The price of a wedding can be painful.

Thankfully, there are a number of ways to cut costs on everything from food to entertainment.

If you saved money on your wedding, how did you do it?

Between the venue, reception, and attire, weddings expenses add up fast.

To put a number on it, theaverage cost of a wedding has now hit $30,000.

Weve discussedquite a few options for saving.

Borrowing instead of buying.

Of course, with any of these options, mileage will vary.

We want to know what worked best for you.

How much did you save, and whats your advice for cutting costs?