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[@kmundale]

I really hope that man got so many bookings after this and he’s just flourishing and rescuing dogs and happy.

[@ewangelinajabonska2521]

Same here.

[@dogsareprecious4842]

Me too! Helping animals is sooo paw-some!

[@_Lilly_0]

That man is amazing it’s sad that he’s probably dead now

[@jennagoddin2757]

Amen

[@audreyfalconer3069]

The venue is Woodgreen Animal Rescue - it's the largest rescue centre in the UK and where the Channel 4 series, The Dog House, is filmed.

[@jeanne_guitton]

I love Thelma. These people just come at her at super short notice with completely outlandish demands, and she still treats them with compassion and grace and defends them against the prejudice of others.

[@sis32188]

The American gypsys do it Sondra Celli too! I would be irate.

[@CherylAnnTompkins]

Where do they get the money to pay for all of this?? They live in a camper, just curious. I am not passing judgment I too have lived in a camper, I just know when I did I couldn't afford to have a wedding like this.

[@dougdimmadomeownerofdimmsd770]

the parents likely take out loans or save up forever for their future child's wedding... considering its such a huge deal​@@CherylAnnTompkins

[@Kaira-rq9pj]

@@CherylAnnTompkinsbut they’re not living in a camper bcs they ant afford anywhere also but they choose to, plus no rent/mortgage, electricity or gas bill, they have more disposable income

[@Anon.5216]

She also earns a lot of money from them. Thelma is a rich woman whose daughter has been sent to a ptivate school. Good luck to her. She earns her money.

[@Jewlietoo]

I just can’t wrap my head around “the wedding” being the high point in life. No education, no knowledge of economics or life. Only concerned with looking “beautiful”. Wow.

[@avakrouse5824]

Scares me to death for them. But they do not know any better.

[@mariem3429]

& yet they totally miss the mark on looking beautiful with the tubs of heavy makeup, gaudy trashy dresses. Without jobs, how do they afford these elaborate weddings?

[@JennicaDuncan]

what's Wow is the ignorance they experience. Some women dream of being a wife as toddlers, not you clearly.

[@Kate-lk6tw]

@@mariem3429says you.

[@soso4202]

@@Kate-lk6twnot just them

[@Oleanderlullaby]

By far one of the nicer weddings on the show. Speaks volumes that Thelma planned the entire thing. I can’t get over the unique fashion sense in the traveler and Roma community

[@seabassvn]

“Fashion sense” is pushing it.

[@JS-ps6cb]

I hope Thelma was paid a lot for all her hard work! I had a year to plan mine, although I was doing it by myself, it was still quite a bit of work. Cant imagine being on that tight schedule 🤯

[@Bingo-zd1gp]

Yeah I agree with you she work so hard she like a nice person 😊

[@windiwallace3442]

The father starts saving for the daughter's bride the day they're born the daughter also start saving money for her wedding . Thelma does mainly Gypsy traveler weddings and birthdays the girls dresses are very expensive and since thermal works for the traveler community she has a guaranteed income

[@sherryfrische4391]

They also start saving for first communion and sweet 16 birthday bash, so in essence they have 3 pretty big dresses to save for. Thelma is great and has the patience of a saint.

[@nataliefoster9318]

Oh she was.. you want to see her mansion/house it's unreal! She was well compensated

[@CarpeNutella]

That get paid A LOT. Those families save their whole lives for those dresses.

[@awkward_witch_of_the_east]

I love when they call the full ball gowns “stickie outie” 😊

[@brookebixler1040]

I don’t understand why they’re shocked by the discrimination, yet almost every Gypsy wedding I’ve seen people have been physically fighting.. 🤷🏽‍♀️ If I owned a venue, I wouldn’t want to take the chance to have my space damaged by the reckless behavior of the people!

[@dawnmarie85]

That’s what I was thinking!!

[@Angela-g1q4q]

Just have them hire security or give you deposit

[@veronicababy7959]

Have you ever seen Jersey Shore?

[@paulinegallagher1675]

AND Travellers leave chaos behind at every wedding venue. Criminal damage, too. The 'boys' get very drunk and vicious fights ensue. Even if a venue owner should dare to keep the deposit to offset damages, they might very soon afterwards suffer the catastrophic loss of their premises to a mysterious fire...

[@brookebixler1040]

@@paulinegallagher1675 It’d make more sense for a “permanent traveler to buy a venue to serve all the other traveler’s celebrations!

