Sixty-one percent of couples set to marry this year said the economy has already impacted their wedding plans, and the soon-to-be-wed have become savvier as they confront higher costs. said Jason Rhee, director of celebrations and owner of Rheefined Company, a wedding and special events planner in Los Angeles. Couples are renting flowers, jewelry and moreZoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwardsLaken Swan and Lauren Bercier founded Something Borrowed Blooms in 2015 after dealing with high costs for their own weddings. Bercier, in particular, suffered buyer's remorse on her wedding day — after putting down the full deposit for fresh flowers, the blooms that arrived on her wedding day weren't exactly what she'd had in mind, said Swan. "It's only natural that they're rethinking what their wedding day might look like."

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Persons: Della Larca, nuptials, Jason Rhee, Laken Swan, Lauren Bercier, she'd, Swan, Bercier, Larca, Miriam Williams, Laine London, Williams, Rhee Organizations: Rheefined Company, Rheefined Locations: Butler , New Jersey, Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta