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Calling all soon to be brides looking for save the dates and invites that people will be talking about. Customized, hand painted, illustrated and DIY, sound good? I thought so. Keep reading!

My Personal Artist creator Michelle Mospens was one of the first designers online to sell custom handmade invitations, and her experience shows. Each of her designs starts with original hand-illustrated artwork. You want it? She has it! Unique wedding invitations, DIY blank invitations, tree-free cotton save-the-date cards, hand painted invites, custom illustrations, wedding menus and cards, and for when the big day is a sweet memory? -she offers lovely thank you cards. A few of my favorite My Personal Artist creations are below, but you truly must visit the site to realize the beauty and talent she brings to each piece!

If you are looking for a unique twist via fun and personal artwork you must visit Stinkerpants. Sara Olsher is stinkerpants, does she mind me saying that?! She is an independent illustrator specializing in custom drawings for print. Contact Sara, you'll discuss what you're looking for, or even brainstorm together to get some ideas. You'll send her some photos of you and your love, she'll sketch a draft and will then work with you to create the perfect design especially for you.

Bonmoment offers tres chic wedding invites, DIY templates, save the dates and more. Truly crazy great ideas I've never seen before! And who doesn't want to be unique when announcing their big day? You can see Bonmoment specialties on their website and purchase through their Etsy store. Also see additional info at the Antibride blog post that helped to inspire this one.

A cheap wedding? No my dear, it's economy friendly. And make no mistake about it, a budget wedding can be just as gorgeous as Ivanka Trump's big day. All it takes is a little creativity and a little help from our friends.

Don't believe me? Yee of little faith!

Have a gander at these top budget wedding ideas that are sure to inspire you:

1. For those of you who want to create your own personal invitations without the hassle, search through the handwritten fonts at Dafont. If you would rather keep it a little less personal and more chic professional, check out 983wedding for free templates. Another good free template site is Designbetty. I think they give a good selection with a lot of varying styles for us girls to show a bit of personality in our invites. Alternatively, for a good price on professionally made invites visit Papyrus Custom Printing with more choices than you can imagine.

2. Can't decide on catered apps? My DIY Wedding Day will show you how to make a candied apple bar with sticks made of, well, sticks! You can't find that in any ordering catalogue.

3. Make decorations out of rock candy. Yes, you heard me right. Oncewed has enlightened us with instructions to make these surprisingly glam chandeliers.

4. Still need more hands on decorations? Try using old glass jars and bottles as your vases for your centerpieces. A little glue and fab bright colored fabrics go a long way in creating some vibrant talked about pieces.

5. For even more DIY ideas sure to inspire you budget savvy ladies, take a few minutes to ponder at stylisheventsblog for loads of creative and fun ideas.

The personal touch of creating some of your own details can bring all sorts of charm and uniqueness to your big day. After all, saving a little extra dough to splurge on your dream dress and honeymoon sounds at least a little tempting doesn't it? I thought so.

You see? Having a little faith can be good for you (and your pocketbook).

Apple candy photography by Jason Dail, Rock candy project by Laurie Cinotto

When you're planning your wedding, you think long and hard about who you want invited to that wedding.  Most people understand that the wedding invitation is not necessarily extended to their loved ones.  What a lot of people seem to have a hard time understanding is that their kids aren't always included in the invitation.  While it would be nice if everyone could afford an on-site daycare for children present, the fact of the matter is that that is not a reality and children often times disrupt weddings.  So how do you make it clear to your guests that their children are not invited to the wedding?

Traditionally, wedding invitations specifically request attendance by name.  It's seen as rude to write something like 'No Children' on the invitations.  A better idea is probably to spread the word among friends and family that the wedding will be one without children.  Don't make exceptions for anyone.  Offending guests who would have liked to have brought children isn't worth it.  

If a guest brings uninvited children anyway, don't turn them away.  Try your hardest to make the wedding a happy occasion and accommodate the children however you can.