[@shellyx4]

To be brutally honest…the reason venue won’t book travelers is because they get there, they start drinking and the men mustard up all their testosterone and fights break out. Then the cops arrive and shut it down. This is the calmest gypsy wedding I’ve watched. Maybe one of the travelers should go into the wedding business.

[@SarahStanton-s3w]

I love that the priest is basically like hey you animals need to respect this church before the ceremony even started

[@Anon.5216]

The "priest" is an Anglican Vicar. They are "Ministers of the Gospel" as decreed by Cromwell, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, so they are not real "priests" as in Roman Catholic They imitate the Roman Catholic Church but they are Protestant. Just so u know.

[@avan7757]

I think the venue is perfect for the wedding with all the cinderella theme going on. I LOVED the owner of the venue too . Heck I would love to have the same venue if possible .

[@Yngrr024]

Best series to exist pls bring back Thelma for a 2024 series

[@KentuckyNaNasLife]

Yes 🖐🏻👍🏻 Agree 💯 THELMA💎 THELMA, 💎 THELMA 💎. **💖💝❤🎶❤🎶❤💝💖**

[@brendawilkins9649]

Why in the HELL do they wait til the last minute to demand “the perfect wedding” when planning takes at LEAST a year to properly plan a wedding!?! This woman is a saint to work with people with ridiculous expectations! 🤬😡🤬😡

[@cheekyftoro8962]

It's not that they wait till the kast minute it's that they have short engagements. No sex before marriage so they tend to be in a hurry.

[@IrishAnnie]

Money. They have to make a lot of it for this kind of wedding. Every minute counts.

[@frankiefranklin9761]

They also get cancelled on a lot once it's discovered that they're travellers so doing things last minute minimises that

[@hellcat58563]

@@cheekyftoro8962their no sex before marriage rule is a joke, I know loads of unmarried traveller couples with kids.

[@Listen_to_me_talk]

That’s the whole culture of the community. They need to do everything at rapid pace, she probably hadn’t even met her husband 6 months before the wedding. They usually date for a month or two, get engaged, then are married within another few months.

[@traceyparish7403]

Businesses don't turn down money especially with last minute bookings if they don't have a party booked in already. They cancel due to past experience. Basically damage that costs them a great deal of time and money to fix and which affects other bookings after that event. That's why they cancelled.

[@debbielewis6479]

Kudos to Thelma and her team for coordinating the wedding (in a very short time), as well as making all of the dresses (even if it was 15 years ago!). That was nothing less than grace under pressure. And, kudos also to the manager of the Animal Shelter for transforming the venue into a pink wedding dream. The bride was very pleased. Hope the couple will live happily ever after. 🙂❤

[@maryleung1425]

Mary said ...her fiance thinks he owns her ...big red flag there

[@jordangann7438]

For non traveller girls yeah, traveller girls know that's pretty much their role when married.

[@JennicaDuncan]

but it's not a big red flag for any other culture? Just them though because they're white right?

[@Kate-lk6tw]

@@jordangann7438That’s the culture. It is not their role, for they have the law if they wish it and the law says no such thing.

[@Kate-lk6tw]

@@JennicaDuncanFor anyone.

[@arribaficationwineho32]

They move from their family home where the tend children and clean house into an equally subjected existence with a husband and the same existence as teens

[@rckkeller9437]

I wish they put as much energy into their children’s education as they do for these weddings…

[@seabassvn]

It’s not like any of these inbred will be able to do anything with a college education.

[@susanmcgrath585]

Why don’t they build their own venue with a few different rooms and then they would have no trouble finding a place to accept them?

[@cilantroisbetterthanparsley]

Because it's their culture to be accommodated, not to accommodate.

[@susanmcgrath585]

@@cilantroisbetterthanparsley thanks for your reply. But, since they have such a hard time being accepted it would make things easier. What makes them think they are so entitled?

[@cilantroisbetterthanparsley]

@@susanmcgrath585 A mentality that you grew up with, and one that is never challenged because criticism = racism, won't change. They think they're entitled because their parents think they're entitled and they pass that on to their children, and since their community doesn't mix with other communities, it's never challenged. Or when it is, traveIIers beat those people up because it's "racism" (maIe traveIIers in prison and some of the girls with ankle bracelets as a consequence of their vioIence are shown in other episodes)

[@bleepbloopskrrr]

Because then they would have to pay property taxes and business registration and all of that. I take it Travellers want to be independent of the government. They work cash jobs and can up and leave whenever

[@sis32188]

They're also called travelers for a reason... They don't stick in 1 place for long.

