{"id":2,"date":"2017-06-08T20:42:17","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T20:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kaemelts.kaescentedmelts.com\/\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-10-02T01:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T06:51:11","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kaescentedmelts.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"kae-about\">\n<style>\n.kae-about{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;font-family:'Source Sans Pro',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#3F2A35;}\n.kae-about *{box-sizing:border-box;}\n.kae-about__hero{background:#FDF2F6;border:2px solid #EDAFC6;border-radius:22px;padding:22px 20px 18px;text-align:center;margin:0 0 22px;}\n.kae-about .kae-about__eyebrow{font-family:'Lobster Two',cursive;font-size:36px;line-height:1.15;color:#5C2379;margin:0 0 6px;}\n.kae-about .kae-about__sub{font-style:italic;font-size:18px;color:#A84A70;margin:0;}\n.kae-slides{position:relative;background:#FFFFFF;border:2px solid 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