Long-sleeved wedding dress

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This dress is gorgeous, great choice!

I would keep looking. I wanted sleeves on my dress but settled on a sweetheart neckline. I included a photo of the dress I was thinking about. It was not restrictive at all but I found it a bit warm (I’m having an outdoor ceremony in August).



did not find them restricting but perhaps it’s because the dresses I tried on were only illusion of off the shoulder. I think the off the shoulder aspect would affect your mobility more than the sleeves themselves.

Your dress is GORGEOUS

I had the same problem when i was trying them on. The seamstress at the place i bought my dress suggested that i could always have something made custom to me to allow movement. The sample sizes are built ona maniquein and real people and their arms are all different

That's a beautiful dress!!!! I am pretty sure this was in my file I took dress shopping to show them styles I liked.

Im looking into lace aswell. Teacup length dress but with sleaves. Havnt tried on any dresses yet. Hope they arnt itchy. Lace is beautiful but difficult!

I looked into getting a lace topper for my dress since it is strapless... I found some beautiful ones on eBay and esty.

Thanks for your input everyone!! Some great ideas I ended up finding a dress ("Jianna" by Pronovias). The lace is much softer than any other brand I've tried on, so the sleeves weren't itchy or restricting! I hope everyone's planning is going well!

I'm about to go wedding dress shopping this coming week, so I can't provide exact insight yet, but how about a three-quarter or 't-shirt' lace sleeve? Or dresses with minimal lace like below?

Hi Samantha,

I'm so happy to hear from you! I think it can be nice!!

You can also take a look at this discussion and see what other brides thought about long sleeves.

Sleeves or no sleeves?

Also for wedding dress inspiration, it is nice to check the wedding dresses catalogue.

Wedding dresses

How’s your wedding planning going so far? What step are you at?

I tried on a few long sleeve dresses and found the same thing and that they were generally itchy. Maybe Kate is right and a bolero or something of the sort is the best option for comfort and coverage.

I am doing a long sleeve bolero, to cover my arms, and if I want to take it off later I can. Not feeling restricted.