Hmm Tattoo brides?

I am def not covering up my tattoos. most of them wont be on show anyway because of my dress but the one that starts at the top of my back and runs down my spine will def be on show. Instead of covering it up I am doing the opposite and my make up artist is going to bring face paints to add colour and crystals to it so it becomes more part of my outfit.

I've got 5 tatoos all on my back (ish) due to this most of them will be covered apart from the one on my right shoulder which is a black butterfly and I can honestly say I love it and wouldn't want it covered. When trying on dresses with my mum (who really dosn't like them!) she actually said it looked worse with the straps as it didn't cover it fully so looked like i had a dirty mark on my dress/shoulder and actaully looked better with it on show.

I'm sure other people will disagree but i'm thinking it's just another little thing that will make my bride look completly individual

I won't be covering them up as they are part of who I am and will be part of me forever

I have lost count on how many tattoo's I actually have. I can tell you in total on my body I have 104 stars at the moment. I have my left arm sleeved, a half sleeve on my right arm, my whole back tattoo'd, back of my neck, behind my ear and my wrists tattoo'd.

I also have 14 piercings, surgery scars, and two scarifications to my body too.

I only have a bolero jacket as i am getting married in February and didn't want to freeze. I don't mind my tattoo's on display, afterall when i got them, i got them to be proud of, because each of them has it's own meaning to me, personal sentimental meanings and memories. They are part of who i am, and although my mam doesn't like the piercings or the tattoo's....it makes me me.

I personally don't see the point in covering tattoo's. People get them for their own reasons, so why cover them for one day. Most people don't cover them for a night out, and theres no shame in being tattoo'd

xxx

I'll be covering my half sleeve during the day for a couple of reasons. Number 1 my Mum, even though she is totally unfazed by my ink, has requested that it might be nice to have it covered up for the photos! MIL is non too keen either so it'll keep them happy. And number 2 it'll be bleddy freezing in November so I'm going to wear a bolero with wrist length sleeves to keep me warm. It'll be coming off at night so my sleeve and back piece will be on full show!

(here is a pic of the hugeness of it.)

JST i ❤️ that tattoo !!!

"chavvy slappers alert"

my tats wont be on show as they are on my hips and legs but if you have them then why on earth would you cover them up? They are part of you.

JST...you know what Im thinking?!!

Awwww thanks Rebecca! I love it too, I also like the amount of stares it gets hah.

Mini - whatchu thinking?!?!?!

Part of my half sleeve - still need more ink done but pregnancy stopping that at the moment:

And you can see some of my sleeve (still in progress - as when i'm finished it will be completely solid in colour from the top star down to my wrist) :

Waiting for AJ et al to come along...wonder if "wedhead" still lurks here!

HAH oooooooh I am very bored, I do hope someone comes in with a good comment! Chavvy slapper through and through me, with my three children and my sensible shoes tee hee!

The only reason i was thinking of covering the one on my back up is because it's all black

and might look a bit silly, but after reading some of the comments on there,

i'm not going to cover them up....

I think i may even get the infinity tattoo me & OH were looking into

may surprise him for valentines x

My tattoos are actually covered by my dress (not deliberate) but was considering one on my shoulder so if I do get another one I wouldnt cover it up, i think i'd be proud to show it off

I'm going to cover mine hopefully, got a shooting star at the top of my back which I regret...all my others are covered by my dress. Wishing laser removal wasn't so darn expensive!!!

I think for the night time do, i'll ditch the bolero jacket as i'll probably end up too hot anyway!. Everyone at the night time do knows i'm tattoo'd to hell as the night time do is at the rock/metal club that i met my h2b in lol xx

I have both wrists tattooed and have chosen to cover them. I've ordered extra of my dress material to have a bolero made. I personally don't like them on show on wedding piccies.

