My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding Dresses

Dressmaker sondra celli now going into her third season with the hit tlc show my big fat american gypsy wedding stopped by the huffpost live studios on monday to talk crystal wedding gowns blinged out toiled paper and 80 pound wedding dresses.

Even though the show is called my big fat american gypsy wedding some of the dresses on the show have proved that the last part of the title is optional. We have been asked to make a dress that is gonna break the 100 pound barrier. Traveller community for 33 years. My big fat american gypsy wedding is a very popular reality tv series on tlc and it features weddings of american roma gypsies mostly of the romanichal ethnic group.

Boston based dressmaker sondra celli who will be featured on the new tlc series my big fat american gypsy wedding premiering sunday has been designing over the top wedding and first communion gowns for the u s. This is like a major construction job said sondra celli on my big fat american gypsy wedding twenty five year. A lot of the dresses are for weddings but they ve also had people on the show get an over the top dress designed for birthday parties and even baptisms. Celli and her staff work together to whip up outrageous dress creations sometimes in just a handful of hours each of which needs to be.

From the most extravagant wedding gowns to explosive celebrations and the madness that follows my big fat american gypsy wedding delves into the lives of america s most elusive communities the world of romanichel and roma gypsies.