[@stobbi38]

“I’ll definitely teach the same things I was teached” So not English apparently

[@ellienesmith4016]

Hahaha. That was good!!

[@marycollins1024]

I think it said she left school at age 11… :-(

[@lenlew-r7d]

She had to leave school at age 11. It is the worst thing on this traveler stories. Leaving school early.

[@seabassvn]

@@lenlew-r7dI doubt any of them would be able to graduate anyway.

[@katythriftyunder35homeowne57]

Here to say. How awesome it is the animal rescue center was happy to have them.

[@maryleung1425]

I hope that the traveller's did not make a big mess afterwards at their venue

[@rebeccabaron1348]

They have a terrible reputation for being entitled, fighting and ruining things. I can’t blame vendors for not wanting them. Sorry.

[@rebeccabaron1348]

@@maryleung1425of course they did. They are disrespectful of others and properties.

[@Kate-lk6tw]

@@maryleung1425you are just nasty and judgemental.

[@Kate-lk6tw]

@@rebeccabaron1348evidence? Other than your fellow bigots’ chitchat.

[@pamlongwhite4747]

Just watching all those girls wobble in their high heels ! 😁 Wonder what the cost is for such an enormous wedding ?

[@lynnejljohnson]

Thelma, you and your team are amazing! For the short amount of time you are given, you come through spectacularly! They better pay you what you are worth. . .every penny!!

[@sondrahildreth8427]

I love how Thelma genuinely cares for the travelers and Roma people. She's such a wonderful friend, and advocate. You can tell that it's not just about the revenue they provide, she genuinely cares about them.

[@SarahJSmith-90]

I also think there should be another show of these same girls but a few years later like, 5 years later then 10 years. So like you could call it, My Big Gypsy Weddings: Life After Marriage 5 Years Later, and same title but 10 Years Later .. I think it be good to see and also for other Gypsy/Traveller girls to see what life after marriage can be like 😊😊

[@kellymcphaul2793]

Or who is divorced lol

[@marysatterwhite1982]

Very rare Travellers divorce. Their life....have kids, keep house.

[@Vid7872]

​@@marysatterwhite1982 And they will never be responsible for paying one bill. The rest of us need to pay for someone to raise our kids because someone said it was beneath us.

[@siison1390]

Travels have a terrible reputation because of their always fighting. Venues don’t want damage to the property.

[@michelleanderson1739]

Not all travellers are the same so not all shud be given a bad reputation at the end of the day rock stars trash hotels and venues and get drugged up are they banned from all venues and hotels due to their destructive behaviours no they don't, no personal shud be judged on their race or culture or background heritage as everyone is diffrent

[@ikkelimburg3552]

@@michelleanderson1739the difference with rockstars and a-hole a-list celebrities: they have management and reps that handle the hassle of compensation and insurance. You know you’ll get compensated for damages. And they generate positive pr and thus income. Instead of a ‘bye bye try to catch me’, ‘already in jail and no income on paper’ or the classic ‘shut your mouth or we’ll burn it down’ and a public that wouldn’t even want to be found dead in a venue that’s ‘famous’ from the 8 o’clock news.

[@cilantroisbetterthanparsley]

​@@michelleanderson1739 They vandalise the venues. So venues don't allow them anymore. Extremely reasonable.

[@Harley_Qwynn]

Why not pay in advance and with a damage deposit up front like everyone else? I've learned that no one really cares about the damage if you've the dosh to fix it when you're done.🤷🏽‍♀️🎭

[@ForceFreeTrainergirl06]

@@michelleanderson1739 "should"

[@rinibrown8247]

Why can’t they continue filming the weddings now? Would be so awesome.. How much views it still gets and it’s an 15 year old episode.

[@brianlaclair5272]

If u look up travel wedding its not this show but they are beautiful very updated !! But deff need a where are they now!!

[@tortiz98]

Surprisingly, the priest was my favorite character 😂

[@NaoiseCora]

I love Fr Michael, he helped me get sober. He is an absolutely amazing man! Was such a surprise to see him on this lol!

[@tortiz98]

@@NaoiseCora he seems like he would be a kind and sensible friend.. gotta take things one day at a time :)

[@IrishAnnie]

Sad. She quit school at age 11 to “help” her mom with the cleaning and the other kids. That should be against the law. Her mom probably sits around all day. Mary seems like a really sweet girl.

[@virginiaashelynharmon4914]

It’s just their culture.