That sounds good, can't wait to see the pics x

If I cant find anything to cover mine up such as tattoo make up etc then I will have them airbrushed out as like BB I dont want to see them on my wedding photos, I do kind of regret having the 3 that I have on my arms but unfortunately cant afford to have them removed

Miss.... you'll most likely be boiling especially being preggers! I always get too hot after one glass of red vino so I'll definitely be taking off my jacket.

BrideBrat, that's fair doos. Mine is so huge that I don't want it to distract from my dress on the photos if that makes sense? I want some more doing up over my shoulder and upper back by my Mum will kill me!

I'm having both of mine covered with body concealer - I don't like them, got them done when I was young and drunk and I never show them off if I canhelp it.

You can only see two of mine so they will be on show but not majorly, ones on the back of my neck, the other inside of my wrist. my others are on my lower back, each thigh and ankle.

I don't want to cover mine up but the one on my neck will be partially hidden by my veil.

oh tell me about it! I'm actually dreading having a pregnancy during summer.....as i can't stand the heat at the best of times. xx

I only have one tattoo, on my shoulder that was done when i was very young and feeling a bit of a rebel. I don't hate it but I also don't want to show it off on the day or have people staring at it the whole time my back is to them during the ceremony. So I'm hoping to cover it up, but it is all black so going to be difficult without it looking like a smudge on my shoulder. Does anyone have have any recommendations for good cover up make up?

I have several tattos - I'll covering one of them with another tattoo! It's the first one I ever got, a small rose on my shoulder, but 20 years on it's looking very faded and sad, so I'm having a bold tribal design to cover it.

I'm not hiding my tats, the ones on my legs will be hidden by the dress, but the ones on my arms will be visible. I may even have a memorial tat or kanji to represent my dad as he won't be there.

(Who said chavvy slapper!?)

I've got a tattoo on the bottom of my back that will be covered by my dress and a slight scar from where I had a tattoo removed a couple of years ago on my shoulder that will probably be on show. It's not very noticeable but I might put somehting on it to cover it up. In the past I've used MAC Studiofix concelear to cover it which worked well (before I had it removed!)

Tattoo's don't appeal to me. I don't even have my ears pierced. (This is actually despite being a goth throughout most of my teenage years).

I think it's all down to attitude - if they are something you had done in a drunken haze and regret, then I'd probably be saving up for tattoo removal, and I'd cover them up if possible.

If they're part of you, like Miss, then I would treat them like any other part of you.

I do find the juxtaposition of tattos and white bridal dresses very odd looking, however. If I had lots of tattoos, I'd probably be wanting a dress more like Dita's...

My first child was born in August 05 and i remember being heavily pregnant all through summer...which that year was hot (typical)

it's wasn't the best, the worse was sleeping i lived in a long gypsy skirt and vest top !

Good Luck to you miss !

When is baby due? x

Hmm wonders ...

Was it said as a joke or in all seriousness ?? x

My due date is August 5th, however because it is such a high risk pregnancy he or she will be delivered by section up to 2 weeks early, so i should imagine between the 22nd and 29th of July

I'm just debating how long to continue working for at the moment. I'll be finishing work, not going on maternity. Can't risk it with my spine (titanium implants on spine) so do i work until i'm 16 weeks (until the wedding) or do i push to 20 weeks. I am a high risk as i say, and my job as a taxi driver has its obvious risks, let alone sitting for shifts as long as 10 hours each time. xx

first scan tomorrow morning xx

Dita's dress was gorgeous.

I understand what you say about a white dress and tattoo's on show etc. I guess the way i'm doing my wedding - black dress, hair extensions, etc i can get away with my tattoo's being on show.

....now, if only i had Dita's figure! lol

16 weeks sounds reasonable, but then i think it's more with what you'd feel comfortable with.

First scan tomorrow aw how exciting,

I loved my scans it's just amazing seeing the ting little baby on that screen.

Enjoy xx

It's been near 8 years since i had my first son, so i'm a little nervous for the scan. I think once i see Jellybean on the screen i'll be able to relax a bit more into the pregnancy xx