- Blog
- Bios
- Boards
- Classifieds
- DIY
- Gallery
- Vendor Reviews
- Shop Weddingbee
Weddingbee boards
Both SO, and I are toying with the ideas of getting tattoos--he's always wanted one, but I'm not sure I'll ever go down that road, lol. My BFF has tried talking me into getting one for years now, but I just can't think of anything I really want.. other than a little ∞ symbol. I know it sounds silly, but DD (6-years-old), and I use the term a lot "I love you, ∞!"), and she brought up the idea of getting matching ones when she's older! LOL!
As for SO, he's always wanted a scorpion (he's a Scorpio), and now he's thinking about getting an ambigram of our DD's name.
My dad just got into tattooing and he said he would give me one... I am waiting a bit to actually get one though... I always said I didn't want to but I think it would be cool to get one from my dad.
I have 4. There's only one that I only sometimes regret. More that I wish I had given it a bit more thought beforehand, and maybe slept on it instead of going into the parlor majorly sleep deprived. I have "Cellar Door" written on my inner left wrist.
Could be worse, though: my bf at the time got one at the same time I got that one, and since I was paying for both of them he let me choose whatever I wanted for his. I ended up going with clock set to the time we walked into the place. A big, colorful clock, right on his chest. I wonder what he tells people about it.
(Still don't know why I chose a clock. Seemed like the right thing at the time. Also, the first question the tattoo artist asked was if I wanted a rooster or a dick. He assumed I meant "cock")
I have two :) I love them!!! One is on my foot, and one goes all the way down my side. I purposely placed my tattoos where they wouldn't be noticed if necessary. I forget about my side tattoo a lot actually. I wanted one on my wrist for 4 years... but probably won't get it! It's just too noticeable for me.
I've been wanting to get an old-fashioned compass rose tattooed on my left shoulderblade for years. Unfortunately up 'til now I either didn't have the extra money to spend on a tat, or it would have been poor timing. Not to mention my anti-tattoo mother would have freaked if it showed at the wedding, and I had to endure enough drama from her as it was, lol.
I think I'm finally going to get it this year. It has no real sentimental value or symbolism to me, I've just always loved compass roses. Since I was a kid I was fascinated by old world maps with "Here be Monsters" written on them, and mermaids peeking out of the oceans, and the compass rose was always my favorite part. I used to draw them obsessively on any piece of paper I happened to have handy in school. I would draw them on my hands too.
So yeah, I can't exactly explain why I want it so much, but I figure if my desire to have it inked on me hasn't changed after over a decade, it's still a good choice.
Here's mine (ironically the same as pec1216's avatar!). It's on my right shoulder-blade.
The story behind it is that:
a) The "traditional" reason for a sparrow tattoo was sailors would get them after traveling so many miles, and them another one after traveling even more miles; I got mine to symbolize my life so far and everything that's ahead.
b) I'm scared of needles and thought getting a tatoo would be a "face your fears" type of thing to help me get over it. It didn't help with the fear of needles, but I do want to get another tattoo, just haven't decided what to get yet.
I have three tattoos:
The first I got when I was 18. It's a snitch from Harry Potter on right hipbone. I am the biggest HP fanatic you will ever meet. I want to get it touched up and get some fairydust behind with the words "Believe in Magic". It's a long story why I picked a snitch, but a lot of thought went into it.
I waited another five years before I got this one:
I got it in honor of my brother who was serving in Iraq at the time. He really loved i, it, and I still love it because I'm a very peace loving person.
I just got this last one in November:
It's the Hebrew word for "God" (Yahweh). I am a born again Christian and I love the Hebrew language. I wanted a tattoo that glorified God, so this is what I picked :) I love all of my tattoos and actually have a couple more that I want.
Sorry about the huge pictures! I really need to start resizing before I upload them!
I have 2, little hearts on my right hip bone, and "Love and Reason keep little company together" wrapped around the back of my waist. Its from 12th Night and its my favorite quote! I'll probably get more. My brothers and I are competing in a Tough Mudder and if you finish, they give you a tattoo of their logo, and we all decided that we would get it. I'd get mine very small and just below my calf. My favorite tattoo in the world is on my SO's back, its a oak tree with our initials and a heart "carved" into the trunk.
I have two tattoos and wouldn't be sad if they washed down the drain during my next shower. A lot has changed since I got them 10 years ago, and I wish there was an easy (and cheap) way to get rid of them.
@abbyful: that is so cool! I love this image! I found it online and thought it was pretty and because I also heard that they stand for a deceased person. I love all of your tattoos that have been posted! Keep them coming!
I have one on the back of my right hip (which is a nice way of saying lower back: tramp stamp). It's in a place that I really never see and actually forget about it a lot. I really love my tattoo, but I think I'm going to get another one on my foot so that I can look at it too...not just the lucky person behind me at the beach.
PS it's 2 spirals, intertwining so it makes a perfect circle...the next one will be a pink lotus on my left foot.
