If you are getting married in the summer, like so many other brides, you want to look great without passing out. June is the most popular month for weddings, so it stands to reason that summer wedding dresses are the most common in the stores. Oddly, this is not necessarily the truth. If you look around your bridal store of choice, you may notice that many dresses there look like they are made for winter weddings instead. Even expensive wedding dresses can be to hot to bear for a summer wedding.
Heavy materials are the standard for white wedding dresses, but they are not the best idea in the summer. These materials do not breathe like you want them to, leaving you feeling like you are soaking wet under your summer wedding dresses. Unless you marry in the winter, you should pass on the very thick materials and the ones that have heavy extras sown onto the gown. Those can add heft and also heat to a wedding dress very easily. Skip dresses with heavy layers as well.
Shorter summer wedding dresses may seem like the only way to stay cool, but you can wear a long dress and be okay if you find the right one. As with the rest of the dress, look for something that is light and has very few layers. Remember that even layers of light material can get very hot if there are too many of them. If you want to wear something a bit shorter, keep it below the knee if you are having a formal wedding. You can also get summer wedding dresses that have partially removable skirts so that you can look more formal for the wedding but then can take some off to cool off after the ceremony is over.