Wedding Tattoos

nb4 "what happens when they divorce?@?@?!1!?!?!one!@ derp derp."

...and, you'll be able to add to it and make it one of those tribal tats when the divorce is final.

You don't have to take it off for an MRI because you can't get one if you have a tattoo ;)

Uhhh I've gotten an MRI with a tattoo. Why wouldn't you be able to?

It has about as much meaning as a wedding ring. Neither are a good subsistute for commitment, which renders them both unecessary.

My husband has plenty of tattoos and no problems with MRIs.

In that spot of the body, they'll fade in a few months anyway. You can get them refreshed, but they'll be doing that often enough that in 5 years, they'll have exceeded the price of gold bands.

I think this is a lovely idea and once broached the subject to my husband, who doesn't like to wear his wedding ring because he is missing part of his left ring finger and is afraid he would lose a ring. Sadly, my hubby isn't the tattooing kind.

Azog, you're absolutely right: my brother who has been a mechanic and for a large part of his adult life worked outdoors, has what was once a very elaborate Celtic tattoo on his hand. Now it's a very elaborate blur and he admits he never should have had his hand tattooed, with his lifestyle.

With today's marriage stats, best just use a Sharpie.

I never plan on getting a divorce, but what about if one of you dies? Not to be morbid but it would make it pretty hard to marry someone else...

My husband and I have had tattooed wedding rings for almost 20 years. They are not as distinct as they once were, but they are still okay. I would do it again, but I might choose a simpler design. When people see them, there are two responses. They either say something like, "That's so cool/sweet/romantic" or they say, "What happens if you get a divorce?" To the people in the latter category I always say that THEY should not get their wedding bands tattooed.

If for any reason my husband was no longer in my life, a tattoo would be the least of my difficulties. I can't imagine loving someone enough to marry them and being put off by such an important symbol of their history. It could be dealt with in many ways.

Due to the ferrous inks used in tattoos and the ever more powerful magnets in MRI machines, the tattoos can heat up and some have even caused quite severe blistering.

It would be convenient for when you go out on the town to cheat on your spouse. No ring to take off, no tan line to try and hide. People won't recognize it as a wedding ban substitute.

To the ones saying you can't get an MRI with a tattoo, that is a myth. I have plenty of them and had no problem when I had to get an MRI. And they also tested it on mythbusters, so its obviously not true! :)