one thing my wife and I agreed on at the time was that the only thing that would keep the memories fresh, were good quality Pics. We actually adjusted our budget to make photography a priority over fancy food, elaborate cakes or high quality liquor. We even allocated some of the honeymoon budget to cover the cost.
Think about it for a sec, what would you rather have when your old and grey, memories of beef over chicken or a beautiful record of arguably the most important event in your lives?
Spend the money for quality photography because your friends and family wont be able to drag the shutter so all your reception pics will be overexposed faces with a black hole background.
seriously, would you rather have this: (my wedding)
or this: (not my wedding)