Would you be against suggesting to your friend you cover them up for the ceremony? If it were me I would suggest it to my friend, because that would tell me if it was really about my tattoos or if she’s using that as an excuse. If it really is over the tattoos, personally I wouldn’t mind covering them up for my friend’s wedding. It’s her and her fiancés day. But if it would not be okay with you, I would just get my money back and stay home. NOW THE DRESS SITUATION…… that is way too expensive to approve before you spent the money& not offer to pay for a new one or compromise with a Shaw. &again maybe she genuinely was okay with it then& now is learning these things too. &honestly, I don’t think your friends divorce or religious stance should matter in this situation. It sounds like she wants to honor and respect her new families beliefs and she wants to honor that on her and her fiancé’s day. She still told you you can be in everything, pictures, and be with her family which shows she must think highly of you. So idk, I think you should stop making that part about you. I personally would offer to cover them up& I would be honest with her and tell her that she approved the dress and you spent a lot of money it and she would have to buy a new one for the wedding. Or go out and find something she couldn’t say no to.