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.

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Plus size body positivity influencer, Michaela Gingell, who posts on TikTok and Instagram as Cardifforniagurl, says things have got better since she went to her prom back in 2007.