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Hi bees! I've seen a lot of posts recently about covering up a tattoo for the big day. Luckily, my "tattoo" (I put it in quotes because my FH says it's to small to be considered a real one, ha) is located on my big toe, so I don't have to worry about covering it up. BUT, I've got two BMs who have words at the across the inside arch of the side of their foot. I never considered asking them to cover them up, but I'm wondering if anyone took pictures were tattoos were visible and then later regretted it? Or, does anyone have any experience asking someone ELSE to cover a tattoo? Thanks!
Mine will all be covered by my dress so luckily I will not have to cover any up :o)
If any of my bridesmaids had visible tattoos (they don't) I probably wouldn't ask them to cover them. I mean, my grandmother would probably say something, but that's the extent that it would affect anyone.
Me, and all but one of my BMs have tattoos that will be visible the day of, and I am not worried at all about covering them up. Its an expression of who we are, and I've never worried what anyone will think about them
Thanks, ladies! I never thought about asking them to cover them up (I'd actually like the photographer to take some pictures because they're sayings about love) but I wasn't sure if this was another one of those things you THINK is meaningless at the time and then turns out to be trouble.
My tattoo is a small treble clef on my back, so depending on dress style is may be covered, but if I find my dream dress and my tattoo is showing, I don't really care. It's part of who I am and represents something I've studied since I was was a toddler, so I'm not going to hide it just so I wont offend someone. And everyone in my family knows about it anyway, so I don't think they would be offended if it was visible. I think my nose ring (a teeny, tiny little thing!) bothers my aunts more than my tattoo.
And my MOH is more than allowed to show hers off. Her back piece is gorgeous, and she's earned the right to have it visible! If she wants to cover it up, that's her decision.
I don't think I would regret visible tattoos in photographs. I want my pictures to capture a moment, and capture my and my MOH's personalities at that moment. Tattoos and piercings are part of who we are, and I want that visible in photographs.
Offbeat bride has a lot of tattooed-brides and tattooed-bridesmaids featured on their site. I think they all look awesome even though I am not the tattooing type. If you're going to get a tattoo. I would think you'd want to show it!
Haha I had a really small tattoo between my shoulder blades and decided that if I'm going to have a tattoo showing in my dress, it might as well be an amazing one. I now have a ginormous tattoo of a geometrical Michaelangelo design on my upper back that I love, and it will definitely be very visible at our wedding. I think that four of my seven bridesmaids will have tattoos showing, as well.
My sister had an infinity sign on her foot that showed, but I didn't worry about it. I think you should let you girls be themselves. If they want to cover their ink, then that's one thing.
i have 2 tattoo's that will not be covered. my one bridesmaid has a half sleeve. i think all my bridesmaids except 2 will lhave visable tattoo's. i'm not worried about covering mine. i got the tattoo for a reason. which i am also keeping my nose ring in as well. my FI loves it!
Thanks ladies! I hope no one thinks that I'm trying be a bridezilla or that I find tattoos offensive! I was really just curious.
I don't find tattoos offensive at all, but I was wondering if one of my BMs should cover hers...but I guess there really is no need. Besides, who am I to judge? If she is comfortable, then so be it!
I realize on our wedding day, we are supposed to be inocent and virtious looking, but let us all be realistic. If you have a tattoo that is visible everyone you know has already seen it. And unless you are inviting complete strangers to your wedding I do not see the problem. I have five tattoos and three of them will be visible, as one is on the back of my neck, one on my shoulder blade and a ginormous one that covers mid back to butt crack. I think tattoos are sexy if they are done well and this is the 20th century which means more than half of the population in general has at least one tattoo. So do what you wish, be yourself and have fun I know I will.
Oh no, I would never cover up my tattoos. They are part of who I am. The only reason I can see to cover them up is if they were offensive somehow. My former lab assistant is getting married a week after us and her whole left arm is covered in tattoos and she delibrately chose a gown that allows her to show them off.
I went to a wedding where all the gals were tattooed up. I really didn't like it, but that might have been because I really did not like their tats. I mean (not to dog on anyone but) I really don't get why you would get a tattoo of just a star and put it on your shoulder or boob. I like tats that have meaning and just couldn't imagine what the meaning of that might be! I love the idea of exposing tats that are an expression of who you are, but randomness...not so much.
