covering up tattoos?

[Emily]

what if anything are you doing to cover up your tattoos?

[Carrie429]

One of my bridesmaids had 2 or 3 big tattoos, all visible in the dress. She bought a cover-up kit from a costume shop for $11 and it worked great. In person you could tell there was makeup if you looked/knew but other than that the hidden tattoos didn't stand out at all. And they didn't show up in pictures, either!!! (we dealt with rain all day, too... and the makeup even stood up to getting wet).

This is my BM with the tattoos... 2 of them would have been visible in this picture - one big dark one on her arm facing the camera, and one on her back...
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j310/GreeneWedding/SCANNED%20Reception/changingveilsR.jpg
and another...
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b214/CarrieAnn9300/ForJen.jpg
She looked great! (would have with the tattoos, too... but yeah :) ).

[StaceyG]

i used coverblend which is better then dermablend and it worked well for the ceremony when i had my makeup artist apply but from sweating i had to reapply and didnt have the setting powder and such so it looked horrible

[Kari]

I booked a professional to come and do our hair and make up inthe hotel. She will airbrush my tattoo so it won't be visible (Dan's request, I had to honor it)

[Ally]

I dont want to cover any of mine, atleast 4 of which will be visible. And 4 of my 5 bridesmaids all have tattoos also.

[~Lizzybeth~]

I won't be covering mine either...

[belle67]

Mine is on my shoulder and is covered up by my dress. :)

[Krissy]

You couldn't see mine so I didn't have to worry.

But my step mother on the other hand....oh Lord...the woman has this dagger thing with flowers around it on her upper arm. It's nasty. For my wedding, she didn't cover it but did have a wrap thing so that helped a bit. For my step-sister's wedding she did end up putting coverup on it, but she is so tan and her cover up was light so it just looked real bad.

[Alice]

IME, tattoos covered w/ makeup end up looking like awful bruises after a couple of hours. Personally, unless the tattoos were really horribly offensive (like, say, neo-nazi sort of stuff), I'd rather just have the tattoos than try to cover them.

I've got tattoos around both my wrists, & if they're covered for our wedding, it'll only be because I wanted to wear gloves. ;} A couple of years ago, I was the MOH for my best friend, who was marrying into a rather conservative, well-to-do family. I offered to wear gloves to cover my tattoos, but the MOG (my biggest worry) didn't even realize I *had* tattoos 'till I mentioned them.

I did, however, end up wearing a shoulder-length black wig to cover my partially-shaved, short, spikey pink hair. ;D

[-->Kat<--]

Anybody know of cover up that wouldn't get on my veil?

I wasn't planning on covering up my stars across my shoulder blades but with the dress that I got, it doesn't look right. The dress is just too formal and kind of victorian-ish. My veil will cover it a little but I want to cover it with cover up too but don't want to ruin my veil.

Thanks :D

[Coze]

Hi hi-

I am getting a tattoo specifically for the wedding... I am actually hoping that people see it because it's a silent reminder of those that have left before us.

TTFN...
D.J.

[Kristina_and_Aj]

i wont cover up any of mine, nor will anyone else in the wedding party. its just part of who we are and part of what makes us so charming!!!:devilheee:

[Kya]

Don't know yet on what I am doing.

[angie]

A wrap will cover my BM's tattoos.

[*Kim*]

im not sure yet what im going to do with mine. i have 5 tats all together but 4 of them wont be seen no matter what. however i have a tattoo between my shoulder blades...
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6d607b3127cce8c1c549458d600000016100EZMmjVmxZsd

i got this 6 months after my daughter was born and its for her (her name is Austyn) and for that reason i dont want to cover it up, but it is rather large and takes up 1/4 or so of my back/shoulder blad area. i dont want it to be the focus in the pics and that would be the reason i would cover it up.

what do you gals think i should do? :shrug2: :confused:

[Jaime]

im not sure yet what im going to do with mine. i have 5 tats all together but 4 of them wont be seen no matter what. however i have a tattoo between my shoulder blades...
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6d607b3127cce8c1c549458d600000016100EZMmjVmxZsd

i got this 6 months after my daughter was born and its for her (her name is Austyn) and for that reason i dont want to cover it up, but it is rather large and takes up 1/4 or so of my back/shoulder blad area. i dont want it to be the focus in the pics and that would be the reason i would cover it up.

what do you gals think i should do? :shrug2: :confused:

I kind of agree with Alice, that unless it is something offensive, you shouldn't have to cover it.. and yours is obviously not offensive, so it is up to you.. if you don't care, then don't cover it.

