Lies and deceit- the way of a gypsy traveller?

I will never understand the traveller way of life, lying to your dress maker about the date of your wedding, the desire for a Disney princess wedding, and travelling by horse and carriage for ten days when you can drive for two hours?

On last night's My Big Fast Gypsy Wedding, which explored the prejudice against the minority group, owner of Nico bridal shop, Thelma, was once again in the spotlight. Normally a supporter of the travellers, she was fed lies by deceitful bride to be 17-year-old Priscilla, who let Thelma book a flight to Northern Ireland to dress her for her wedding day, and send underskirts, worth £2,000,only to find out the date was false.

According to Thelma the gypsies are very secretive about their weddings as venues tend to cancel when they hear they are travellers, but not to even tell your dress-maker and future husband the location and date of the wedding is unusual, she said.

Bridgett from Wiltshire claimed she had also experienced venues refusing to take a booking for her wedding because of the stereotype of gypsies. Even the night before her big day her nephews are thrown out of their hotel for being too noisy. But what concerned Bridgett the most about her wedding day was saying goodbye to best friend and cousin Elizabeth. Once women marry they can no longer go out with their single female friends without the husband being present. Bridgett and Elizabeth's first dance together at the wedding reception was more touching than the entire ceremony.

Bridgett and Elizabeth share their last moment alone.

 Aside from weddings, the episode also focused on Appleby, the traveller's Mecca, where each year thousands meet to shop, find a wife/husband and trade horses. However the festival didn't run as smoothly as planned what with many pubs in the village refusing to allow travellers on their premises, so much for a free house, and others using safety measures such as attaching chicken wire to the inside of windows. More the problem was the 'overbearing' police presence and the unnecessary arrests they made at the festival. Organiser Billy said he wasn't standing for it so started a protest and paraded, along with a sea of gypsy men and horses, to the village police station. A truce was made and the arm of the law suggested they rebuild their relationship. This time the gypsies triumphed.