Take the LALAGEN Plus Size Cold-Shoulder Peplum Bodycon Dress, for example. Ruffles frame the cold-shoulder sleeves and gather in the back to form a flirty keyhole detail.

Below, 15 people who've survived the experience of plus size wedding dress shopping share their tips for feeling confident, staying body positive, and of course, finding the dress.

When Sarah Chiwaya, a plus-size brand consultant and the founder of Curvily, got married in 2012, she told me her dress-shopping experience was nothing short of traumatic.

My InsiderSize range: 12-26 You may have already shopped at ASOS for sequined mini skirts or puff-sleeved cottage-core dresses, but it's also the best place to find affordable plus-size formal ...