Wedding Tattoos

 

Almost every culture, across the world has their own set of traditions when it comes to marriages, weddings, and celebrations. Irish culture holds the Celtic tattoos  with significant value, which is why they incorporated its meaning into their daily lives. As these tattoos have no beginning or end, Celtic loops, knots, and other designs are the perfect symbol of togetherness and forever. Which is why Celtic wedding tattoos are popular and often used instead of the traditional wedding rings. Although, many Irish people choose to wear traditional rings, the Celtic wedding tattoos have been one way of binding a couple’s marriage, expressing their culture and heritage, and bringing in some kind of creativity to the whole wedding.

Celtic Wedding Tattoos

Any traditional wedding has the couple choosing and exchanging wedding rings for the ceremony. To keep the tradition alive but also adding their own unique twist to it, some newlyweds are adding that extra creativity to the whole thing. Getting wedding band tattoos inked on themselves, to show their love for one another. Plus, an added advantage of getting your wedding ring tattooed on yourself is, you won’t ever lose it.

Wedding Tattoo Designs
When you decide to spend the rest of your life with your true love, everything else seems unimportant somehow. You wish to display your love for him/her and make a statement about it. What could be more bigger, louder, and permanent than a wedding tattoo? When the two of you bond on a level where no one can even imagine, it makes your relationship stronger than ever. And as a permanent reminder of that person, relationship, date, and/or place, you can get matching wedding tattoos done. Read more on Celtic love knot tattoo designs.

• Linked Rings: The linking of two wedding bands, on your ring finger, symbolizes your eternal and undying love for one another. The design shows unity and infinity all mixed in one. A union of two souls that can never break by making the design with endless Celtic knots.
• Name/Initials: One of the most popular kind of wedding tattoos is the name or initials tattoo. The names/initials go on each other’s body, exactly on the same spot, and in the same font, size, style, and shape.
• Wedding Bells: As the wedding bells have always been associated with the end of the wedding ceremony, the tattoo will preserve your union. You can get the wedding date inked in the middle of the bells and enhance it with elegant knot work.

Henna Wedding Tattoos

Apart from the Celtic wedding tattoos, another popular culture also adopts the heritage of applying tattoos for wedding; India. Unlike other cultures, weddings in India are held on a grand scale as they have to follow a number of rituals, customs, and traditions. As one the important rituals for Hindu weddings, the temporary wedding tattoos, also known as mehndi, are applied on the bride’s hands and feet. It is believed that the henna wedding tattoos signify the strength of a bride’s marriage and the love she will receive after it. The darker the color of the tattoo, the stronger and longer the marriage will be. Read more on henna tattoo care.

 

Wedding Tattoo Designs
The henna tattoo design and pattern drawn on the hands and feet are very complicated. Although, the placement of these temporary wedding tattoos are not specified, as mentioned before, they are generally applied on the hands and feet. Nowadays, apart from the bride, the rest of the family and friends, and the groom (in some cultures) also get the privilege of applying henna on their hands. However, only the bride gets the special attention and the most unique, creative, and beautiful designs when it comes to it. The following are the most common and versatile wedding tattoo ideas that you can expect. Read more on henna patterns for beginners.

• Baraat: In plain English, baraat means the marriage procession which comes from the groom’s house, accompanied by his family and friends. This entire scenario is drawn on one of her arms with intricate designs to match it. The tattoo actually starts at the top of her arm and runs down to her palm.
• Doli: Doli is the end of the wedding ceremony and now the bride has to go to her husband’s home. The detailed work that is put into the design takes many hours and lot of skill. To match the baraat scene, the doli is drawn on the other arm.
• Flowers: The flower patterns are included in the entire design. The choice of flowers to be drawn are many. You can go with roses, lotuses, rose buds, daisies, and many more. These flowers are interconnected with the rest of the designs on the hands and feet.
• Kalash: A metal brass, copper, silver, or gold pot is used in many wedding ceremonies. It is used in the ceremony to worship many Gods and Goddesses in Indian culture. The design is very popular and often has the name of the groom imprinted inside it.
• Peacock: A peacock tattoo looks really gorgeous when the wings are drawn open with flower patterns in it. The henna tattoo artist makes sure that the designs are complex, yet beautiful.

