{"id":19807,"date":"2015-10-19T06:26:27","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T10:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=19807"},"modified":"2019-11-26T07:18:06","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T12:18:06","slug":"nineteen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2015\/10\/19\/nineteen\/","title":{"rendered":"Nineteen!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19808\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2015\/10\/19\/nineteen\/19thanniversary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/19thAnniversary.jpg?fit=640%2C796&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,796\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"19thAnniversary\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/19thAnniversary.jpg?fit=640%2C796&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19808\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/19thAnniversary.jpg?resize=500%2C622&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"19thAnniversary\" width=\"500\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/19thAnniversary.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/19thAnniversary.jpg?resize=241%2C300&amp;ssl=1 241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our 19th wedding anniversary was drawing near, and I was in a panic! It&#8217;s our tradition to make cards for each other, and I wanted to give Joe a special, classy gift &#8211; a portrait of us trapped in a brandy snifter with the mandatory\u00a0artificial rose. Much to my dismay, this service is no longer offered.\u00a0What gives, are\u00a0photographers too busy Instagramming? I had to take matters into my own hands, and fabricate\u00a0my own. I&#8217;m glad I did, I think it&#8217;s a keeper!<\/p>\n<p>Happy anniversary Joe!<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8230;and she hands the mic over to Joe&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This is my card to Tina:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2015\/10\/19\/nineteen\/19-anniv-fr\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19813\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19813\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2015\/10\/19\/nineteen\/19-anniv-fr\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/19-anniv-fr.jpg?fit=640%2C515&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,515\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"19-anniv-fr\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/19-anniv-fr.jpg?fit=640%2C515&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19813\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/19-anniv-fr.jpg?resize=640%2C515&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"19-anniv-fr\" width=\"640\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/19-anniv-fr.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/19-anniv-fr.jpg?resize=300%2C241&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>I decided to switch things up a bit and go with sweetness rather than sarcasm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2015\/10\/19\/nineteen\/10-19-2015-tj\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19812\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19812\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2015\/10\/19\/nineteen\/10-19-2015-tj\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/10-19-2015-TJ.jpg?fit=640%2C515&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,515\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"10-19-2015-TJ\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/10-19-2015-TJ.jpg?fit=640%2C515&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19812\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/10-19-2015-TJ.jpg?resize=640%2C515&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"10-19-2015-TJ\" width=\"640\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/10-19-2015-TJ.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/10-19-2015-TJ.jpg?resize=300%2C241&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>Not that the sarcastic ones aren&#8217;t fun, but sometimes when I&#8217;m digging for humor, I end up coming with something already beaten to death by <em>The Lockhorns.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2015\/10\/19\/nineteen\/couple-in-96\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19814\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19814\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2015\/10\/19\/nineteen\/couple-in-96\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/couple-in-96.jpg?fit=640%2C443&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,443\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"couple-in-96\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/couple-in-96.jpg?fit=640%2C443&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19814\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/couple-in-96.jpg?resize=640%2C443&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"couple-in-96\" width=\"640\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/couple-in-96.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/couple-in-96.jpg?resize=300%2C208&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>Thanks, Tina, for 19 wonderful years!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our 19th wedding anniversary was drawing near, and I was in a panic! It&#8217;s our tradition to make cards for each other, and I wanted to give Joe a special, classy gift &#8211; a portrait of us trapped in a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2015\/10\/19\/nineteen\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1201,809,1985,18],"tags":[3736,3735,3664],"class_list":["post-19807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-collage-2","category-diy","category-domestic-bliss-2","category-drawer-cards","tag-19th-wedding-anniversary","tag-brandy-snifter-portraits","tag-drawer-cards"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s1ed1x-nineteen","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17508,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2014\/10\/19\/tradition\/","url_meta":{"origin":19807,"position":0},"title":"Tradition!","author":"Joe_Williams","date":"October 19, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"It is Tina's and my tradition to exchange cards we've made ourselves for holidays, birthdays and anniversaries rather than add to the pile of clutter exchanging gifts to be forgotten. 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