[@smokingsymbiotes]

@@virginiaashelynharmon4914 cultures are able to be criticized dear

[@virginiaashelynharmon4914]

@@smokingsymbiotes oh yea I’m very well aware. They sometimes will break from the norm and stay in school longer or get jobs.

[@smokingsymbiotes]

@@virginiaashelynharmon4914 I love that for them, as long as they have the ability for education and to go back if wanted/needed hell yeah

[@virginiaashelynharmon4914]

@@smokingsymbiotes well I’m not entirely sure if they are. I don’t know everything about it but I believe that they sometimes might allow it if their parents are ok with it

[@karenwinton11]

I'm glad she got her wedding of her dreams. Everyone deserves that & she looked beautiful, best of luck for the newlyweds xx

[@maxinehulme2009]

Such beautiful dresses, they remind me of the dresses in Gone With The Wind, such big skirts. Thelma and her team are fantastic. Plus well done to the Animal Shelter for making everything so beautiful.

[@YvonneWinston-Lawford]

Can’t believe she’s turning her nose up at the venue she’s lucky she’s got anywhere

[@JennicaDuncan]

She momentarily turned her nose up at the venue. She saw reason when it was presented. Who dreams of a princess wedding in a venue that smells like cow dung?

[@andelicaa6304]

​@@JennicaDuncan its her problem she didnt called hotels, venue owners on time and planned her wedding so much earlier.

[@Kate-lk6tw]

@@JennicaDuncanDreams don’t get things done. If venues cancel, dreaming won’t help you. And the dung will be quickly masked by the chain smoking guests.

[@9687loveless]

She looks like she’s gonna break her ankles and those heels does she even know how to walk in heels??

[@redditaccount9307]

I'm not at that bit, but I never understood people walking in heels they can't stand in 😂

[@tangie06_33]

I saw a documentary a while back that showed venues don't want to work with Gypsies because they skip out on the bills.

[@arribaficationwineho32]

They collect in advance now

[@Pureimagination200]

I’m not surprised

[@redditaccount9307]

Hardly surprising. Any time they come round where I live they wreak havoc every time. Try to steal from shops, vandalise things, shout abuse at everyone in the streets

[@pennylynch913]

All the people that put on the wedding deserve gold medals!

[@alisong2328]

I loved seeing her try to get down the aisle of the church in that huge dress! Too funny!

[@catrionacollins2593]

And the horse drawn carriage, it was so pretty. She cuddnt even see out to wave at people .

[@redditaccount9307]

Id be so frustrated wearing that 😂😂😂

[@makdamoxie]

The way the spend money with Thelma left & right, should get her own venue and keep the whole community in lock.

[@mascara1777]

I want an update on Mary SO badly!!! This wedding was almost 15 years ago!

[@Gypsandtravs]

I know! There should be a big big update but I have some tea to spill ok so josie McFadden isn’t with Swanley since 2013/2012 her sister barbara isn’t with her husband either since a long time ago pat and sam the non gypsy who married a gypsy sam left pat within the 2010’s and I think that’s all but if u want more updates I will give u some

[@Gypsandtravs]

@@Xxxxxdn she’s still with her husband and has 3 kids 2 girls 1 boy

[@GenaF]

Cheyenne has been married to John McFadyen for 12 years now snd i think they have 4 children.

[@Gypsandtravs]

@@GenaFI thought they had 3.

[@lilyg3197]

I agree they should do a follow up series and show all the changes. This was a great show, learning more about gypsys and their way of life.

[@dawnroswall2327]

I don’t get it. They live in a tiny caravan then spend an enormous amount of money on a tacky wedding.

[@SB-mm9zh]

Where is all the money coming from I ask myself.

[@purplerain55]

Great question......skammers.?​@@SB-mm9zh

[@soribelpaulino7]

Yeah I definitely don’t get it either, but I guess everyone got their own priorities lined up

[@IrishAnnie]

@@SB-mm9zh. They’re gypsies. Where do you think it comes from?

[@amandalewington6525]

Their ways their traditions. Everyone is different. Bless the happy couple xxx

[@patriciasmith5083]

The guy wearing the shirt that reads Bed-ucated says it all.

[@IrishAnnie]

Classy

[@paulaneary7877]

WOW, the reception venue was done quite spectacularly! I am typically a minimalist, but that was really fun and beautiful!

[@JLowe304]

10 plus years later and this American hasnt found a tv show i LOVE MORE!!! BEST SHOW EVER!