Thank you for posting this! We don't have any tattoos, but all of his guys do! But, their tuxes will cover them all. However, a BM has tattoos on her upper chest and back and they will probably be seen with any type of dress we pick. I don't want to ask her to cover up a part of herself, because I know how important they are to her. Our parents and grandparents will probably comment on it, but hopefully they can move past it and just enjoy the day!
Oh man, only one of my BMs has tattoos... my sister. Across her upper back, behind her ear... and she has the piercing that looks like a bull (you know, through the nose). She said she won't cover them up and if I try to make her she won't be in the wedding, which is so, so frustrating!
The one I really care about is the words across her back, I'd like to cover that up for pictures sake and so people aren't staring at "All The World's A Stage" as she walks down the aisle. I don't think I'm being unreasonable, she does.
As far as I know, all the tattoos are in "subtle" places. Two of them have them across the inside arch of their foot, and mine is on my toe. Plus, I like ours because they all hold meaning. Personally, the boy's tattoos bother me more than the girls. It's a non-issue because they're wearing suits, but I think I would definitely tell them to cover up if they were showing -- my Fh and his "band of brothers" all have sily stuff they got when they were young and wanted to rebel.
I have lots of small tattoos and three big ones on my back--and I'm planning on taking a lot of photos showing them off--I love them! My family and his already think of me as the "bohemian, unconventional, freak" so the tattoos won't shock anyone who knows us.
I will have one of mine covered by my dress and the other will be very visable. It's part of who I am, I feel no need to cover it at all!
I have a half sleeve on my left arm and it will be visible at the wedding, much to my mother's chagrin. I have been in a few wedding where people insisted I still show off my arm, my sleeve is pretty cool and colorful I have to say! The artist did an amazing job on it :) Plus, my friends are just the type who are like "and here's my quirky bridesmaid!" and I love 'em for it!
I just purchased cover up make up...then DF found out and wasn't happy. I have two on my back, one I have grown to LOATHE. I am hoping my tattoo artist can do something with it prior to our wedding, but if not, I may cover it up. I don't necessarily mind them showing though.
I was in a wedding a couple of months ago as a BM and (though we didn't realize it at the time) all of the BM's had tattoos on their shoulders. The idea of covering them up never came up and I don't plan to cover mine before my wedding next year, I'm actually thinking of adding to it 
. Though, I will say that if my friend had asked me to cover it up, I would have without a problem. It was her day and her vision and I wouldn't have argued with that.
1 of my bridesmaids has a million tattoos, but since the dresses are long, most will be covered.. except for her half sleeve and I think 2 other tattoos on her other arm. She brought up the fact that she would cover them for my wedding if I wanted her to, so I said yes. She is just covering the arm ones, we aren't going to worry about her back tattoos.
Another bridesmaid has a quarter sleeve and she also offered to cover it up. Again, I said yes. We also aren't worrying about her back tattoos.
It's mostly for pictures.. I wouldn't have pressured them to cover them.. although to be honest I am SO happy they both offered. And if the make up stuff they get doesn't work right, I won't cry about having their tattoos in my pictures.
I have one on my hip (hidden) and one on my foot. The tattoo on my foot will probably only show during the garter toss.
Last year at my brother's wedding I as well as the matron of honor were somewhat uncomfortable showing our tats (we both have tats on left shoulder blade) but it ended up being a joke when we were taking pictures.
My SIL dad handed me a drink that wasn't mine and almost argued with me that I gave it to him, until another bridesmaid said oh that's my drink. His response was: "Tattooed girls in blue dresses" - yup all of us had tats and now it's a joke when we are all together.
I wish mine would have shown, but since it's on my lower back the only chance would have been during getting ready... and I forgot about it in all the rush. Oh well, there were plenty of tattooed beauties at the wedding.
I had not planned on covering my tattoo on my back shoulder. It is of my fiance's name and a little rose. My other one will be covered (right hip). However my mom told me this past weekend I am getting it covered. Since I had planned on leaving mine initially I was not going to ask my BM who also has one on her back shoulder to cover. She told me she had planned on covering it anyway. My other BM has the infamous "tramp stamp" so it will not be visible. However, I have one BM who I had not seen in person in a long while and when I saw her she has new tattoos! I knew she had one on her back and on her leg so I opted for long dresses, but now she has one on her arm of all places. I would not mind at all if it looked good and was in good taste, but its not. It is something that has meaning for her, it is of her niece that died as a baby, but the artwork is not done well. As far as pictures go, I think we will just have to make sure not to get a shot of that side. LOL I don't know, I would not feel right asking her to cover it.
