Cover tattoo's for a wedding?

I wouldn't ask them to personally. And I don't plan on covering mine for my wedding. If anyone is expected to removed piercing I would hope they wouldn't make anyone remove anything that might grown in so they can't put the piercing back.

I am a BM at my cousin's wedding and I have a pretty big back tattoo and even though she didn't ask me to yet, I am totally fine and prepared to cover it. I would prefer to cover it with a shall or jacket as opposed to cover-up though.

I love my tattoos but I know that not everyone feels that way and when it is someone else's wedding there is often a lot of extended family coming that the couple or I have never met. Some of these people may be really conservative and I wouldn't want to cause any scene for the couple's family or new family in law because I have tattoos so if they wanted me to cover them, I'd be okay with it.

I would never ask someone to cover tattoos for personal preference. I also would probably not even bring up the issue of piercings with my wedding party either, while I am not big on facial piercing’s some people are, and that is part of who they are. But luckily no one in my wedding party has any facial piercings.

As for tattoos, I myself have them, though mine are all tattoos you can’t see in normal clothing because I was worried how visible tattoos would affect me in a rough job market. My tattoos are part of me and each one represents a different part of who I am and my life. I would never ask any of my bridal party to cover theirs up.

The pastor who is marrying us however does require tattoos be covered for the ceremony. Only one of my girls has a visible shoulder tattoo so since I have nearly a year, I am trying to find a unique way to cover it without her having to use make-up.

I think the only situation where its appropriate to ask is when the ceremony site requires it. And as for the hair in the other question. A good updo could mask the pink in a pretty easy manner without anyone worrying about it.

I'm not a fan of tattoos and piercings, and I don't have any besides normal pierced ears.

But I also think that my friends have a right to decide what they do with their own bodies. If I'm more concerned with their tattoos than who they are as a person, then I'm probably not being a very good friend.

So if my bridesmaids all decide to dye their hair orange the day before the ceremony, or if the best man shows up with a neck tattoo, will I think those things are kind of icky/off-putting? Yes. Will I make them change it? No. My authority extends to picking out their outfits, and that's where it stops.

I personally don't think its wrong to ask. I think if someone has a really outrageous look- an unexpected hair color, a lot of tattoos and facial piercings then they should EXPECT to tone it down for a wedding. Like I said when I answered the previous question... its an honor to be asked to be a part of one's bridal party and it should be treated that way. Not by throwing hissy fits because someone asks you to get your hair done.

I think slathering someone in makeup cover up would be pretty uncomfortable, and I would never ask that of anyone... but little tattoos on someones arms or chest can be easily covered up... Honestly, I think it looks trashy to begin with and no, I wouldn't want to look back at pictures and cringe for these women.

As a tattooed person, I was raised that tattoos being exposed in church are inappropriate -- I wore a bolero jacket to cover mine up in church during the ceremony then let 'em hang out during the reception.

So if your wedding is in a church, I see nothing wrong with asking people to wear a wrap or jacket or long dress to cover the ink. If your wedding is not in church, you could still ask that ink be kept under wraps during the ceremony or you could let your friends be themselves and let 'em hang out.

Piercings are another issue. I'm a little more "leave 'em be" on that matter.

I answered that question as well and thought of that very same thing. I would handle it the same way i suggested on that question. Just politely talk to the person in question. I think if a person appraoches the situation in the right way and has chosen reasonable people to stand up for them, it shouldnt be an issue.

on a side note, i have two tats, one for when my grandmother passed away ( on my left shoulder blade) and one both me and my fiance have (on the back of my neck). and i DONT have plans on covering it up. Because of where they are they wont be seen all that much, but even if they do, if i was ashamed of my tats i wouldnt have gotten them in the first place. There is nothing trashy about a humming bird or eternity knot and I love my tattoos.

I think it is very wrong to request your bridal party change their looks for your wedding day. This includes asking them to dye their hair, gain or lose weight, take out piercings or cover up tattoos.

I still think this is wrong. The bride should accept her bridesmaids as they come. Pink hair, tattoos and all! If they are so concerned they shouldn't ask them to be a bridesmaid anyway. Who cares if the bridesmaids have tattoos. It is an extension of their personality. To be told to cover them up is rude.

I say go with airbrushing or the tattoo coverup by MAC makeup. The Davids Bridal kit isnt very good but the other 2 work really well

I think it depends. If they got themafter you choose them, then perhaps that would be okay. One of our groomsmen decided he wanted to grow a moustache 2 months before. Luckily though, he told us he is going to shave it off before so we didn't have the awkwardness of hinting that we'd perfer him not to have a seedy moustache..

However, if he already had one I think we wouldn't mind.

I think if you really don't like it, perhaps ask them cautiously if it would be okay for them to cover it. Like you say, it is different to asking someone to change their hair colour (or shave off a moustache). I have a tattoo of a dove on the inside of my wrist, which is exactly attention grabbing, but I would understand if someone wanted me to cover it for their wedding. It wouldn't bother me at all. I imagine that people with slightly more obnoxious tattoos would be okay with it.

That being said, I would never ask anyone (I don't think so anyway). Two of the groomsman have tattoos, but they are both covered by the shirts (one has one on his chest and one on his back, the other one on his upper arm) and one of the bridesmaid has her ears covered in piercings, but all in all I'm pretty lucky I don't have to face that difficult situation.

I'll be wearing my tattoo proudly on my wedding day as when I got it I thought about all the social engagements it would be accompanying me to and decided that it was worth it and there would never be a place where I wouldn't be happy to wear it.