Channel 4 commissions My Big Fat Wedding (w/t) from Twofour

It’s meant to be the happiest day of any woman’s life - her wedding day. But when you’re a plus size bride,  finding the perfect dress, can prove to be a challenge.

Channel 4 has commissioned ‘My Big Fat Wedding’ a 1x60’ observational documentary following a very special bridal shop in  the north of England which caters for plus size brides who, like their skinnier counterparts, want to feel like a princess on their big day.

But owners of this specialist bridal boutique, lifelong friends Paula and Lucy, appreciate that brides-to-be come in all shapes and sizes.  With off the peg dresses ranging from size 20 to 38 and bespoke dresses getting as large as size 54, no bride is turned away for being too buxom.

The shop’s clientele have often suffered humiliating experiences in the past and some have delayed or even called off their  big day because of their dress jitters.

My Big Fat Wedding is set for TX later in 2015 and was commissioned from Twofour  by Factual Entertainment Commissioning Editor Ian Dunkley.

Of the commission he says, “This is a warm, affectionate look at women who have found a way to say that size really doesn’t matter when it  comes to looking good on your wedding day .”


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Production Information:

Executive Producer: Dan Adamson
Production Company: Twofour
Commissioning Editor, Factual Entertainment:  Ian Dunkley