Wedding any brides-to-be with tattoos?

[brandy_z28]

I have 4 tattoos and one of my friends was pushing me to cover them up for the wedding. Three of them are visible with my dress on. All of the tattoos mean something to me, two of them (each being on opposite sides of my upper arm/shoulder area) are for uncles that have passed on tragically and unexpectedly so they aren''t being hidden. I was just wondering if anyone else out there had any and if so were you planning to cover them up or just let them be?

Just curious. Thanks!

 

[doodle]

my dress covers mine, but if it didn''t i wouldn''t cover it anyway--it''s part of who i am. i understand that some people find them unattractive, but if people thought you had an ugly nose, would you cover that?

*out of my bridal party, more of us DO have tattoos than don''t, and of the tattooed, i''m the only one whose ink will be covered, and i''m perfectly fine with that. tell your friend you think she has a goofy looking face and would prefer she cover it--she''ll get the message.

*not really recommended...apparently some people resent such comments...can''t imagine why...

 

[violet02]

Date: 7/11/2008 1:45:01 PM
Author:brandy_z28
I have 4 tattoos and one of my friends was pushing me to cover them up for the wedding. Three of them are visible with my dress on. All of the tattoos mean something to me, two of them (each being on opposite sides of my upper arm/shoulder area) are for uncles that have passed on tragically and unexpectedly so they aren't being hidden. I was just wondering if anyone else out there had any and if so were you planning to cover them up or just let them be?

Just curious. Thanks!

I am not covering up any of my tattoos. First off there are too many of them but secondly they're part of who I am. I don't want to get married trying to cover up or change who I am everyday. Same goes for my hair color, it stays as is! Not everyone is going to be into you having tattoos but you got them and you know people are going to look at them so why cover them? It's not like most people wont' know they are there anyways and I think cover up over a tattoo would look weird anyways.

Here's a pic of me in my dress: https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/i-finally-bought-my-dress.75930/


eta: doodle we posted at the same time! i agree!

 

[mimzy]

i''m not covering mine up either.

practically speaking, i the last thing i want to worry about is my tattoo cover up rubbing off when i hug people or sweat or staining my dress if i sweat. aesthetically speaking, i think my tattoos are beautiful and want to show them off as much as i can. i''m actually getting mine touched up a few months before the wedding (but it''s white, so it isn''t super noticeable on my shoulder).

 

[karasue91]

i have one small one on my left shoulder blade, and i''m going to have my makeup artist cover it with some makeup.

 

[tberube]

I thought about covering mine up (just one of them shows with my dress on), per the advice of my family. But my fiance asked me not to do it because those tattoos are part of me, and he doesn''t like the idea of me "hiding" any part of who I am on my wedding day.

I thought that was an infinitely sweet thought, and so I''m happily letting mine show.

 

[princesss]

Date: 7/11/2008 2:08:05 PM
Author: tberube
I thought about covering mine up (just one of them shows with my dress on), per the advice of my family. But my fiance asked me not to do it because those tattoos are part of me, and he doesn't like the idea of me 'hiding' any part of who I am on my wedding day.

I thought that was an infinitely sweet thought, and so I'm happily letting mine show.

I think I may be a little in love with your FI. That is so sweet!

 

[tberube]

Date: 7/11/2008 2:14:41 PM
Author: princesss

Date: 7/11/2008 2:08:05 PM

Author: tberube

I thought about covering mine up (just one of them shows with my dress on), per the advice of my family. But my fiance asked me not to do it because those tattoos are part of me, and he doesn''t like the idea of me ''hiding'' any part of who I am on my wedding day.


I thought that was an infinitely sweet thought, and so I''m happily letting mine show.

I think I may be a little in love with your FI. That is so sweet!

haha....yeah, he has his moments.

 

[ilovethiswebsite]

I have one on my left shoulder which I will be covering up 100%. It''s more of a personal decision, since I kind of regreted getting the tattoo immediately after I got it (I was 16). I don''t see it as being a part of me at all... And I personally don''t like the way it looks with a wedding dress on and during such a formal event...That being said, if I loved it and felt it was a part of who I was I would def. leave it uncovered and not worry what other people thought... I just figure it''s important to feel beautiful the day of your wedding - not self-conscious if you are embarassed about something on your body.

 

[lliang_chi]

Violet and everyone who''s not covering them, I''m so glad you''re not! I think it looks totally edgy and sexy. It''s like a very ironic but still beautiful contradiction. I know ppl in some families are anti-tattoo, but I say whatever, it''s your wedding day, do whatever you want.

That''s my personal preference, so hope no one''s going to get mad at me. And added disclaimer: I don''t have any tattoos because I''m too much of wimp and am scared of how much it''ll hurt. But if I did, I''d want it to show.

 

[musey]

Rock those tattoos! I don''t have any, but if I did--I would never, ever cover them for my wedding. They''re part of who you are, especially if they hold meaning for you (as you mentioned).

 

[brandy_z28]

Date: 7/11/2008 1:51:18 PM
Author: doodle
my dress covers mine, but if it didn''t i wouldn''t cover it anyway--it''s part of who i am. i understand that some people find them unattractive, but if people thought you had an ugly nose, would you cover that?

*out of my bridal party, more of us DO have tattoos than don''t, and of the tattooed, i''m the only one whose ink will be covered, and i''m perfectly fine with that. tell your friend you think she has a goofy looking face and would prefer she cover it--she''ll get the message.

*not really recommended...apparently some people resent such comments...can''t imagine why...

I laughed so hard I almost cried! Thanks! That comment would cause quite a bit of controversy so I''ll refrain but it''s goign to be sitting right there in the back of my head next time I talk to her! NICE!

