Tattoed Bridesmaid!

Try going to your local fabric store & looking at the pattern books available there.

Hi, Jeanie --

While wanting to include a loved sister in your wedding, you`re striving very hard to do so because you can`t accept her as she is. She`s someone who ~ at this time in her life ~ is multiply tattooed.

Choosing to decide your bridemaids` gowns yourself ~ not to mention your own wedding date!!! ~ based upon this sister`s appearance, is rather too indulgent of your "inner princess" in planning your wedding.

No insult intented. Many brides get this way, focusing on one single wedding day, rather than on the reality of marriage as a future lived together.

Jeanie,

You can still have the wedding of your dreams with your sister involved (tatto and all). You can purchase a kit called tattoe coverup. It is a concealment that she would brush on to coverup the tatto that is visible. The concealment don`t come off until she actually shower/bath with soap and water.

I can`t remember where to purchase it but I could contact my cousin and get back with you. This is your day and it is just a temporary coverup so your day would be perfect and your sister will be able to participate in your joyous occasion-:).

I hope this will help you to ease your mind a little.

Sabrina

Depending on where her tattoos are, maybe you can cover them up by having your bridesmaids wear a shawl with their dress. That would cover up their shoulders and perhaps parts of their arms. Along with the tattoo concealer, it should do the job.

I can understand the previous message about not focusing too much on the wedding day, but the actual marriage, but your memories of your wedding day will be remembered in your pictures. If your sister has a bunch of tattoos, it will probably stand out in the photos.

Perhaps you can find a long sleeved lace sheer blouse to wear over a strappy gown? Might help mute the tatoos, even if they are not completely hidden.

It`s obvious that you are not comfortable having your sister`s tatoos show at your wedding. Perhaps you should rethink having her as a bridesmaid if you are going to worry that they will show and this will cause a bump in your day.

Perhaps you should have thought through the entire situation before you asked her.

Why not just get long sleeved gowns? That seems to be the most obvious solution to me. I`ve seen gorgeous bridesmaids gowns that have a long taffeta skirt and a long sleeved velvet top. In fact I bought a gown similar for a black tie winter wedding that I attended. I got many compliments on it. If you want to go something a little shearer what about trying gowns with long chiffon sleeves. It`s a little more showey on the arms but it will hide the tattoos enough.

Most bridal shops sell special concealment kits as so many women today have tatoos. Also consider either a shawl or short capes/capelets as part of the gown. Also remember all eyes are on you that day, and a sister is pretty special no matter where her tatoo is. I`m sure she does not plan to fluent it. Your wedding should be full of your friends and surely they know she has tatoos.

I don`t think her sister is going to use concealment for thirty something tattoos and the bride already stated that she doesn`t want shawls or wraps because they are detachable. In that case long sleeved gowns would be the way to go.