A bride got matching lip tattoos with her bridesmaid's on her bachelorette weekend - and kept it a secret until the wedding.<br /><br />Taylor Downs, 28, says she “loves” it and doesn’t “regret it” the inking she got with her ten pals.<br /><br />They agreed to get the tattoo - of the word ‘yeehaw’ - to commemorate their wekend in Nashville, Tennessee.<br /><br />Taylor joked about it - and was surprised when they all agreed.<br /><br />Eight got it on the inside of their bottom lip, one on their bum and another on their foot.<br /><br />Taylor told now-husband Jacob Downs, 24, about the inking when she got home.<br /><br />But the group all revealed their matching tats at Taylor’s wedding, during the maid of honour speech – and say everyone was “surprised”.<br /><br />Taylor, from Lakeland, Florida, who is studying for her masters in counselling, said: “We told the story and revealed them at the wedding.<br /><br />“Everyone thought it was a great surprise.<br /><br />“I really do love my tattoo. All the bridesmaids were really excited.<br /><br />“No one regrets it.<br /><br />“Most days I forget that I even have it.”<br /><br />Taylor and Jacob, a senior project manager, met at Southeastern University, Lakeland, Florida in 2018 and started dating in September 2019.<br /><br />Jacob proposed in October 2021 and Taylor jetted off to Nashville, Tennessee for her bachelorette party weekend in March 2022.<br /><br />The weekend was organised by sisters – Landrey Vickery, 24, and Kyla Moore, 22 – and the bridesmaids and Taylor enjoyed pole dancing and a party bus.<br /><br />On the morning of the Sunday, before their flights home, Taylor suggested the idea for tattoos.<br /><br />She said: “It was my suggestion.<br /><br />“It started as a joke. I said ‘wouldn’t it be funny if we all got tattoos somewhere?’<br /><br />“We were in Nashville so I thought ‘yeehaw’ would be fun.<br /><br />“They all said ‘let’s actually do it’.<br /><br />“I’m spontaneous and down for anything.”<br /><br />The bridal troop found a random artist in Nashville who was available last minute and they all spent $80 each getting the matching ink.<br /><br />Taylor said: “It really wasn’t too painful.<br /><br />“It felt like you’re biting your lip or cheek. A little pinch.”<br /><br />Taylor said all the bridesmaids loved the tattoos and they all decided to keep them a surprise until the wedding.<br /><br />But Taylor surprised Jacob when she got home.<br /><br />She said: “He was asking me how my trip was.<br /><br />“I asked him to kiss me on the cheek and then I planned to pretend to bite my lip and revealed the tattoo.<br /><br />“He thought it was as cool as I did.”<br /><br />Taylor and Jacob tied the knot in June 2022 and all the bridesmaids showed off their tattoos during the speeches.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />“We all stood up and showed our tattoos.<br /><br />“Everyone was just surprised.<br /><br />“My parents thought it was funny. My granddad rolled his eyes.”<br /><br />Taylor said she forgets she has the tattoo most days and still “loves” it.<br /><br />She said: “It was a great experience.<br /><br />“It fits my spontaneous and carefree personality.”