 

[brandy_z28]

Date: 7/11/2008 1:51:38 PM
Author: violet02

Date: 7/11/2008 1:45:01 PM
Author:brandy_z28
I have 4 tattoos and one of my friends was pushing me to cover them up for the wedding. Three of them are visible with my dress on. All of the tattoos mean something to me, two of them (each being on opposite sides of my upper arm/shoulder area) are for uncles that have passed on tragically and unexpectedly so they aren''t being hidden. I was just wondering if anyone else out there had any and if so were you planning to cover them up or just let them be?

Just curious. Thanks!

I am not covering up any of my tattoos. First off there are too many of them but secondly they''re part of who I am. I don''t want to get married trying to cover up or change who I am everyday. Same goes for my hair color, it stays as is! Not everyone is going to be into you having tattoos but you got them and you know people are going to look at them so why cover them? It''s not like most people wont'' know they are there anyways and I think cover up over a tattoo would look weird anyways.

Here''s a pic of me in my dress: https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/i-finally-bought-my-dress.75930/


eta: doodle we posted at the same time! i agree!

wow! you look fantastic in that dress! no way I could pull that one off but you do it and do it well!

 

[Gwyn]

Mine is not visible with my dress on. If it was, I dont know that i would cover it or not. I suppose if it was only partially visible I might cover it so it didnt look off. But if all of it was in full view, i dont think i would bother. i got it b.c i like it. i see no need to hide that.

One thing worth mentioning is that mine is on the small side and to show just part of it would look like a blob/discolored patch of skin so covering it makes sense.

 

[everlong_x]

I have 5 tattoos and 3 of them were visible with my dress on.

I figured, the same as everyone else, that they were a part of me, so there was no need to cover them up. And I wouldn''t have had it any other way.

 

[dawn84]

One of my tats is across my chest, VERY hard to ignore. I was also torn about covering it up for my wedding, but my photographer told me not to. They were willing to photoshop it out of the pictures where I didn''t want it showing. So I ended up with all my formal bridal shots without the tattoo, and some shots with two version-with and w/o tat. Maybe you could consider discussing this with your photographer?

 

[partyjewels]

I''m having a hard time deciding if I want to cover mine up or not because when I got it it didn''t turn out how I had hoped and immediately after getting it I regretted getting it done by the person I had do it. If it had turned out how I wanted, I''d leave it be... but since it''s not, I worry about it cause I am kinda selfconcious about it... it''s black, kinda looks like someone just drew on me with sharpie half assed and it never washed off, and between my shoulder blades abit under my neck (so like think a t-shirt would just cover it). So if I end up wearing my hair up (which I still haven''t decided on!) It''ll be VERY noticable. But at the same time, I don''t want to worry about whatever I''d use to cover it rubbing off or anything, and it''s not like I cover it up any other time on purpose... so I just can''t decide

I''ve been trying to think of tattoos I could get over it to cover it up (and then get it redone the way I wanted it in another spot) ever since I got it. But haven''t had any luck.

So I just don''t know what to do!

 

[violet02]

Date: 7/11/2008 9:53:19 PM
Author: partyjewels
I''m having a hard time deciding if I want to cover mine up or not because when I got it it didn''t turn out how I had hoped and immediately after getting it I regretted getting it done by the person I had do it. If it had turned out how I wanted, I''d leave it be... but since it''s not, I worry about it cause I am kinda selfconcious about it... it''s black, kinda looks like someone just drew on me with sharpie half assed and it never washed off, and between my shoulder blades abit under my neck (so like think a t-shirt would just cover it). So if I end up wearing my hair up (which I still haven''t decided on!) It''ll be VERY noticable. But at the same time, I don''t want to worry about whatever I''d use to cover it rubbing off or anything, and it''s not like I cover it up any other time on purpose... so I just can''t decide

I''ve been trying to think of tattoos I could get over it to cover it up (and then get it redone the way I wanted it in another spot) ever since I got it. But haven''t had any luck.

So I just don''t know what to do!

You may want to get some of that coverup and see how it works. Just experiment with it. I used to have a pretty awful bat tattooo on my wrist, if I hadn''t have gotten it covered up I might be trying to find a creative way to cover it up etc. The location of your tattoo sounds like a decent spot to put cover up on actually depending on how dark it really is though, that''s a factor. Depending on how far out your wedding is you may not want to try getting a new tattoo right away, those take time to figure out anyways and coverup tattoos are tough, they wind up being bigger and darker usually.

 

[violet02]

I''ve llinked this before but here''s how cool tattoos can look in wedding photos!
http://blog.jeffnewsom.com/imported-data/2007/3/11/daniel-brook-long-beach.html
I picked this photographer based off these photos!

 

[ilovethiswebsite]

MAC has a line of coverup which is super thick and meant for things like tattoo''s. I think it''s smudge and water proof.

 

[tenfour]

my back is done from shoulder to shoulder, bottom of neck to below my bra strap. i still need a dress. i'm not planning on wearing a strapless or halter, but my dress will probably be sleeveless. some of the tattoo will show.
if i find a dress that shows my back i won't use cover up at all. the tattoo has been there for 10 years and i pay no mind to it anymore.
my other tattoo will most likely be photographed at some point. it needs to be. i have 10-4 (wedding date) tattooed in my mouth, so that'll be a pretty good photo-op.

 

[Maisie]

I have tattoos, one on my shoulder and one on my back. I will be hiding mine with a lace jacket when we renew our vows. I have really gone off my tattoos lately and I am thinking of having them removed.