Select designs for your wedding tattoos and talk amongst one another to come to a conformed decision. Temporary wedding tattoos will vanish completely in a couple of weeks, but the permanent one are a constant reminder of your decision. So, don’t make hasty decisions as to what you wish to get as your tattoo and represent your wedding. Consult a professional tattoo artist to get ideas for designs and placements, to make the permanent decision.

Cover Up Tattoos Design

 

Over a period of time, tattoos may not look as charming and appealing, as they did when they are made. There are also some tattoos, which may not turn out as per the expectations of the tattoo wearer. At such times, people with tattoo wish there would have been an eraser, which would work on the skin and erase the piece of tattoo. Apart from the two mentioned scenarios, there can be other reasons, when the person would want to get rid of the tattoo. The most prominent reason can have something to do with a past relationship, wrong decisions made in the past which may become difficult to forget due to tattoo. Cover up tattoo designs can also be used to make an existing tattoo look more interesting or aesthetically more appealing.

Cover Up Tattoo Design Ideas

Not all tattoo artists offer cover up tattoos, but there are some tattoo artist who do. The client, however, has to shell out more to get a cover up tattoo made, as compared to a regular tattoo, because the process of making cover up tattoos is more intricate. It is important to remember, that the success of cover up tattoos depends on various factors. Skill and experience of the tattoo artist, along with the tattoo to be covered have a major role to play in it. The tattoo artist normally assesses the existing tattoo first, then comes up with cover up tattoo designs, which artfully and tastefully covers the tattoo, without making it apparent, that it is a cover up tattoo. There are different techniques, that are employed to make cover up tattoo. Heavy inking is one of the most often used techniques. With this technique there is even and thorough penetration of colors. Now we will turn towards cover up tattoo designs.

Lettering Cover Up Tattoo Designs
If the statistics are to be believed, lettering tattoos are most commonly covered up tattoos. Often lettering tattoos carry a huge baggage of regret and covering the tattoos become imperative to be relieved of the traumatizing thoughts. Various methods can be used to cover up the tattoos. One of the idea is to use a design to cover the letters. If the original tattoo is small in size, you can have an animal or a bird or any other design of your choice, covering it up. Often the same color, as the original tattoo is used, as it helps in incorporating and covering the original tattoo more efficiently. If you are indeed fond of tattoo lettering designs, then you can change the existing letters into something more comical or re-word it to make it sound something different. The classic example of re-wording is Johnny Depp’s tattoo. He change ‘Winona Forever’ to ‘Wino Forever’, after his relation withered away. You will have to use all your creative skills to come up with something like that.

Tribal Cover Up Tattoo Designs
There is a huge option in tribal tattoos, which you can utilize to make cover up tattoos. They are often preferred, because they blend well and make use of deep colors. Use of deep colors is more helpful, if a fading tattoo is to be covered up. Often, tribal tattoo designs are used to cover up wrist tattoos, sleeve tattoos, ankle tattoos, lower back tattoos, etc.

Modern Cover Up Tattoo Designs
If you have to search on the Internet, you will come across a lot of modern day design, which are also appealing and can be used to mask an old tattoo. The modern tattoos are rich in color, as compared to the earlier tattoos and the designs are also more elaborate, which makes the task of covering up a tattoo a lot more easier. You may want to read on tattoo cover up ideas.

