples day…their reception looked like a dream….soo cool! Lots of luck!

the parsons - brilliant!!!! jeff, we are so honored we got to shoot this wedding with you and are blown away at your talent. we cannot wait to work together again and see what else you have up your sleeve!!

jenifriend - well well well…this is certainly not something i should have watched before heading in to work because NOW i look like i’ve been crying all morning. wait…i have been! :)

jeff this absolutely phenomenal. i’ve never desired a videographer for my wedding until right now watching this – it certainly makes me wish i had extra cash in my pocket and more time to book you before the big day.

congrats and good luck in everything you accomplish with this – you really are going to be so successful!

Rebecca Witte - Awesome. Seriously, awesome.

Filip - Wow. Really good job bro. I have to be honest with you… I love it :)

carl zoch - Dude, awesome stuff! So glad you’re playing a role in creating killer videos! Hope you guys are doing well!

James Harrell - Beautiful work. These are videos that couples can be proud to show family and friends.

emily olafsen - wow! what a beautifully new and innovative way to capture a couples love on their big day…i’m so impressed! (and, admittedly, a bit jealous…why didn’t you do this at MY wedding?!)

Lynn Paszkiewicz - Simply amazing! I could watch that all day. They are so in love it’s just beautiful the way you’ve captured it all.

annie - this video is amazing and truly captivating…i think i would adore watching it even if i didn’t know and love the bride and groom. well done!!!

Sarah Byrne - Wow, Jeff, I seriously have chills AND tears in my eyes! Sooo gorgeous, and I love the vows in the background. Great work!!!

Suzannah - That looks fantastic Jeff! I only wish you had been doing this when I got married!

Brett Sinn - Great video Bud!

I wake up to that song every morning :) .

Sarah Tucker - Wow! That is incredible and completely captivating. You really captured the feeling and happiness of their day. I feel like I was there and that I know them! You rock, Jeff!

Lindsey - this is absolutely amazing! still fighting off the urge to watch it again, and again, and again. i’m so glad you discovered how ridiculously talented you are BEFORE i’m married. pencil me in!

ericamay - oh my goodness. i can’t stop watching this. it’s happy and pretty and emotional all at the same time. i wish i had something like this from OUR wedding! :)

Mar 22 2010

Kansas City Videographer: Aimee and Jeff in the West Bottoms

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A couple things I learned about Aimee & Jeff during their after-the-wedding, just-for-fun photo/modeling shoot in the West Bottoms area of Kansas City:
1) They are troopers — not everybody is willing to do a random/just-for-fun photo shoot in the snow!
2) They were so. much. fun.

Aimee and Jeff are one of those couples that you can tell laugh a lot with (and at) each other, and they were such a joy to be around. Erica gathered a group of amazing photographers (including Jon & Emily Beaty of Fort Smith, AR, Lindsey Filby of Element Creative Studio, and Rebecca Witte) to have fun photographing Aimee & Jeff on a chilly, snowy February afternoon.

Aimee & Jeff’s love for each other couldn’t be more evident in their video (below)!

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admin - Thanks! Sure you can share it! Let me know if you need anything from me to do so!

ColleenQuinnNosbish - that is amazing!!!!! can i share this on my website?

ericamay - i love how you captured this shoot! it’s so awesome to see emotion and excitement, even for an “after the wedding” shoot. i love the falling snow the most!! :)

Mar 21 2010

Engagement Video: Dallas and Megan

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Dallas and Megan are awesome ericamay photography clients and I recently had the privilege of joining them for their engagement photo shoot in the River Market area of Kansas City.

Dallas is the brother of a long-time friend of Erica and I (who just happened to be one of my groomsmen), and he has found himself an amazing future bride in Megan. They were kind enough to let me follow them around for the morning as well as sitting down with me for a few minutes in order to tell their story. They have a wonderful (and hilarious) story, and I have no doubt that their marriage will be a life of love, service and laughter.

Enjoy!

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Mar 17 2010

Destination Wedding Videography: Kendra and Fernando in Yelapa, Mexico

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Erica and I were SO excited when Kendra & Fernando asked us to document their Yelapa, Mexico destination wedding. We both had a great time photographing the amazing details of the wedding and the beautiful village of Yelapa. Luckily for me, Kendra was kind enough to allow me to also take video of the festivities, and I couldn’t have asked for a more unique opportunity to get some great footage!

As you’ll see below, their wedding day was more than just one ceremony and one reception… amazingly enough, there were TWO ceremonies (one in a Mexican Catholic church [in Spanish], and another, more laid back beach-side ceremony in English), in addition to a two-part reception/party for that will most likely go down in Yelapa’s history books! The preparations and festivities of the day spanned more than 15 hours, and Erica and I couldn’t have had more fun being there to partake in all of their wedding-day awesomeness!

I hope you enjoy the highlight film of Kendra & Fernando’s Yelapa, Mexico destination wedding!

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