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I'd suggest you try on some duchesse satin dresses before you make a decision one way or another. For me, duchesse satin would be way, way too hot. The breeze simply isn't going to make a difference for underneath your skirt and I assume you'd be wearing a crinoline with your dress? Emily Post has a little chart of season-appropriate fabrics that might be helpful. If you're set on silk, with a sheen, silk mikado has a lighter sheen, but also a lighter fabric. Duppioni silk is quite light and so is silk crepe.
thanks cheerful. where exactly on emily post's site does it talk about season appropriate fabrics. Could not find it.
Yes, but I'm wearing a completely beaded dress with tons of layers of organza in June so I can't talk.
I wore satin for my July 18th wedding. It was about 90 degrees out and there was absolutely no breeze. I was also wearing lace up knee high boots and fishnets... Underneath my dress was pretty warm.
We ultimately decided to postone the wedding for about 45 minutes so that there was more shade on the site and the temperature was a little cooler.
Did I regret wearing my dress even for a second? No way! I just drank a lot of water and used a really good antiperspirant!
Yes, you will be burning up. Underneath your dress will be a little sauna, but if you love it go for it, but Hydrate!!! I couldn't do it though. I'm worried about being hot in satin in October!
i tried on a dress out of that material and for the few minutes i was in the dress in an air conditioned store i was melting.
Hello ! My finance and I are getting married in July in Alabama ! It will be scorching hot and my wedding dress will be made of chiffon. Its light and airy see if you can find anything in this fabric that you like, or like another person said try organza. Satin will not only be hot, it will also be heavy. Satin's heavy material is beneficial during colder months, or when it's early spring. But all in all you want the dress that makes you happy and makes youfeel most beautiful and like a bride, if its made of satin then so be it ! You can find a way to make it work. This is just my opinion. Hope this helps !
You will melt in that dress unless it is made of cotton, rayon, linen, or a combo of these.
If if the fabric is silk or synthetic, you might as well wrap yourself in saran wrap. Silk does not breathe. Synthetics are all plastic.
PLUS - Temps mean nothing. It is all about HUMIDITY!
80F in Arizona is bearable.
80F in high humidty New Orleans is absolute misery. It feels like 130F.
TRUTH!
Hmmm ... my bodice is lined in duchess satin silk ... will I be way too hot or no? My wedding is the end of October.
All of the satin dresses I tried on were HOT. And heavy. And not in the good way either...
Try Silk Taffeta...and if you love love that dress, go have it custom made, but in a lighter fabric :)
I loved my duchess satin dress. Though my designer uses silk on silk duchess and a lot of dresses are silk on polyester. I was not too hot in Michigan on August 1 (though there was some extra cloud cover that day, normally it's pretty hot and humid at 4:30 in August). I think that the weight of the crinoline etc can make a big difference in how hot you feel also.
If you're buying you're dress from a bridal store (as opposed to online) I would talk to them. I also ordered an Ulla-Maija dress and because they are apparently one the last designers to do it all couture when I ordered they asked if I wanted to use the same fabric or a different one. I know the fabric that's on the maree dress is supposed to be the second best for a summer wedding (I think the best may be something like chiffon but I'm not sure) so you could probably have them make the dress in a more breathable fabric but get the same style. Good luck!
Also, I've heard that using a hoop under your skirt (versus a crinoline) will keep you cooler because it keeps the material off your legs.
Personally, if I loved the dress (and I do LOVE your dress), I would wear it no matter how hot it was. It's just one day, I doubt youll look back at your pictures in 10 years and think "Wow, look at that gorgeous dream dress of mine. Sure wish I'd picked a cooler one!"
Its just one day you know? Wear the dress you love, drink a lot of water, wear a hoop skirt and take a cold shower at the hotel that night!
My friend wore satin and a hoop for her July wedding and said she felt sweat dripping down her legs the whole time. It depends how important being comfortable is to you.
Hi, ladies
thanks for all your advice. I actually decided to go with a completely different dress. I was won over by Monique Lhuillier !["Laughing"]("../my-plugins/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-laughing.gif" "\"Laughing\"")
. The dress is made of silk satin organza which is a lighter fabric, and it goes down in an A-line rather than all the draping that I saw in Ulla Maija. I have a petite figure and the wedding is outdoors, so I decided against going with a gown with duchess satin and alot of draping. I LOVE MY DRESS!! It is absolutely beautiful and I think will be perfect for the season and venue. Now I just have to pick the right veil. I'm thinking either a birdcage style with an antique broche to compliment the shimmery details of this dress - or go with a super long simple veil.
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What a beautiful choice you made!! I think that dress will be really pretty and fit your venue/setting.
Your dress is so beautiful and suitable for the venue/weather!!! Hehe...congrats on finding The ONE! :D
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Hi, I have my eye on a dress made of duchess satin fabric. Will I be melting? The venue is outside, but it will be by the sea, where it gets a nice breeze at night. Average temperatures that month are 82 in the day and 69 in the evening. (Wedding will begin sometime around sunset - 7pm).
Here's the dress:
http://www.perfectweddingguide.com/photographs/wedding-fashion/attire-accessories/wedding-dresses/anna-maierulla-maija-anouk/