How to stop back sweating while dancing at my wedding
Heavy back sweating during movement and high humidity makes it difficult to stay dry when hugging guests or dancing. Finding a strong one-day antiperspirant solution prevents clothes from becoming soaked during outdoor summer events.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
Found another way around this?
Share your steps and trade-offs so fellow engineers don't have to reinvent the wheel. No account required.
- 1Using sweat block wipes the night beforeDid this help you?
- 2Placing a personal or bladeless fan near the dance floor or sweetheart tableDid this help you?
- 3Obtaining a prescription for Glycopyrrolate pills from a doctorDid this help you?
- 4Providing hand fans, shade umbrellas, mister fans, and a tentDid this help you?
- 5Moving the reception indoors with ACDid this help you?
- 6Scheduling the event as an evening wedding for cooler temperaturesDid this help you?
- 7Using standing fans around the edges for extra airflowDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I am getting married in a few weeks and my back sweats a lot during dancing and just general movement.”source ↗
“I would love for my back to not be soaked when I someone hugs me or puts their arm around me.”source ↗
“I am looking for solutions via antiperspirants for just the one day.”source ↗
“Temps are one thing, but Georgia in June is so humid it’s like you’re walking through soup even if it’s in the high 70s.”source ↗
“Kinda freaking out bc our wedding is in GA in June and both ceremony and reception are outdoors.”source ↗
Where this came up
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