[@Mihiio]

I find it a shame that we put high heels on the youngest children 😢

[@tamaraleausa2964]

I loved her dress! The white horses and pink! I loved the beautiful venue. I can't believe Thelma took all this on!

[@IrishAnnie]

The cake table was unbelievable!

[@lindaaitken7679]

The mini brides ❤

[@sciencewins8798]

They all want to look like a princess but walk like a farmer after working ten hours in the fields.😂

[@dogsareprecious4842]

Just found your channel a few days ago, and I am so intrigued by these dresses, the lifestyle, young age for marriage, etc. But I can't stop watching for the DRESSES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@YvonneWinston-Lawford]

Giving the little kids false boobs is just downright disgusting

[@Kittybliss1994]

Bro the little kid trying to push over the tall guy walking on the tall sticks with the white suit😢

[@krueger8190]

Omg I know 😢

[@pauliewogmastercertifiedli535]

Plus they were poking at his genitals with sticks.

[@joanlowe3806]

Love to know how much Thelma got paid for all this

[@duosbabymama]

I hope Noreen gets her own cake shop one day. Baby girl deserves it!!💖💖

[@masoomamuzaffari7611]

I love your documentaries Explaining other people life and customs in best way

[@alisong2328]

I don't think "minimalism" will ever catch on in the Traveler community!

[@annekuehn1935]

Lol, they blow the roof off when they party BECAUSE they live such a minimalist everyday life! This is their one chance to let loose.

[@TigrissJiatanglimhak]

I’m impressed by how the bride took the disappointment of the venue and just got on with it

[@liyahs1energy]

No other options

[@helensimmons1869]

Okay the first bride life's with her single Mother and 7 siblings, so........who is paying for this bigger better gypsy wedding?

[@Felicity2121]

You don’t need to worry about that.

[@soimsha.]

Her dad

[@JennicaDuncan]

Her Communion and wedding funds were started the day she was born and have been contributed to by her entire community.

[@redditaccount9307]

Criminals. Literally

[@redditaccount9307]

​@@JennicaDuncanyes and funded by crime and failing to pay the taxes the rest of us pay

[@chaundasumara]

So much disrespect for the Gypsy culture. How dare y’all passing judgement. If the bride and groom are happy, your opinion doesn’t matter. The labor that went into the entire wedding is unmatched. Her dressmaker has amazing skills. I bet most of the ppl commenting can’t sew. You don’t have to be negative. Simply be kind.

[@melissalove2463]

My daughter would be absolutely over the moon to have her wedding at the animal shelter , in fact knowing her it would be her first choice !

[@soimsha.]

That’s wack

[@jenacy]

Why? I would also love to have a receptionist at an animal center. Funding a wonderful cause and promoting the needs of the shelter.

[@notchamama7571]

Mine, too!

[@vikkitaylor5469]

And ALL of the 4 legged fuzzies would have beeen invited to my wedding!

[@SuperRodriguez2005]

I got a feeling from the venue that they host a lot of functions there, including weddings. They did an amazing job with little time!

[@heathergustafson4237]

You can bet she gets paid upfront for all her hard work and success

[@IrishAnnie]

I would ask for it up front.

[@vickiwaatti1076]

Why do the girls who are not in the wedding, dressed like they are going to a rave or something. Some of the outfit are quite reveling.And, IMHO, kind of trashy.

[@IrishAnnie]

Kind of? Seriously trashy and gaudy.

[@annekuehn1935]

Culture, they have different ways of doing things. What we see as trashy is not to them. Imagine living in large families in small trailers all the time. Not much privacy there, so most have seen more as part of daily life so what does it matter if clothing shows more when you see that anyway.

[@NewmNetwork]

I thought some of the guests were circus performers too!

[@ForceFreeTrainergirl06]

I think "dressed like they are going to a rave" is putting it kindly

[@micheleford4282]

thats how they catch husbands because they arent allowed to just talk to boys only during family chaperoned events so they dress to stand out.

[@genmhz]

I will say their weddings are sure hard to forget, i love it.

[@CeravvvEgan]

21:08 - how they “walk” in those heels 😂

[@CeravvvEgan]

It gets worse at 37:04 😂

[@jillcox6685]

Just wondering? What happens to these amazing dresses after the wedding?

[@gabrielladiaz6933]

I was thinking the same Thing where do they store these gowns!?

