My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding - Season 1

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Virgin Gypsy Brides

1 - Virgin Gypsy Brides

Air Date: April 29, 2012

Premiere of a series profiling Gypsy and Traveler communities in the U.S., where they mostly live in secret but still practice the frequently misunderstood groups' rite-of-passage events, including communions, weddings and christenings.

14 and Looking for Mr. Right

2 - 14 and Looking for Mr. Right

Air Date: May 6, 2012

A 14-year-old has the training, an expensive dress and everything she needs to be a Gypsy wife-expect a suitable bachelor to marry.

It's a Man's World

3 - It's a Man's World

Air Date: May 13, 2012

A look at the patriarchy in Gypsy families includes a man teaching his bride her role in society; and a father who needs to earn extra money to pay for his daughter's birthday party.

Wild Gypsy Mellie

4 - Wild Gypsy Mellie

Air Date: May 20, 2012

A Romanichal family reunites at Thanksgiving; a Gypsy divorcee remarries ; a Gypsy girl rebels against her communities traditions.

Murphy's Secret Village

5 - Murphy's Secret Village

Air Date: May 27, 2012

A Romanichal clan in West Virginia plans a baby shower to welcome a new arrival; a teen bride-to-be hopes to join a secret society by studying their traditions.

Showdown at the Altar

6 - Showdown at the Altar

Air Date: June 3, 2012

Gypsy lovers defy their parents with their plans to get married, but the groom-to-be's aunt is prepared to go to violent extremes to stop them.

Kissing Cousins

7 - Kissing Cousins

Air Date: June 10, 2012

A Gypsy woman marries her first cousin in a lavish winter ceremony that features the bride's fox-fur wedding dress; an Ohio community witnesses its first gay Gypsy wedding.

Blingtastic Baptism

8 - Blingtastic Baptism

Air Date: June 17, 2012

Gypsies who eloped as teens against their parents' wishes have a proper wedding 14 years later in West Virginia.

The Stanley Sisters

9 - The Stanley Sisters

Air Date: June 24, 2012

Gypsy sisters Nettie, Mellie, Kayla and Laura reveal that their lives are far from perfect.

The Aftermath

10 - The Aftermath

Air Date: July 1, 2012

A visit with the Stanley clan. Some of the most memorable moments from Season 1.