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i think your tattoos are really beautiful! just curious...are you covering them up because you don't want them to show or because other people don't want them to show? i have many tattoos that will be visable on my wedding day, and one of them just happens to be on my back like yours :-) would it make fi's grandma happy to not see it? most likely! but i love it so i'm leaving it visable. my dress practically accentuates it since it's only got one shoulder strap which happens to be on the opposite shoulder of my tattoo...

if you do decide to cover your tattoos, i will say this...most experiences i've had with make-up on tattoos is that it looks just like that...makeup on a tattoo. i covered one of mine up when i was in a friend's wedding and luckily it was only on my ankle because it looked pretty obvious to me. it was easy to match my skin tone (i used dermablend, by the way) but it was impossible to make it still look like...well...skin! i'm a photographer and shot a client with professionally applied makeup on her arm and every single shot still needed some pretty major retouching because there was a large opaque spot on her arm that just didn't reflect light the way her actual skin did. it looked great after i photoshopped it, but you can't exactly photoshop real life.

are you wearing a veil? i bet if wore your veil the whole time, nobody would notice the "makeup on a tattoo" look i described :-)

The only tattoo I have was covered by my dress. My sister/MOH's tattoo was another story and we went CRAZY trying to figure out a way to cover up her HUGE back/shoulder tattoo. And I will echo what Bellamargot and Laylabelle said...nothing works right. 

While your tattoos are not as large as my sister's (see picture below from my wedding) I think you still probably wouldn't be happy with any make-up cover up options. We tried every option you could think of, a bunch of kits, air brushing, etc. and they all ended up looking just like what others have said, like make up over a tattoo.

I'd also be interested to hear why you want to cover the tattoos you have. We had a very formal, traditional wedding with many formal, traditional guests. That's why I was SO insistent upon my sister covering her tattoos for so long. After a while I realized I had to let it go. Yes, the failed cover up attempts played a role in that but it also had something to do with allowing my sister to be herself on my wedding day despite any potentially judgy/negative reactions from friends and family. And the bride should for sure be able to let her personality shine on the wedding day...tattoos and all! 

If you still want to cover your tattoos, I would honestly recommend a bolero/shrug or other clothing type coverup. I just don't think you'd be happy with a make up cover.

My advice would be to let your tattoos shine in all their beauty (and they are beautiful). Unless you are truly unhappy with them on a daily basis and not just for the wedding, reconsider covering them up. And...there is always photoshop if you don't want the tattoos in your photos! 

And finally, the picture of my sister's tattoo. It's huge! No covering that thing up... :)