[@melissajarrett3601]

I have watched several of these. Why doesnt someone make a reception hall for travels. That way they wont have this problem

[@feline.equation]

Allegedly they don’t like to pay up…..allegedly. This is at least the excuse a lot of the venues give for not wanting to host the travelers. Have no idea if it’s true or if it’s just made up to discriminate, but this is what they claim.

[@brookebixler1040]

Yeah, you’d think they’d just build their own venue! But I don’t blame the owners of other venues for not wanting the Gypsy’s there because they’re always damaging property and physically fighting!

[@DiamondMarie-q5d]

I love the full episodes ❤

[@QueenCaitiePie]

They want it to be like a princess because there still kids and it shows!!

[@Sar-ahG]

Waiting until a couple weeks out and surprised it’s hard to find a venue or anything else?

[@pizzapie489]

Pretty sisters. Thelma is crazy efficient and pulled off a lovely memorable wedding

[@DemonWoman75]

I'm sorry Mary left school at 11 to 'Help' her Mother with the housework and children? Its a caravan for goodness sake do these mothers not care about their child's education, and I don't blame the venues cancelling sometimes maybe they have had trouble in the past and don't want it again.

[@Gemini-horrorchannel]

No, it’s literally about controlling the females. Basically they just want them to be basically servants and baby makers. Honestly, they will literally try to marry their daughters off at 14 years old to their cousin. All these females are only taught to do is cook, clean and be a servant to their husband and pop out a couple babies. I’m not saying every single traveler or gypsy but the majority of them are like that and it’s messed up because the males even if they’re 15 years old can go do stuff with females but the female travelers are gypsies have to stay pure the males could literally sleep with like 50 females and like I said they could be 15 or 16 years old and they don’t care they don’t get shamed or anything but the females have to stay pure. There was this girl on the show where literally her parents took her out of school and literally all they taught her was to cook, clean and be a servant to her father so then she can learn to be a servant to her husband. I’m not saying it’s not OK to learn those basic life skills. Of course it is but I mean that is their whole life and they know they can’t leave their husbands if they want out because they literally have an eighth grade education the females and it’s sad it’s manipulation I getwhen somebody’s culture when it’s literally degrading women and manipulating them and turning them into servants, and not like wives no it’s not OK but that girl I was talking about. She left the community and actually became an MMA fighter and her family disowned her some traveler or gypsy parents are pretty lenient, but it’s rare to get those parents in the gypsy and travel world. but she literally said the one that left and her family disowned her because she didn’t want to get married to her cousin and she was 14. She literally said it’s abuse. She literally said she didn’t even know what fun was but they sway them with these beautiful wedding dresses, and the wedding and everything like that

[@SuperMel81-j5l]

Thats the excuse they use to pull their daughters out of school so they arent "influenced" by outside people and realize that theres a whole other world out there.

[@feline.equation]

This is a huge part of why they’re stigmatized and discriminated against. Objectively speaking, they have a terrible culture that doesn’t value women as anything but a homemaker. As a feminist I’m downright disgusted. Those children are entitled to an education yet they are ripped away from the only thing that may be able to free them from this fate, that being a proper education (and it’s illegal to not send them to school). As a result, these poor girls never learn their worth, they are never treated as actual citizens, just second class scum. And they wonder why they’re discriminated against-they have zero education and cannot contribute to society because they have zero skills and are brainwashed into believing they have no purpose in life beyond popping babies out and being slaves to men. It’s beyond tragic. My heart breaks for every single one of those little girls and all of the women on this program.

[@mrsl8596]

But the point here is, if you had had a black family who had caused trouble… You wouldn’t be able to ban future black people from booking your venue based on the fact that they’ve had trouble with one black family in the past..? Discrimination is discrimination and travellers are protected ethnic minority and have been since 2010. It is illegal to discriminate against a travelling family just like it is illegal to discriminate against people of colour.

[@JennicaDuncan]

lolol you've clearly never had to clean multiple caravans with 7 children living full time inside them. Stop judging and start learning.

[@everynewdayisablessing8509]

It did turn out wonderfully well, the nicest wedding yet on this show. The venue guy did an exceptional job as did the cake ladies and the dressmakers. And all in such a short notice! Just crazy! I wouldn't call it a royal style wedding, more of a Disney princess style, but it was lovely. The bridesmaids had beautiful dresses too, unlike in some other weddings, dressed in flashy yellow and green etc We were saving up for 2 years for our wedding, I had a custom-made wedding dress - a copy of Grace Kelly wedding dress, my husband-to-be had a white suit with a hat, we had a horse-drawn carriage (a royal style, not Disney princess style), a live band, professional photographer and cameraman, but the cake was of normal proportions, without excess and we didn't have bridesmaids as that is not a tradition from any of our countries (we are not from the same country). We did have an organizer, which helped a lot, but it was still stressful, I can't imagine doing it all in 3 weeks! Our wedding wasn't cheap, but gypsy/traveller's weddings must cost a fortune. I wish all the girls had money to organize a splendid wedding. To feel like a princess for one day sure is great!

