Is there anything iPod can't do? With the rising costs of weddings, engaged couples are now looking to ditch the traditional wedding band or disc jockey to play at their wedding receptions. It seems they have something electronic up their sleeves. If you sense iPod having a hand at this, you're absolutely correct. iPods and digital music devices are giving DJs a run for their money, especially when it comes to smaller, and more casual Las Vegas-style nuptials. Spending a large chunk of the wedding budget on food and flowers leaves couple just enough cash to hire an iPod.

Aside from the big savings, one good thing that stems from this alternative is the chance for the couples to put their own personal spin on the wedding playlist. Given its benefits, not everyone is convinced (including wedding experts) that DJ rigs and bands will disappear from receptions. To some of them, the threat of MP3 replacement is not real.

Let's see. The cost of DJ  for four hours ranges from $1,000 to $1,500, while a band can be anywhere between $3,000 and $15,000. MP3 players starts at $200, and even if you buy the sound system you need, it will still be under $1,000. Best part of it? You're guaranteed it will show up.

Following in the vein of "entrepreneurs" everywhere comes a tech-savvy wedding photographer who offers a unique way for a bride and groom to share their wedding photos.

Jefferson a.k.a. Hey There's a Quick Way to Make a Few Hundred Bucks Todd, a photographer, recently launched his iDo iPods Set, a service that provides two 30-gigabyte iPods loaded with about 50 wedding photos to newlyweds in Arizona. Jefferson, who charges $1,100 for the service, on top of his regular $2,900 wedding coverage fee, said many of his customers are enjoying the service, which also allows family members to access the photos through iTunes.

Apparently so, according to an article in the East Valley Tribune. One of those is Dustin Hanson,

a recent Arizona State University graduate whose engagement and marriage to his wife, Shannon, was recorded by Todd in November. Hanson said it has been a fun and an unusual way to show the pictures to friends. "It makes it really easy to go online and to download and check out the pictures, especially for family members who weren?t able to be there," he said. As for the price, he said it was worthwhile to be on the cutting edge of technology. "It?s brand new," he said. "I got lucky and caught (Todd) when he was just getting started."

$4,000 for wedding photos? No, thanks. Unless you're Annie Leibovitz, I'm not biting. Besides, my 10-year-old nephew said he'd be free that day. And I already know how to load up photos on my iPod ... sure as hell won't be paying some guy $400-plus to do it.

[Via, East Valley Tribune]