My tattoos will be covered by my dress, but my sister (MOH) has tattoos that will not be covered up and I think it's fine.
It's really up to your own preference.
I think if you are really worried about tattoos like a BM who has a tattoo you don't like across their back, pick a BM dress with a shawl and make sure the shawl covers it. One of my BM has a tattoo on her back, but with the dresses we picked it will not show.
I guess I'm a bridezilla because I asked that my bridesmaid cover up their tattoos, I love them and not that I have anything against them, to each its own, but I don't want them in my wedding pics, but the girls don't have a problem with it, so.. It's on you whether or not you want them showing!
I have a quarter back tattoo that was visible during my wedding. I didn't cover it up and I don't regret it at all. It's part of who I am and makes me me.
Obviously, if I wasn't covering mine, my BM were going to have to cover theirs...although none of them have tattoos. Ha!
i don't have any, but one of my bridesmaids has 5, all over... arms, feet, back, and most showed in her dress. it never would have occurred to me to ask her to cover them. i think for brides it just depends on how you want to remember the day. like, normally i wear my hair in a sloppy ponytail, but i had it done in a fancy updo on my wedding day... if you want to be elegant and timeless you may want to cover your tattoos for formal photos, but let them show in some other photos because they are part of your identity.
I don't plan on covering mine up, but it's on my foot. It's a part of me and it really does mean something to me, even if I had another one in a more visible part I probably wouldn't cover it up.
I tend to like most tattoos. Mine wouldn't be visible, but I don't think I'd make anyone in my wedding party cover up theirs.
I have a decent-sized tattoo on my foot. I won't cover it. My dress will cover my other tattoo.
Mine's covered by my dress. TBH, my dad doesn't even know I have one. :p
Mrs. Sushi totally rocked hers! You can see them a little in her first look pics (http://www.weddingbee.com/2009/07/10/a-hawaiian-affair-the-first-look/) but a better view of the artwork is in her post here (http://www.weddingbee.com/2009/02/04/surprise-im-a-tattooed-bride/).
I thought I'd seen more pics of her from the back (on her wedding day) but can't seem to find them here.
One of my BM has tonssss of tattoos. I won't ask her to cover them for the wedding, but I will definitely pay extra to have them Photoshopped out of the pictures. Just a personal preference, but I'd rather not be looking at Rock N Roll Skulls with crossed guns for the rest of my life in our wedding pics!
I have a medium sized butterfly on my left shoulder that I didnt cover up. There are actually quite a few shots of me from the back and everyone commented how cute it was!
I don't have any tats, but my MOH does - in fact it's all my fault... LOL
When we turned 18 (friends since 7th grade and BD's 2 weeks apart) I bought her the 1st one... she was hooked. Since then she had both arms, wrist, ankle, back, shoulder, etc. She's absolutely stunning and all of her tats are tasteful. Most are fairly small, as she's a tiny girl. I thought at first that I would ask her to cover, esp the one arm that is elbow to shoulder, but changed my mind.
This is who she is - and I love her. I will make our photog aware that I want to artfully cover by placement in a few pics and we'll photoshop if we need to (pics for grandparents). I'm really not going to worry about it.
ACK! great post, I love reading all the comments and I'm surprised that so many brides are okay with tats. I have 2, but they happen to be in places that will be covered by my dress. My problem is slightly different - my FI is totally NOT okay with tats showing, while I am. My MOH has a gorgeous full back piece and I love it, but he wants it covered for the wedding. He said none of our guests will want to see it as she walks down the aisle (I told him it was a non-issue, and we could make sure the photog doesn't capture it - stubborn boys). So he made me promise I would find a BM dress that covers it, since I refuse to ask her to put cover-up makeup on it (it's part of who she is - would I ask my freckled cousin to put cover-up makeup on her skin? no!). Do you know how hard it is to find a dress that covers the entire back, up to the neck??
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