Modern-day brides are the past’s fabled princesses, reincarnated with fab stilettos and PDAs, of course. And as such, they deserve a stylish tent to fit their outdoor wedding fairy tale.  Raj Tents, a diamond in the white vinyl rough, offers snazzy ways to escape the elements at your wedding reception. Their collection of luxury canopies is handcrafted in India with the highest quality cotton.  Sultry color combinations come to life with exotic embroidery and woodblock printing, an ancient East Asian technique.  Carved wooden chairs, silk cushions, and glowing lanterns add the finishing touches that will transform an ordinary space into a scene from Arabian Nights.

Do you have a great wedding idea or have you been to a recent wedding where a specific detail really made you say “wow.” We want to hear from you!  Send us your unique, buzzworthy, or downright crazy ideas and emerging trends in the world of weddings.  We’ll feature the best entries right here on the Unveiled Wedding Blog (with credit to you as the source, of course). 

Best of all – winning entries are automatically entered to win a two night stay at the super luxe Taj Hotel in Boston’s fashionable Newbury Street, where you can escape all the pre-wedding insanity or cap off your honeymoon with a fabulous vacation! 

But you better hurry and get your submissions in today - October 31st 2008 is the deadline for entries.

Batting an eye is an old standby in the arsenal of feminine wiles, but guys should beware - this invaluable tool just gained a convincing upgrade.  Eyelash extensions are the newest health and beauty treatments for brides seeking to accessorize their wedding day look with extreme flutter power after Paris Hilton and Jennifer Lopez first sported the wide-eyed look on the red carpet.

Not to be confused with the self-stick falsies of yesteryear, these semi-permanent, synthetic extensions mimic the natural lash.  A technician applies them one at a time using tweezers and adhesive, which takes about anhour and a half.  They last for two months, and wearers can swim, bathe, shower, and workout without compromising their thick-lashed look.

Between unflattering dresses and Friday nights spent licking envelopes, bridesmaids have it tough. The best cure for the always-a-bridesmaid blues? A little bling of their own.

Embraced by celebrities like Oprah, Tyra Banks and Kirsten Dunst, the Ah Ring is a diamond pinkie ring featuring eleven small round cut diamonds fashioned in a 14-karat white gold band.  It’s a great idea for bridesmaid gifts your girls will actually like, since this is a diamond ring that celebrates their relationship status for a change.  For your single pals, “A” stands for Available, and “h,” happy – or for those already taken, Attached and happy. 

It will also cost you more than a cliché monogrammed tote – maybe give it as a special gift for your maid-of-honor if you don’t want to take out a loan to supply them for your nine bridesmaids – but these sparkling rocks are sure to earn forgiveness for that requisite teeth whitening you forced them to endure.

Weddings are often about compromise, but when it comes to your bridesmaids of varying sizes and shapes all fitting into the same dress, there’s often no wiggle room.  Thankfully, modern alternatives have arrived to ensure your ‘maids feel fabulous while providing a cohesive look for the wedding party.

Online boutiques like Olivia Luca and Coco Myles now allow you to create one-of-a-kind bridesmaid dresses by selecting body style, skirt shape, fabric, color, and embellishments.  You can have as much or as little control as you like; each girl can create her own style (with your direction), or the whole bridal party can get together to create one dress that everyone loves.

Another concept is brought to you by Twobirds.  The boutique features one simple dress that can be worn more than 10 different ways, with instructions on creating each look.  The bride selects a color and each bridesmaid can wrap her dress into the variation that caters to her personal style and figure.