Knocked Up? No Problem

It used to be that women got married, then had a baby.

But these days the rules seem to be changing, in part because so many women are getting married later in life

Many women, perhaps taking a cue from celebrities in Hollywood, are either walking down the aisle pregnant, or having the baby and then getting married afterwards.

If they're expecting when they get hitched, they need a gown to go over their large bellies.

Celebrities such as Jennifer Garner and Amanda Peet were pregnant at the altar, Kean pointed out. Katie Holmes got married after giving birth. Salma Hayek and Jaime Pressly recently announced they're both engaged and pregnant. And Naomi Watts is rumored to be getting married this summer, before her pregnancy begins to "show."

Brides with bellies are no longer taboo.

Luckily for pregnant brides, there's no shortage of wedding gowns for them, like the ones offered by Reem Acra.

A recent MaternityBride.com survey of bridal shop owners says as many as one-in-six brides is pregnant.

Many designers today are working hard to accommodate those expanding wastelines.

There are a lot of "empire wastelines."