Caragh McKayulla meets Thelma Madine, the woman who made her fortune designing very expensive dresses for Irish Travellers The first season of the television show 'My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding' won a ...

Fake tan, tiaras, and eight-year-olds in big white dresses can mean only one thing — First Holy Communion traveller style. St Mary's Catholic Church in Belfast city centre was an explosion of ...

IRISH parents are forking out up to €5,000 for famous dressmaker Thelma Madine to create their little girl’s Communion Dress. But if you want the Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star to make your little girl’s ...

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The first season of the television show Big Fat Gypsy Weddings won a Bafta nomination, millions of viewers – more than any other documentary series in Channel 4’s history – and a heap of controversy.

Thelma has been inundated with requests for lavish dresses with some families prepared to splash some serious cash. Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by signing up to our ...

With not one, but two royal weddings to look forward to this year, you'd have thought we'd had our fill of all things bridal. But the return of My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding tonight shows Channel Four ...

A children's boutique owner claims her shop has been hit by Big Fat Gypsy Wedding fever. Maria Cliffe’s young customers are shunning traditional holy communion and bridesmaid dresses in favour of the ...

On Friday's episode of the TLC series, an eight-year-old Traveller and her family have a couple reasons to make sure she and her gown get through the day. By Jethro Nededog Despite the title, TLC’s My ...

It was a chance encounter that led to Suzanne and Carol Baber's dressmaking business for Irish and English Traveller communities. "My mum had a wedding dress shop in Bournemouth," said Suzanne. "One ...