Couples in search of unique wedding experiences are hiring tattoo artists for their receptions — and people are torn about the idea.
Whether it’s offering permanent party favors to guests or inking the newlyweds themselves, tattoo artists are joining the ranks of popular wedding vendors, right there beside grazing board caterers and live portrait painters.
Judging by these new wedding trends, it’s safe to say that millennials and Gen Z couples are looking to shake up our traditional ideas around weddings. And what better way than with some fresh ink?
However, as evidenced by some of the comments, not everyone is keen on the idea of wedding day tattoos, especially in the form of party favors.
Tattoos as permanent party favors
Wedding photographer Lindi Mishé (@lyndimishephotography) gained over 6.1 million views, 598,000 likes and 34,000 saves when she uploaded a video captioned, “Your sign to have a tattoo artist at your wedding.”
While Mishé ended up turning off comments on the video, MSN reports that the video generated strong reactions from some viewers.
“I couldn’t imaging how stressful for the artist it’d be to have to set up, stencil & tattoo, and then sanitize everything. Outside. Over and over,” one user commented.
“Normally you only wake up the next day with a sore head — this takes regrets to a whole new level,” wrote another user.
However, some users loved the idea. “The amount of random tattoos I would leave with. Omg,” one comment read.
According to MSN, through a series of follow-up comments, Mishé explained that the tattoo artist “charged everyone a set price of $60,” and “it was cocktail hour so no one was drunk yet!”
Drunkenness was a concern voiced in the comments of another tattoo party favor video, this time shared by artist @steph.enigma.
“People lining up for one with alcohol in their hands
