How should we do a tattoo wedding ring ceremony?
Sunday, July 4th, 2010 at
9:51 pm
First off let me state that answering that we shouldn’t do tattoo rings is not helpful.
My boyfriend and I are doing tattoo rings in place of traditional wedding rings, neither one of us want a real ring. I’m just trying to figure out a way to incorporate this into the ceremony. Any ideas?
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If you don’t know what your tattoo rings will look like yet, have you thought about having the tatoos done prior to the ceremony, covering them til your wedding day and then doing a small "reveal" to each other at the point where you’d normally put on rings if that’s what you were doing? You’d still be presenting your rings to each other, just a different twist on tradition… Just a thought!
Congrats!!
You should do the rings AFTER the wedding, at the reception. But, I don’t know what you would do during the wedding ceremony.
I think that’s a great idea! It’s creative, love it!
Goodluck, and congratulations!
well, for the wedding he does need to give you some sort of ring, so just get plastic rings for now, and then after the wedding toss them away
sorry, couldn’t figure out anything better.
i’d say just use real rings for the ceremony and then do the tatoo ones on your honeymoon or something… totalyl get you though, i dont see much of a point in buying a nice ring you’re gonna wear every day just to beat it all over handrails and handles and stuff, thats a pretty cool idea
congrats, btw
i would say that u and ur soon to be hubby get the tats done a few days prior to the wedding. but not together seperately. wear rings over it. but twist things a bit. wear rings at the ceremony and when ur really supposed to put on the rings, in stead take the actual rings off of eachother, revealing the tat. =)
Hmmm….this is a hard one. I am not opposed to what you are doing in the least. Not everyone wants a traditional ring. I think the tattoo ones are a good alternative. BUT…it’s not a tangible thing, so you cannot "exchange" rings. If you still want this element in your ceremony (and it’s perfectly fine to keep it out if you want), then I don’t think you have any choice but to buy some cheap ($20 at JC Penney) rings and use them for the ceremony.
Again, you can always eliminate this element of the ceremony (ring exchange) and perhaps insert some other element such as a handfasting ceremony.
A lot of people don’t have a “ring ceremony” as part of their wedding ceremony. They simply skip the part where they say “Suzie and Ben have chosen to express their love and commitment by exchanging wedding rings”.
Obviously you can’t get the tattoo done during the ceremony. Also, I think it’s a bit unnecessary to refer to it in the ceremony. You can share what you are doing with your friends and family, and you and your Fiance know what it means to you. So, just organise to get it done maybe the day after the wedding and it will be meaningful and lovely!
I love the idea !!!
My Fiance and I are getting our wedding date tattood on us about a week before the wedding…roman numerals I think : )
You could do it a tattoo parlor. The theme could be U see I really love you and I am proving it by enduring pain. Not sure if that would fit on the invitation. You could also make everyone in attendance get one as well. Even the little children. Instead of the finger ring thing get a pic of your partner tattooed on your face, with a caption that says I got hitched at Joe’s tattoo shop and this be my spouse. lol
My boyfriend and I talked about doing tattoo rings but also having real ones. That way you have them to use during the ceremony also.
that is the coolest thing i have ever heard lol.
maybe you should just do an outline during the ceremony. so it wont take so long. and then fill it in during the honeymoon.
a tattoo artist ring bearer or like priest would be sweet.
Okay, since you are not doing the traditional wedding ring exchange….are you guys having a traditional wedding????
Did you guys decide who is going to do the tats????
Here is a few Ideas….
Ask if the tat artist can join you on your special day….I think it would be awesome if you guys can get it done right there and then in front of everyone! I am not sure how long that would take, but maybe you can try.
If the above idea is not practical for you, or just aint gonna happen…
how about you get it done before the ceremony, and video tape you guys getting the rings??? then you can show it to your beloved during the recption or in the ceremony itself???
If you dont like none of those ideas, get fake rings and do an exchange…then afterwards get your tats done.
Or
Skip the exchange, and say your vows and kiss. Then announce the rings have been replaced by matching tats.
tattoos take to long and i don’t think its something you wanna do during your actually ceremony , i agree with the other guy do it on you honeymoon
I would say that after the official ceremony is over…but I have done some research on this myself, and I don’t think a small tattoo like that would take too long.
I believe it would be kinda fun to do it as part of your big day, perhaps at the reception. Maybe get 2 artists, so you can both get it done at the same time. It would be funny to see your guests reactions, and to have them done in your fancy attire
I would suggest that you don’t go too intricate with your designs though. The ink will bleed quite a bit, and if you plan to get your touch ups every so often (so it doesn’t fade away), it will eventually turn into a plain green band anyway. Just a suggestion.
Good luck! I think the idea is awesome!
You should probably get the rings tattooed the day after the ceremony or on your honeymoon, and just use cheap rings if you incorporate rings in your ceremony at all.
If you have tattoos already, you probably know that you need to keep them clean and and sometimes artists cover them and use ointment, which can be tricky if you plan to eat or dance at the reception. Plus, human skin is alive and it moves. Sometimes artists need to spend a long time to get the tattoo right, especially if the design is ornate. Sometimes it also hurts a bit more than you expect. To avoid making your guests wait a long time, and to avoid spending your reception in discomfort, just get the tattoo done the day after.
Or, if you’re not superstitious, you can get them done in advance, then just show them off at the wedding.