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I don’t have a tattoo, but I do have a birth mark on my back, which, unfortunately looks like a round dirty spot. It’s not actually that noticeable (about 4 inches in diameter and very light), but I’m afraid it’ll show up in the “bride from the back” photo that I know I will want my photographer to take. I’ve thought about using concealer but my concern is that the concealer will rub off onto the dress and discolor it as there is some overlap. Does anyone have any suggestions or tried and true methods?

we used dermablend on a bridesmaid’s tatoo and it worked like a charm!

I have a butterfly tattoo on my left shoulder blade, as well. While I LOVE LOVE LOVE all my tattoos (I have 3, but this is the only visible one), I don’t want it showing up in the pictures. I actually have heard from several people that Dermablend does not stay on, as it claims to, and it’s fairly expensive. I am going to try Covermark tattoo kit (www.covermarkusa.com) because I have heard much better things about it and it has a more appealing price: $30 for the whole kit.

I have a lower back tattoo and very low back dress. It shouldn’t be a problem because the dress covers it, but I am worried about when I move around and what not. I think I might use body/fashion 2-sided tape to make sure that part of the dress stays put over the tattoo.

I was a bridesmaid in one of my childhood friend’s weddings a couple of years ago and, at the time, had 2 tattoos that were visible in the dress that she chose for us to wear.

She asked me to cover them both up with make-up because she had quite a few older people attending her wedding that she was afraid might be offended (and I think she just didn’t want any tattoos in her pics, lol). I did with make-up (not dermablend, just regular) and it just made my skin look dirty. I’m extrememly fair skinned & both of the tattoos are black writing, so it didn’t do so well.

I think that unless a tattoo is vulgar or blatantly offensive (nudity, swear words, etc), the person should be allowed to show it. If you invited the person to be in your wedding or just to attend it, you invited them because of who they are & what they mean to you- a tattoo (or multiple ones) are part of the person, so why not let them be seen?

I know that my wedding dress will show off a few of mine.

But that’s just my two cents.

Like Go Amie says, she uses Dermablend to cover scars. Unfortunately Dermablend was not formulated to cover colorful tattoos. There are a lot of great products on the market, but I prefer Tattoo Camo.

I think if i’m paying for my wedding & making everything perfect then i should get to tell my bridesmaids if they should show the tat or cover it up.
i love all of them dearly & tats don’t bother me i just don’t have any at all & since i’m having such a traditional wedding i don’t want them showing.

It’s not a big deal & my bridesmaids understand completely.

now just which one have you guys had the best luck with cause i’m buying all the cover up kits for the 3 girls that have very visible tats…..

I completely agree that a bride should be able to ask a bridesmaid to cover a tattoo. I love my best friend and want her to be my maid of honor, but if she cant cover her tats, I might have to pick one of my sisters instead. She has two large black tattoos, one on each upper arm, and they are VERY noticeable. They are tasteful, but I still don’t want them in my pictures, or even up there next to me. Shes the only one with them and I don’t want everyone’s eyes glued to her arms on my special day. Maybe that makes me a bridezilla, but I think I’m completely justified.
She understands and is willing to cover them, we just have to find something that works…