Wedding dress shopping is supposed to become a joyous experience: You bring your mom, your future mother-in-law, your sister, or perhaps your best friend — or these — to some bridal boutique, in which you all sip champagne and dab away happy tears while you try on gown after gorgeous gown.

Well, that’s what goes on if you’re thin.

The challenges of purchasing a wedding dress like a plus-size bride happen to be well documented online. Some bridal labels don’t make plus-size wedding dresses, and those that do may charge a greater price for larger sizes, or offer them only custom-made (meaning they’re much more expensive and frequently non-refundable).

Things are — finally — starting to change, and popular online stores are at the forefront. Feeltimes, offer both straight sizes and sizes. We agree the time for plus-size bridal is overdue. More segments of the market are awakening that 65 percent of ladies are a size 14 and above, and never only could it be a business opportunity, but it’s also the right thing to complete. Click to see more plus-size wedding dresses.