We all know that weddings are expensive. As soon as you stick "wedding" in front of anything it becomes twice the price - venue, dress, flowers, catering. For this reason, a lot of people are going for DIY Weddings - cutting the price of the big day, and saving the cash for other maybe more important things like, say, their lives together.

So here are a few great ways to get lots of fantastic wedding photos without the hefty price tag.

GET YOUR MATES/FAMILY TO GO PRO

Within all groups of friends and family there are one or two budding amateur photographers, with a good DSLR. Ask one (or to be safe more than one) to take your photos for you - especially at the ceremony. To make sure they get the shots you want, give them a shot list with all the "must haves" on it, eg. getting ready, walking down the aisle, the kiss, family and bridal party photos, the first dance etc.

DIG OUT YOUR OLD CAMERAS

Between you and your partner you probably have a few old digital cameras sitting around at home. Charge them up and give them to a few people from different social groups at your wedding, asking them to take shots. Then you can get all the cameras back at the end and see what you end up with.

BUY A COUPLE OF POLAROID CAMERAS (AND LOTS OF FILM)

You could also buy a couple of the new school Polaroid cameras and hand them out. People will love the novelty, and you will end up with some really fun, vintage shots. But just remember the film runs out fast, so stock up! And bear in mind, you will need to scan these in later, if you want to add them to a Photo Book or make a digital collage.

GET TECH

Since everyone carries a camera with them all the time now, in the form of an iPhone, utilise this by setting up a digital place for everyone to share their photos. Some people put up a sign at the wedding with an Instagram tag (#joeandkatswedding), but this will mean you have very small photos that aren't optimal for printing later. Another idea is to ask everyone to take phone photos, and then after the wedding set up a Flickr or Dropbox, and ask everyone to put their photos in there. There are also apps you can get everyone to download, like Capsule or Cluster, before or during the wedding, and get them to post their photos in while the event is still going on. Then you can download them all later, and print them or turn them into a Photo Book. Just remember if you are relying on iPhone photos that they don't capture images well in low light, so you may have to light the Reception accordingly.

DIY PHOTO BOOTH

A lot of weddings these days are hiring old fashioned Photo Booths, and these are a fun way to capture your guests in fun and silly poses. But you could save yourself the cash and set up your own Photo Corner. Allocate a corner of your reception with lots of light (or add some light), arrange some stools or chairs and whatever decorations/props you want, put a good camera on a tripod and ask people to take their own shots on an auto setting. You could even do this with video. If you want to organise this a bit more, you could ask some best mates to take turns getting people to pose for their Photo Corner shot.

BYO CAMERA

And finally, you could ask all your friends and family to bring a camera from home, and then let them know about your online folder (Flickr, Dropbox, Capsule, Cluster) after the wedding. It could even be in lieu of gifts.

Finally, of course, once you have all the photos in one place, you can start putting together your Wedding Photo Book!