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Doublej079
VIP August 2015

Update - Going to a coworkers wedding - in 100+ heat

Doublej079, on June 27, 2015 at 10:41 AM Posted in Wedding Attire 0 20

FH and I are attending a coworkers wedding today in the 100+ heat. It's outside. I was talking to a few other coworkers yesterday, and they said the venue really doesn't have shade and there is no indoor option, and no tent. I doubt we'll stay long, since it starts at 3:30, which leads into the hottest part of the day here - all the weather apps say 103...I can wear a nicer sundress (it's Oregon, much more casual), but can FH get away with a golf shirt?

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Latest activity by beachbride, on June 28, 2015 at 3:10 AM
  • MrsA
    Master October 2015
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    In that heat, I'd do what I had to to stay cool. Bride would be lucky if you didn't show up in a bikini and sun tan lotion!!

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  • MrsBest2B
    Master June 2016
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    Wear what you'll be comfortable in

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  • Ashley
    Beginner October 2016
    Ashley ·
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    Even with the uncomfortably hot temps, you need to follow whatever dress code was specified on the invitation. For example, if they requested cocktail attire, a golf shirt would be inappropriate.

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  • FinallyMrsSloan
    VIP April 2015
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    In that heat I think a gold shirt would be fine.

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  • Princess Consuela
    Master November 2015
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    Ashley, hell to the no (you shouldn't be specifying a dress code on your invitations anyway, unless it's black tie). If someone has their wedding in 100+ degrees, FH and I are wearing what we need to to not die outside. I think a golf shirt is totally fine!

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  • onawho
    VIP August 2015
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    Dear God! 103 in Oregon? What part? We are getting married on mt hood ( we live in Florida) and are watching the weather out there like a hawk.

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  • Della
    VIP July 2015
    Della ·
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    As another Oregonian, I'd say a sundress is fine. A golf shirt could work depending on the material.

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  • Pinky Winter Promise
    Master February 2016
    Pinky Winter Promise ·
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    Is there a dress code?

    I agree with @Ashley that you should still follow the dress code. If there is a dress code, maybe we can help with suggestions that will more or less fall into the dress code and will also keep you and your FH close to comfortable in the heat.

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  • annakay511
    Master July 2015
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    My dad once wore a short sleeve dress shirt to my friend's wedding, which was on a 100-degree day in July in a church with no AC! He look silly BUT he didn't have heat stroke lol.

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  • Kelsey
    Savvy August 2015
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    Our wedding will be outdoors in late summer in IL. I put on the invites "our wedding celebration will be outdoors, so please dress comfortably". Some people I don't think realize our wedding is outside, so we wanted to specify on the invite so men didn't show up wearing long sleeves or suits.

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  • onawho
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    @Christine Kyle, the Silcox hut at Timberline Lodge.

    As for the dress code for your SO, I would get a light dress shirt, short sleeved with a nice tie. Pastel colors maybe with khaki pants or may be seersucker. (sp).

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  • Sarah
    Master October 2014
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    A golf shirt will be totally fine. People will be dressed for the weather. Don't worry about it.

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  • OriginalKD
    Master December 2015
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    Golf shirt will be fine. It is high 90s here in Texas and I can't imagine anyone showing up to an outdoor wedding wearing a suit or longsleeve shirt. Anything not to have heat stroke.

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  • Alex
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    Ashley, you shouldn't even be putting a dress code on the invitation. Treat your guests like adults and allow them to wear what they think is appropriate based on the venue and formality of the invitation. In this case since the couple is insisting on having an outdoor wedding I would wear what you are comfortable in. The guests' comfort comes first no matter what the bride wants.

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  • TwoPs
    Super July 2015
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    Bring an umbrella and a mister fan! LOL!

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  • Snarky
    Master September 2014
    Snarky ·
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    UPDATE LATER!

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  • Celia Milton
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    If anyone insisted on having an outdoor wedding in the summer with any type of apparel, I can tell you my partner would decline. I've seen enough miserable groups of guests to prove his point too. You want black tie in the summer? Then go inside where it's air conditioned.

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  • EatKnitRun
    Master May 2016
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    I'm sure you already made your decision, but I just returned from outdoor wedding. It was unseasonably cold, rainy, and windy for NJ so that was not fabulous for different reasons. But before we had the weather forecast and we thought it would be hot and humid I was planning to wear a cotton sundress and FH was going to wear khakis and a golf shirt. We are not casual people and most NJ weddings are more formal but for outside in June you gotta do what you gotta do.

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  • Doublej079
    VIP August 2015
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    So, he ended up wearing a nice golf shirt with slacks. It was very hot, the wedding was outside of Portland. Like sweat running down your back hot. The ceremony was long and most of us were in direct sunlight. The caterer got a flat tire, and so when the ceremony ended at 4:30, everyone sat around the reception (also outside), with drinks but no food. Dinner was served around 6:30...we left by 7pm and came back to a coworkers house to float in the pool. We were both still covered in sweat and just miserable. I'm not super pleased with the whole experience, but some of it was out of their control. Still not the best wedding experience.

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  • beachbride
    Devoted September 2015
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    Oh wow, that sucks! At least you got to float in the pool!

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