This isnt to say that the lavish weddings arent worth documenting, though it would have behooved the producers, had they been concerned with presenting a fair and robust picture of the communities in question, to show the weddings of Travellers and Roma who arent interested in glitz and glam. Whats most outrageous, however, arent the celebrations on display: Its the shows voyeuristic, stereotypical, judgmental, and shallow depiction of one of the worlds most misunderstood and, at times, abused minorities. This one-off Valentine's special explores love and courtship in the Traveller community, following Ina and Danielle as they prepare to wed their first loves. I think one of the kids died as a baby - I believe it was Declan. 7:11 AM PT -- 12/30 -- According to a report, the brothers created a suicide pact after Joe was diagnosed with cancer. Seyward Darby is the online editor of The New Republic. Follows several traveller girls and their differing experiences with education, ranging from those who left school illegally early to those who are "bucking the trend" by completing their secondary education. The problem is she is marrying her sister's ex-husband and both her sister and mother refuse to let the big day happen. Granted, the second episode reports that 90 percent of Traveller land requests are rejected, and it shows Travellers being evicted from their trailers camps. My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding enters the world of modern gypsies and travelers, where ancient traditions meet extravagant fashions in extraordinary rite-of-passage celebrations including weddings, communions and christenings. She was only 14 when the show was filmed. A dress weighing 110 lbs, made from 500ft of tubing, 1,200ft of fabric, and at least 50,000 hand-sewn crystals, has made history on My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding The report states that when officers arrived at the wedding, they were told by the brides mother that Eden Boswell had stolen the brides purse, which contained $1,000 in honeymoon money and the bride and grooms wedding rings. 'The psychiatric report indicates you are dealing with a number of issues and I hope you are getting help for those.'. You have permission to edit this article. My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding. Eden Boswell is charged with felony larceny. (You can get all of the backstory there in our post about the brawl that erupted at Dallas bridal shower.) Posts. By Traveller Paddy Doherty was a star of the first series, and went on to win Celebrity Big Brother. By Ross Kelly / Aug. 1, 2019 7:33 am EST. He is serving at another prison but she isn't in contact with him. document.write("