{"id":21,"date":"2012-10-10T17:15:18","date_gmt":"2012-10-10T17:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abbyshepard.com\/index.php\/2012\/10\/10\/update-personal-note\/"},"modified":"2016-05-09T19:26:56","modified_gmt":"2016-05-09T19:26:56","slug":"update-personal-note","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abbyshepard.com\/index.php\/2012\/10\/10\/update-personal-note\/","title":{"rendered":"What the Heck&#8217;s Been Happenin&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wow! Have I been a very busy girl&#8230; and selfishly\u00a0on a blog-break for\u00a0exactly\u00a0one year.\u00a0Sorry for anyone who&#8217;s come to visit and found nothing new but I do promise to make it up to you\u00a0in the coming year.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: 13pt;\">This year&#8217;s been an eye-opener, one big thing I learned &#8211;\u00a0planning a wedding is tough work dammit.\u00a0 Especially for &#8216;type-A&#8217; ladies (such as myself) who\u00a0concoct endless amounts of projects to research, create, design and produce.\u00a0 Yikes and awesome!!!\u00a0 No wonder so many post-brides launch careers in the wedding industry after the &#8220;I do&#8217;s&#8221;&#8230; it&#8217;s a crash course education once you&#8217;ve been through it and a damn shame to waste it all once it&#8217;s in the rearview.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: 13pt;\">Styling the entire wedding was a complete blast and such an extravagant\u00a0treat but here&#8217;s\u00a0some\u00a0other custom wedding details I absolutely loved making:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Save-The-Date Card<br \/>\nWedding Invitation<br \/>\nLetterpress Map<br \/>\nEvent Card<br \/>\nCeremony Card<span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: 13pt;\"><br \/>\nVintage-Style Hankies<br \/>\nRehearsal Dinner Cocktail Dress<br \/>\nWatercolor Bridesmaid Illustration Thank You Card<br \/>\nCustom Color\u00a0Lavender Sachets &amp; Custom Magnet Set<br \/>\nBohemian Garter Belt<br \/>\nGettin&#8217;-Ready Robe with Custom Fabric<br \/>\nCustom Welcome Bags &amp;\u00a0Tags<br \/>\nLauriat Necklace<br \/>\nDigital Note Keepsake Bridesmaid T-shirts (2 types)<br \/>\nCustomized Bride &amp; Bridemaid Stylecards<br \/>\nCustomized Vendor Contact Info Cards<br \/>\nCustom Fabric Hanger Covers\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: 13pt;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: 13pt;\">Custom\u00a0Shower Thank You Card<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: 13pt;\"><br \/>\n&#8230; That&#8217;s about all I can think of off the tip-top of my\u00a0head\u00a0but you get the picture.\u00a0 Lots of FUN stuff!\u00a0 So b<\/span><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: 13pt;\">e sure to stay posted for the upcoming flurry of catch-up posts &amp; pictures\u00a0from <em>this<\/em> bride&#8217;s\u00a0past year of\u00a0excursions, adventures, projects\u00a0and events.\u00a0 I&#8217;m excited to be back!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: 13pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: 13pt;\">Hugs and Kisses,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: 13pt;\">Abby<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year&#8217;s been an eye-opener, one big thing I learned &#8211; planning a wedding is tough work dammit.  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