This bride marked her hen weekend in an unusual way, getting matching lip tattoos with her bachelorettes and keeping them secret until the wedding day.
Taylor Downs, 28, says she ‘loves’ the ink and has no regrets over getting inked alongside her 10 friends.
They agreed to get the tattoo – of the word ‘yeehaw’ – to commemorate their celebration in Nashville, Tennessee after Taylor joked about and the group (much to her surprise) agreed.
Eight members of the bridal party got it on the inside of their bottom lip, while one had it tattooed on their bum and another on their foot.
Taylor told now-husband Jacob Downs, 24, about hers when she got home, but the rest all revealed their matching artwork at the pair’s wedding, during the maid of honour speech – and say everyone was ‘surprised’.
Taylor, from Lakeland, Florida, who is studying for her masters in counselling, said: ‘We told the story and revealed them at the wedding. Everyone thought it was a great surprise.
‘I really do love my tattoo. All the bridesmaids were really excited.
‘No one regrets it. Most days I forget that I even have it.’
Taylor and Jacob, a senior project manager, met at Southeastern University, Lakeland, Florida in 2018 and started dating in September 2019.
Jacob proposed in October 2021 and Taylor jetted off to the home of country music for her bachelorette party in March the following year.
The weekend was organised by sisters Landrey Vickery, 24, and Kyla Moore, 22 and the bridesmaids, with the gang enjoying activities like pole dancing and a party bus.
On the morning of the Sunday, before their flights home, Taylor suggested the idea for tattoos.
‘It started as a joke,’ she recalled.
‘I said “wouldn’t it be funny if we all got tattoos somewhere?” We were in Nashville so I thought ‘yeehaw’ would be fun. They all said “let’s actually do it”.
‘I’m spontaneous and down for anything.’
The bride squad found a random artist in Nashville who was available last minute and they all spent $80 (£64) each getting the matching ink.
Taylor said: ‘It really wasn’t too painful. It felt like you’re biting your lip or cheek. A little pinch.’
When she got home, Jacob asked her how her trip was, and she pretended to bite her lip to show off the new tat.
‘He thought it was as cool as I did,’ Taylor added.
Yet it wasn’t until the bridesmaid’s speech that the group shared they’d got the same body art.
Taylor said: ‘My sisters said I was a really influential person and I was able to get people to do something. They told us all to reveal what we all got together.
‘We all stood up and showed our tattoos. Everyone was just surprised.
‘My parents thought it was funny. My granddad rolled his eyes.’
Taylor said she forgets she has the tattoo most days and still ‘loves’ it, adding: ‘It was a great experience. It fits my spontaneous and carefree personality.’
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