[@IrishAnnie]

I can’t even imagine the cost.

[@maryleung1425]

I wonder how Mary the traveller is doing ...I hope she doesn't have 7 children or more to take care of ...

[@adiraodeda7962]

I've watched shows like this for many years, I find it interesting how they plan weddings so quickly. Usually they have certain go to people for the dress, cake and yes - where it will be ( reception ), the reception is the hardest because of the mess, damage and the arguments over payments. It's interesting mostly how the bride's are ready to be in pain and can barely walk when it comes to their dresses. I've often wondered if any of them out there has decided to go for some comfort and desire to just " glide in beauty " down the asile. Still like watching the fantasy of the bride come to life!

[@fromkazan]

After watching this show I have some thouhts to share: 1-this girls did not finish school and they want to be married. Its not safe to Get married Uneducatec. 2-the wedding dress and the other dresses must be expensive. So what do you do with them after the wedding? 3- I hope girls Get a chanse in the future to see their parents. 4-we all choose a certain life style, and each life stale has Got it pros and cons. 5-i found the show Really interesting because it has showed me Completely different life style and values due to mine. I wish that girl a lot of happiness in mariage. Being married is not a easy thing to rock❤️

[@JennicaDuncan]

ThouGhts, uneducateD, chanCe, stYle, showN. Are you married? Is it safe for you? Yes she sees her parents after marriage. They have very tight knit family units. She knows marriage is hard, she's been raised to know exactly what married life will be like. One of the reasons Traveler girls leave school so early is to learn every aspect of family life. She's not going into it not knowing how to cook or clean or raise children.

[@sharistrazz3313]

Beautiful wedding!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@YvonneWinston-Lawford]

Wouldn’t do Thelma’s job for the world, tacky demanding, and what the hell do they do with those dresses afterwards you’d need a storage unit it to put it in

[@redditaccount9307]

Anyone else sdcretly wishing she fell with all those people recodding on their phones lmao

[@paulaneary7877]

The bride seems genuinely sweet. Just wonder why they would spend thousands and thousands on a one day event rather than on a couple years of college education.

[@Gemini-horrorchannel]

Because in their culture, the women are pulled out of school at a very, very young age or they don’t go to school at all. Basically, when they’re a traveler or a gypsy, they’re just taught as a female to cook, clean, and basically be a servant to their husband so their parents either like I said, don’t send them to school at all or they pull them out at a very young age so a lot of them have a second grade education or seventh or eighth grade education and like this girl in the video was pulled out at 11 years old I don’t know 100%. If this is what went down in her life but majority of what happens is that all their skills are is a cook, clean and be a servant to their fathers, and then once their father finds a male suitor, then they can be basically a servant to their husband and some of these girls are 14 and their parents are marrying them off to a 25-year-old or older and sometimes it’s a cousin. But it’s sad because a lot of these women can’t go out into the real world because again they only have a second grade or seventh or eighth grade education, which makes it harder for them to stand on their own 2 feet and it’s really sad because the gypsies are the traveler males. Even if they’re 15 years old can go do whatever they want with other females, but a traveler or gypsy female can’t even kiss someone because they’ll be branded as unworthy of marriage basically tainted. But a lot of the times they throw these big extravagant weddings, extravagant wedding gowns and everything like that to lure these females into marriage. I’m not saying all but majority. There was a 15 year-old girl that was on an episode and all she knew how to do was cook clean and be a servant basically which of course it is good to have those skills but not make it your whole entire life. I mean a lot of these girls can’t even really go out in public or anything until their parents find them a male suitor. But that’s what she said is that she was basically confined into her parents camper trailer and all she would do was clean be a servant to her father and then they found her a male suitor and she’s 15 years old and they’re going to marry her off to a 25-year-old, and it’s her cousin. Well, she didn’t want that she broke away from the community. They shunned her thank gosh she broke statistics, and actually became an MMA fighter, a professional one, and she actually came out with a documentary outing traveler and gypsy community and how they manipulate the girls and the women.

