Tattoos

mbcdefg

I know it varies by church/priest, but did any of you get a request for no visible tattoos during your wedding ceremony?My friend/BM has a tasteful star tattoo at the base of her neck - not huge but definitely visible, about the size of my fist. She asked if I wanted her to cover it, and I replied that as long as it's O.K. with the church, it's O.K. with me for her to show it. If the priest says no, then I'm buying her and my other BM a shawl to cover their shoulders for the ceremony, and afterward she can show it to her heart's content. We're meeting with him in a couple weeks for the first time and I'll address the issue then, but in the meantime I was just curious. Did any of your parishes set a "no tattoos" rule?

Calypso1977

ours didnt, but we didnt ask either, so maybe they do and we're just unaware.the only rule i've ever seen is with regard to strapless dresses becuase it is a modesty issue.  never seen one with regard to tats. 

Leah&Christian09

Ours didn't.  I didn't ask, but I have a visible one on my shoulder that he probably would have noticed, and they covered everything else under the sun, so they would have mentioned it if there was a rule.  All but one of my girls had tattoos that were visible in their dresses.  But we're pretty liberal.  Our church doesn't care about strapless dresses either.

procowarner15

I never even thought to ask. One of my BM's has visible tatoos and I will not ask her to cover them. My girls are also wearing strapless dresses, we were never told anything about that either.

jasmineh7777

I am covering mine, but it is more for my traditional family members. It will likely depend on the priest. Some churches want shoulders covered, no secular music, etc. If she has to, there are some gorgeous boleros and e-bay, etc.

banana468

My church didn't mention tattoos at all.  The only request was a covering for brides and/or attendants in strapless or low cut dresses.

reaktion

I've haven't asked yet.But if it's too much for the church, you can use makeup especially made to cover up tattoos, such as: http://www.colortration.com/tattoocover_tattoocover.htmhttp://www.tattoocosmetics.com/index.htmlThat way you don't have to buy shawls for everyone.But if your church is more conservative, the shawl might be a good choice too (neckline of dress).Good luck,Angel

Budnotes

We're having a traditional Catholic wedding mass and the church has a wedding coordinator who works with the couples to schedule their weddings & work out details.  She's the one who indicated to me that any and all tattoos had to be covered.  Said it was the policy of the church.  I was never told by the priest, but I got a tattoo cover-up kit anyway. 

alliecarrie41

my priest did not mention it, nor did we ask.  however, he is a tad more liberal than some priests (allowed us to play "wedding song/there is love" during communion because it meant so much to me). 

banana468

Does 'covered up' mean permanently?  Would a shawl take care of it?

alliecarrie41

no, she means using makeup to cover them temporarily for the ceremony.  i'm sure the girls can even wipe it off after the church-part need be. 

Truchana

Can she just wear her hair down?  It won't realy be noticeable then.

kelmcgee

Ours didn't say anything. Our priest is pretty cool though.  He knows that if he doesn't marry a couple they will just find another way to get married and it would only lead to some resentment of the church, so he would rather just marry them and not push their faith.

mbcdefg

Thanks for the input! We met with him on Monday and he said it's no problem if her tattoo is visible. As long as their outfits are tasteful, he said he doesn't really care about that sort of thing.