@SoonToBeeMrsD: Your snitch tattoo officially makes you the coolest person ever.
i have one. it's on my left hip, looowwww on my left hip=) it's a swallow. sailors used to get them because they said the swallows would come to the ships to bring them home after their tour. i got it to remind me that no matter how far i go, or where life takes me, i'll always find my way home again. fuzzy pic
I have wanted the same one on my foot for almost 4 years, I'm just too chicken and BROKE to get it just yet. I want to get it this summer. It's "One Step At A Time" with a small heart and puppy footprints for my two babies.
FI wants to get this one he and I designed of his Gpa's dog tags on his shoulder. We're definitely thinking soon. :)
I really want one, and have for years and years. SO doesn't want me to get one. I think I'll get a small one eventually to try it out, probably on the inside of my heel. He'll get over it.
I have 5 tattoos and have my first tattoo laser removal treatment next week. I went through a stage when I got them and I cannot wait to get them removed. I am only getting 3 of them removed. The two are not visible unless I am in a bathing suit (which I dont do very often :D). And laser removal is so super expensive so I am just removing the ones that others can see. lol Wish me luck!
I personaly dont like tattoo's for me but they dont bother me on other people.
I have 13, all in different places. Many have meaning, only one was a spur of the moment decision (and at age 16 no less!). I like it but don't LOVE it, if that makes sense. Otherwise, I love them all!
I have two tattoos, as does FI. We plan on getting one of ours (each) covered up in the near future.
But for our wedding photos, we're covering them up as much as possible.
I have one 3 hearts on my foot (representing Fi and our two babies) there are some swirly lines and i love the way it looks!!! Might just have to upload a pic later and i want to get love tattoed (more like a stamp look) to the inside of my arm right below my armpit... To remind me to love myself even on the hard days!
Edit: Fi wont let me get another one till after the wedding :(
I don't think tattoos should be gotten when going though "phases" or at a "spur of the moment".
For mine, I decided I wanted a tattoo and it was a a couple years before I actually got it. When I finally picked out the design, I hung it up where I would see it every single day for over 6 months before I actually got it permentaly inked on my skin.
@abbyful: I'm kinda the same way... I'm not opposed to tattoos at all, I think they're awesome. But I have never come up with something that I'd be willing to put on my body forever, and sometimes I wonder if people will regret the things they have later in life?
I think that if I ever had children (we're undecided), I would probably get their names or something to represent them. Or possibly something in honor of someone who was very, very important to me. When my friend passed away, her mom got "Alyssa" tattooed on her hip with a little halo around the A. I could definitely see myself doing something small and sentimental that no one else would really see.
Big, visible tattoos are AWESOME, and I don't have a problem with them at all. They just aren't "me," I guess.
I have four tattoos. Two of them are identical, on either side of my legs below each hip, the seal of metatron from the game silent hill. One is a cuff around my ankle with a heart shaped padlock and the words 'down to you the change has come, i'm under your thumb.' One is a celtic knot-like cthulhu head sort of medallion looking thing. I love them all. I want to get more but FI isn't a fan of tattoos, so i have to wait at least a year between them now.
You must log in to post.
| Visit our sister sites | eHarmony Online Dating |
eHarmony Advice Dating Advice |
Project Wedding Wedding Songs |
JustMommies Pregnancy Calendar |
Create the honeymoon of your dreams.
| User | Posts Today |
|---|---|
| ndreighton | 11 |
| rivierabridal | 6 |
| kate02121 | 4 |
| bonkeyball3 | 4 |
 turtles73 |
4 |
| jaguar | 3 |
| BMORE SEXI | 3 |
| texasbee | 3 |
| MrsOliveBird | 2 |
| fresitachulita | 2 |
Sorry, there are no users yet.
This is a spin off of another post about BMs and tattoos.
Now I love tattoos. I don't have any but I love them. I think they're beautiful and show a person's character. The ones I love the most are ones with stories, which most all tattoos are. I think the classic pin up girl ones are so pretty and anything with large colors is so interesting. If I wasn't living where I live, and didn't have the family I have I would probably be covered in tattoos by now. And after hearing how addicting they are I know I wouldn't be able to stop with just one.
My stepbrother and I agreed when we were 11 years old that we would both get tattoos in honor of our baby brother who died. Well when we were 18 my stepbrother got his. He got a typical cross on his shoulder with our brother's initials and his grandmothers. Then he got another one. A stupid looking sunshine wearing sunglasses right in the middle of his shoulder blades. It looks so silly. After joining the army he called me saying he was getting another one and wanted a tribal tat. I begged him to let me help him pick it out since his sunshine one was becasue he let his then girlfriend pick. Yeah she was a bright one, get it? Haha! Anywho I'm also a big UFC fan and love Roger Huerta's tattoo. He isn't bad either. Well stepbrother listened to little sis and now my family hates me because it's so big. But it's really cool looking. I mean look at Huerta's .
source
I wanted to get my baby brothers footprints done with his birth and death dates below. Now I want to get my FI last name initial (which will be mine soon) with est. 4.21.12 (our wedding date) below it.
Anyway, this post ended up being longer than I planned. I would love to see your tats and hear the stories behind them.