If you do not want a tattoo at all, then there are other tattoo removal methods as well. Laser is one of the commonly used tattoo removal options. However, remember that it is not only an expensive, but also a painful option. A number of people opt for cover up tattoo designs, looking at the laser tattoo removal cost. Tattoo cover up makeup is the other alternative, which you can opt for, but you will have to make sure you have sufficient amount of time in hand for the same. Before I end the article, all I would like to say is that when you decide on the cover up tattoo designs, make sure you have liked the design, so that you do not regret the decision later on.

HAWAIIAN TATTOOS

 

Hawaii islands belongs to the Polynesian islands, all of which have a very rich and old tradition of tattoos. Most of the modern day tattoos are based on the traditional tribal tattoos from the Polynesian islands. The word for tattoo in the Hawaiian language is uhi, which means covering the body. There is a belief that the western world was introduced to the world of tattoos as a body art only after Captain James Cook made his famous journey to the Hawaii islands.

Hawaiian Tattoo History

In ancient Hawaii, tattoos were made as an indicator of the importance of the person in the hierarchy of the society they lived in. Each of the tattoo which was made had a meaning attached to it and the tattoos were displayed on various parts of the body. Hawaiian tattoo designs were made on the hands, feet, fingers, calves, back, shoulders, chest, etc. Face tattoos were rather very popular in the Hawaiian islands. Face tattoos were made on the brow ridge, cheek bone, cheeks and chin.

Hawaiian tattoos have a deep and personal meaning and they were often made for individual identification and not only for ceremonial purposes, as was common in the other islands of Polynesia. Read on Polynesian tattoo. The number of tattoos on a person’s body was directly proportional to the wealth possessed by the individual. Tattoos were not worn only by common man, but they were also worn by defeated warriors and convicted criminals. In a way this was a method used to brand people. Bird beaks, bird claws and large fish bones were used to make the tattoos. Black ink was used to make tattoos in the Hawaiian islands. The designs used were bold and also big in size.

Hawaiian Tattoo Meanings

A lot of significance was attached to the tattoos in the Hawaiian islands. Since a lot of significance was attached to the tattoos, the people were very particular about the tattoo designs. The tattoos were made for various causes. They were made to mark mourning, for protection from the evil spirits, decoration or as a part of celebration, not to forget social status and personal identification. Click to read on Hawaiian tribal tattoos and Polynesian tribal tattoos.

Hawaiian Tattoo Designs

The Hawaiian tattoo symbols often have hidden meanings that are generally much deeper and personal than what it appears visually. Lizards (geckos) and sea turtles are very popular designs in Hawaiian tattoos. Sea turtles symbolize fertility, while geckos are symbol of fear and respect. Along with the sea turtles, there are other sea creatures, which also have their own place in Hawaii tattoos. Dolphins are among popular sea creatures used for tattoos. They are looked upon as an expression of joy. After dolphins, sharks have a special place in Hawaiian tattoos. Shark tattoos are made by people who have chosen a shark as their personal God. It also denotes protection against attacks from shark.

Flower tattoos have a special place in Hawaiian tattoos. However, these tattoo designs may not always appeal to everyone, as these designs may not particularly be feminine despite the floral components in them. Hibiscus tattoos are the most popular and commonly used Hawaiian flower tattoo design. It can be attributed to the fact that the yellow hibiscus is the state flower of Hawaii. The colors used to make these tattoos are yellow, red, pink, white and purple. Among flower tattoos, orchid tattoos are also very popular, especially ghost orchid tattoo designs. Ghost orchids are beautiful and have rather peculiar features. Now that orchids are endangered, the symbolic meaning of orchid tattoos is ‘rare beauty”.

People often chose to get Hawaiian tattoos as they are proud of their heritage. They are also made to show their liking for the Hawaiian culture and heritage after a visit to the islands. There are a number of celebrities who sport Hawaiian tattoo designs. As always, before getting a tattoo done, make sure you have thought well about the design you want, as tattoo removal is a painful and tedious process. That being said, once you have made your decision, the above Hawaiian tattoo ideas can be the base you choose your own unique tattoo from.