If you're looking to cut costs, start with the wedding favors. Often, they are lost or thrown out before your guests even get home, so if you're going to cut corners, favors are definitely the place to do it.

Ed and I are skipping wedding favors altogether. I figured out if I cut wedding favors, with the money I save, I can add another choice to the appetizers. I had a friend who gave out Hershey bars at her wedding. And one of Ed's nieces made a donation in the name of all her guests to an environmental group and simply placed frames with a notice on each table. The I Do Foundation can help link you up with charities and print cards to give to your guests wedding favors.

So you've got lots of options. And even if you decide to go with more traditional favors, you don't need to spend a lot of cash. Online sites, like Truly Wedding Favors, Favor Ideas and Unique Wedding Favors off up creative ideas for as little as $1-$2 per person. Take a look. Run your mouse over the images to read the comments.