[-->Kat<--]

I know what you mean about it just not working with your dress. It's not about being offensive or not, it's just about style and not taking the focus away from the beautiful dress.

[stephjhudson]

I dealt with this issue a bit.
I don't have any tatoos (not that i wont ever, but i dont now) and my BM dont either, but my MOH has a little one one her shoulder and I did ask her to cover it. I guess I that "too conservative" person people scoff at sometimes, but im having a conservative big ol catholic church wedding and I would prefer they not show..JMO My FH is rather conservative too and feels similar to the way I do...plus, my mom is over the top against them in the wedding as well.
One of my friends from high school wanted to be a BM in the wedding, and she has a total of 12 tatoos, 6 of which would be visible on her arms and shoulders in the strapless BM dress. And I told her that I found an airbrush makeup artist that I will have on my wedding day for my makeup and anyone else that wants it...and my MOH's tattoo. It took many weeks of debating, because I did feel absolutely awful about it, but I said I would love to have her in the wedding, but I ask that the tattoos (regardless of what they are) on her arms/shoulders/back be covered up by that airbrush makeup.
She opted out of covering up her tattoos and opted instead to help me with planning and be there for me on the big day as a personal attendant.

Yes, I still feel bad about it, I understand her tattoos are a part of who she is, but I still have to go with what I am comfortable with taking into account the style of the wedding. I've considered doing wraps for the girls (which everyone has said are a pain) but my FH and mom are still against it.
My friend is really cool about it...she understands where I am coming from and respects that things that are for her and necessarily for me. She is a bit relieved she doesnt have to fuss with buying dresses and shoes, and worrying about makeup and hair and all that...and has said she is excited to help me with the wedding and be there to celebrate on the big day:sappy:

[stephjhudson]

Basically...I think its all in what you like and are cool with. Everyone has different opinions and different styles of weddings...
Seriously, I'm not falling off the ultra right wing of the airplane or anything, there are just a couple of conservative things that stuck with me...dont hate me!:caught:

[Venus]

I had no intention and did not cover my tat for my wedding. I realize its probably a big issue for major formal events, but I was 33 when I got my tat and I knew it would become part of who I am. The standard that I wanted to hold true to more then anything on my wedding day, was to be married as "me" not some made over barbie doll, or by someone else's standards of how I should look. One of my girls wanted to straighten my hair for the wedding day, I told her no, that was how I was created. Make any sense???

[stephjhudson]

to each their own..makes sense to me :)

[Winter_Bride]

I dealt with this issue a bit.
I don't have any tatoos (not that i wont ever, but i dont now) and my BM dont either, but my MOH has a little one one her shoulder and I did ask her to cover it. I guess I that "too conservative" person people scoff at sometimes, but im having a conservative big ol catholic church wedding and I would prefer they not show..JMO My FH is rather conservative too and feels similar to the way I do...plus, my mom is over the top against them in the wedding as well.
One of my friends from high school wanted to be a BM in the wedding, and she has a total of 12 tatoos, 6 of which would be visible on her arms and shoulders in the strapless BM dress. And I told her that I found an airbrush makeup artist that I will have on my wedding day for my makeup and anyone else that wants it...and my MOH's tattoo. It took many weeks of debating, because I did feel absolutely awful about it, but I said I would love to have her in the wedding, but I ask that the tattoos (regardless of what they are) on her arms/shoulders/back be covered up by that airbrush makeup.
She opted out of covering up her tattoos and opted instead to help me with planning and be there for me on the big day as a personal attendant.

Yes, I still feel bad about it, I understand her tattoos are a part of who she is, but I still have to go with what I am comfortable with taking into account the style of the wedding. I've considered doing wraps for the girls (which everyone has said are a pain) but my FH and mom are still against it.
My friend is really cool about it...she understands where I am coming from and respects that things that are for her and necessarily for me. She is a bit relieved she doesnt have to fuss with buying dresses and shoes, and worrying about makeup and hair and all that...and has said she is excited to help me with the wedding and be there to celebrate on the big day:sappy:

I totally understand what you mean!! I am somewhat sorta like that too, and I have a Tat (it's on my lower back though, so is mostly all the time covered up).

Just a side note for you gals - maybe something to consider. In my bridal party, 2 out of 3 of the girls HAD tatoos in between their shoulder blades. The 3rd didn't. And the ONLY comment I got (and it was a very common one!) was WHY DIDN'T the 3rd have one! They were all a little bothered that I didn't get her a temp tatoo so she'd match the others!! :happytears: :hysterics: Just something to consider girls - who are you covering up the tatoo for?