Marriage Tattoo

My fiance and I have been together since the eighth grade and would like to get tattoos after our marriage to symbolize our unity and lasting bond. and ideas?

You could get marriage bands tattooed on your ring fingers, or the eternity symbol, or the "eternity" snake eating it's tail in the shape of a circle. So many more ideas, but your best bet is to go to a competent, reputable artist and sit with him and discuss it. Good luck.

Wow, I just think marriage tattoos are a bad idea in general for so many reasons it's just mind boggling, but that said, you guys have been together a long time, and I'm bitter, so maybe there's hope... I'm still gonna have to go with Sassmouth's PB&J idea on this one. Its eternal.

infinity symbols, a matched pair of swallows, a flower that symbolizes something.... anything important to the two of you. even wedding bands if you're quite brave (depending on how hardcore you are on the "ring" symbolism, you can get a half-band, or the full band, but the ink on the inside will fade).

I thinking of the wedding band Idea myself.. I lost two other rings. One in an oil well and one was stolen.

I'll probably do it for our 10th or later anniversery

Keep in mind, the Jinx factor. Getting "I love _____ forever and ever and will die without him/her" is just asking for fate to slap you upside. So yeah, matching birds, flowers, self-devouring snakes... I just really reccomend no names.

I would never tempt the curse personally. But if you do make it something easy to cover (though, you should never get a tattoo with the coverup in mind... ah, my brain hurts!). You could do colorful bright wedding bands cause then if things (god forbid) go sour you could tattoo it in black outta spite. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful... I guess my best advice is dont tempt the curse, get a tattoo for yourself or your kids...

bad jinx, bad jinx, bad jinx ahhhhh eeeeessshhhh i mean good luck! mrs. ripley

lol gabe our wedding bands were black in the first place :P

wait a couple of years or both get something like the world love. thats what my cousin did. she got a divorce twice but she still has it.

My wife and I went and got tattoos together after we had been married about a year. I don't know if you would call them marriage tattoos or not. She was drawing flowers one day and I thought it looked really cool. She ended up drawing each of us a flower with our zodiac symbol around it. The artist then touched up a few things and added flames to the flower. So there is another idea for you. That being said... I would never tattoo anyone else name on my body. That is the true curse.

That reminds me... I still have to get your name tattooed on my forehead....

Oooohhhhh..... can I draw it?

oh look honey tattooNOW has another i-couple yippee we should start a thread . . . .

DO NOT PUT SOMEONES NAME ON YOUR BODY.... subtle enough?... No seriously, don't. I did and two years later I was overdosing on narcotics with a pistol to my head... Not really able to cover it up, but it is being incorporated into a really cool sleeve. Live and learn I guess... At the same time, I have no regrets, but that curse is a beeeeeyotch!

i think that whatever design (with meaning) you come up with or your artist does, could be tattooed on both of you and have the meaning of union. My fiance and I have a Kanji for "happiness" which represents the way we want to live our lives together. We got it on our left wrist. I tattooed hers and I did my own. I am a tattoo artist so don't try this at home!

bottom line.... make sure it is something you want to do and that it will be something you want on your body for the rest of your life. If something bad happens(and I sincerely hope that it doesn't) think about if you would still be comfortable with it. I will love my tattoo that my wife drew for me no matter what. She is a very special person and will always be a part of my life, and even if something were to happen(though I hope nothing ever does)... I would never regret getting it done. Do what is going to make you happy. After all, that is the most important thing. Not what anyone else thinks or says... just what you feel inside. Ill get off of my soapbox now.

amen> Thelaw

isn't the ball and chain and everyday PAIN pain enough? you can't divorce your ink. pain is inevitable, but suffering is NOT!

I understand what you guys are saying about if things go bad. My soon to be husband wants us to get tattoos with each others name. I have a problem with it because the names of his ex- girlfriend and wife also adorn his body. If he does not cover them up I will not do it. As for thinking what if things go bad, well you can't go into tattoos with the mindset my marriage may go bad. At least if you do it you will not ever regret that you didn't do it. You will always be able to say it was a done out of love when it was done. As for the symbols well how about whatever you guys represent the most to each other. Heart and a key, a heart floating over a rainbow.... whatever tells you guys story.

My husband & I have had each other's names tattooed since our first year of marriage...12 years ago. If there is a curse, we have yet to meet it.

My husband & I have had each other's names tattooed since our first year of marriage...12 years ago. If there is a curse, we have yet to meet it.

Getting a person's name tattooed on you is a curse if you believe it is a curse. My tattoo's are a reflection of my journey in life, so if I feel passionate enough about a person to get a symbol of them on my body it would never be regretful. Whether we would be together for a lifetime or a few years, this person still would be a another journey in life that helps create the person I am. In fact me and my husband of almost 10 years plan on getting our symbolic tattoo's soon. Actually, next week. LOL, I will let you know if we divorce.

Getting a person's name tattooed on you is a curse if you believe it is a curse. My tattoo's are a reflection of my journey in life, so if I feel passionate enough about a person to get a symbol of them on my body it would never be regretful. Whether we would be together for a lifetime or a few years, this person still would be a another journey in life that helps create the person I am. In fact me and my husband of almost 10 years plan on getting our symbolic tattoo's soon. Actually, next week. LOL, I will let you know if we divorce.

Just came across this thread by chance...after searching online for definitive ideas as to what tattoo to have to commemorate my upcoming special day! 'Its a curse', 'Youd be tempting fate', 'Its one of the tackiest things'...to be honest, I will be married in just over two months to the most wonderful person I have ever met, and thats an opinion I have had since long before I even popped the question. I honestly feel that our relationship is as solid as a rock, having been tested by stress strain and circumstance. We have been through enough and are trully comfortable enough with each other to know that we are built to last and are right for each other. I am not a hardcore ink enthusiast, I have one other tattoo of my family crest with my parents' names above it. This has a lot of personal meaning to me, which is why I was moved to get it done in the first place. I feel just as strongly about making this level of commitment to my fiancee, and know that our bond is already an eternal one. I havent decided yet on what symbol to go for, or whether or not to have names or at least initials included. I was also thinking about our wedding date, which I would then supplement with the dates o birth of my children in due course.

i have my husband and my kids name on me and we r very happily married for seven years we have been together for ten steady yrs and met in 5th grade....if you are both completly devoted to ur marriage the curse wont affect you...aside from that if God forbid something did happen i would never cover it or regret it he has been the love of my life since 5th grade and hes the father of my children that will never change no matter what life hands us..