Have about 10 or so taffeta bridesmaids gowns been collecting dust in the garage? Or are you a youthful and super stylish bride-to-be who has been perusing bridal dress websites online and just can’t find anything but the usual strapless, poufy and generic looking gown with accessories that are a total snooze fest or too reminiscent of 1994?

A couple of popular online retail sites are adding bridal components to their offerings, increasing the options for less traditional brides and for bridesmaids who don’t feel like dumping a fortune on a dress she’ll never wear again.

Rent the Runway launched their bridesmaid dress component Tuesday. Now Brides-to-be can select a style from the site and her maids can merely rent and return the dresses after the big day is done. Designers such as Nicole Miller and Robert Rodriguez have designed dresses exclusively for Rent the Runway. And some non-exclusive styles will also be available from Shoshanna and Calypso St. Barth’s. Accessories fit for a wedding are available from designers such as Miriam Haskell and Badgley Mischka. Wedding accessory rentals start at $10.

Shopbop, the go-to site for contemporary and some edgier designer wares, will also be adding bridal to the website starting in March. [Updated 1:25 p.m. Wednesday: An earlier version of this article said the bridal component to the website would be added in February.] The bridal gowns on shopbop’s Bridal Boutique will include pieces from smaller, lesser known New York designers as well as more established brands such as Halston Heritage, Thread Social, Rachel Pally, Lela Rose, Notte by Marchesa, Temperley London and Calvin Klein.

-- Melissa Magsaysay

Photo: Shopbop.com’s Bridal Boutique is launching in February. Credit: Shopbop

After a couple of recession-inspired years that saw brides-to-be paring back, not only on their "I Do" arrangements but with gowns that were more streamlined than princess-like, glamour is back in bridal.

And with it, the tiara.

"Tiaras are a good way to finish your overall wedding-day look, and to do something different and express your personal style," said Ellen Heisler, senior associate fashion editor for Brides magazine in New York, which has flagged tiaras as a trend.

"They don't have the stigma they used to have of being a little too proper or serious," she added.

Just as tiaras are making a comeback in fashion, with Natalie Portman and other stars wearing them on the red carpet, they are beginning to show up in bridal, which is increasingly influenced by celebrity attire. The upcoming nuptials of Kate Middleton and Prince William of Wales is likely to add to the trend.

In bridal, Heisler said, tiaras falls in two camps. There's "the simple, more delicate smaller piece that is tucked into the hair and looks really elegant and beautiful and effortless," said Heisler, referencing the San Francisco line Haute Bride.

The other side is more elaborate -- "the cool girl tiara," as she calls it, such as those from Erin Cole Design in Costa Mesa. "They're a little bit bolder, heavily encrusted with little crystals, or they have these chunkier crystals in them that feel different and fresh. They're not fussy or too stiff. They're fun and playful."

-- Susan Carpenter

Photo credits: Haute Bride, Erin Cole Design