[@phoenixrising6245]

"College education"?? These girls don't need a college education because their aim in life is to be nothing more than "a good wife"!!

[@muscleandhate]

They mostly leave school by about 13-14

[@sassysasquatch2722]

haha love them saying "You've got to think outside the box" these girls can barely think at all.

[@traceyreid4585]

Thought I'd dropped into an episode of Phoenix Nights when they were auditioning the acts for entertainment on the night!! 😂😂😂

[@lindagallagher3711]

Brides dress was stunning! The venue was beautifull what a transformation

[@kathleenclark7676]

I had a big hooped skirt on my wedding dress. It was horrible to move around in. I wish I'd gone a little bit smaller so I could have enjoyed the day more.

[@rachelleparker9611]

❤❤THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST WEDDING I EVER SEEN!! CONGRATS🎉TO THE MR AND MRS!! AND GREAT JOB WEDDING PLANNER YOU DID AMAZING JOB!

[@starsagaart4788]

The camera man needs his hard drive checked the way they film the teen girls dance

[@SafiaRose75]

Maybe its the inappropriately sexy horny dance that has to be checked. Look how they're sexualized at a young age... Is it a wedding or a little wh0re carnival?

[@kimberlymiller5204]

Thelma needs to buy her own venue

[@DebbieSandford-1807]

Thelma is so lovely and she certainly delivers, the guy did an amazing transformation 🎉😮 who'd have thought an animal shelter lol - the best venue I've seen on one of these programs

[@AS-bq7sc]

She seems sweet and so does her family. I hope she’s happy now. I wish them well

[@mab5602]

Mary is very rude to female entertainers.

[@supportfreeparty]

I thought so too

[@dazbeal5438]

i respect them dress makers ...the hours they put in! jeez

[@YvonneWinston-Lawford]

I can’t honestly say I’m surprised hotels turn travellers weddings down,

[@genevievetaylor85]

I would love to have my wedding there. I love animals and animal rescues.

[@johnettehaines6291]

What gets me is how these young women dress like street walks. But supposed to know nothing about sex.

[@PaanAkeer]

1,2,3 Bitches took me out 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@chericoffman6321]

I don’t think my wedding was even a fraction of being this much of a drain. If I ever did it again, it would be jeans and a pastor.

[@NormaBurnson]

The brides wedding day is the only time in her life she can do everything she has dreamed of. The girl leaves the family prison, and after the wedding her husband’s prison. If the family can afford it, who are we to judge. It is a different culture, it should be treated with respect, especially as human beings.

[@AngelMom2016]

I miss the UK version of this show,they don’t air this in the US anymore & to me it was always more interesting.

[@desireecoleman5075]

Aww ! That are so Beautiful! And her dress is pretty! Her style ! ❤💗💜🇧🇿

[@colleenvile8826]

A Beautiful and amazing wedding, the best I have seen on Gypsy Weddings

[@bovv07]

‘gypsy’ weddings are not actually like this.

[@grobanite4ever85]

These people are not gypsies. Only Romani people are gypsies

[@misssunshine6200]

For this being the most special day of her life, she sure didn’t smile up their saying their vows like I thought she would. Makes me nervous for them

[@pwallace5359]

They act like they’re the only ones that marry for life. 😂

[@redditaccount9307]

Thing about these people that bothers me is that a lot of their ways i absolute LOVE, but at the same time, the cause triuble wherever they go. Sadly its not the minority ruining it for travellers, its the MAJORITY. The good ones are the minority, usually the ones who stick withba small family, not travelling in massive groups and acting hard and trashing places they stay

[@EveB-6B6]

Can’t understand why they expect to plan a huge, extravagant wedding in 3 weeks, that’s ridiculous. I can understand why people don’t want to rent to them, they destroy every facility they rent.

[@bleepbloopskrrr]

1. Because they’re on a tv show deadline, duh 2. Wtf kind of generalized statement is this?

[@ChristineSharples]

Lots of money spent but never paid any tax. Travellers that don't travel.

[@PrincessScary]

I see such an amazing opportunity for a chain of reception venues that will cater to the traveler weddings. I’m sure there will need to be exclusions for damages, but at least they would have a place to go without the fear of being turned down.

[@w.dossett3332]

That animal shelter was spectacular. They should be so proud

[@catherinetimmerman9107]

Could their clothes be any more inappropriate???

[@bleepbloopskrrr]

To who

[@bleepbloopskrrr]

YOU? You weren’t even invited

[@JennicaDuncan]

Your uneducated comment is inappropriate.