Big Fat Greek Wedding Dress

Getting ready for the big day.

Big fat greek wedding dress.

Photograph courtesy of michael rizos. A wedding is one opportunity although ironicly it is really about fitting in. Like greek gypsy bride tatiana. Some brides take the big skirt idea to a whole new level.

Posted by k8t at 10 15 am on june 19 2011 5 favorites this is complete speculation but i sort of wonder if weddings didn t become particularly important community events because the community was traditionally itinerant. Cousin nikki gia carides my big fat greek wedding poor toula. In fact tatiana s dress was so big that she couldn t even try to get into a car. We have been asked to make a dress that is gonna break the 100 pound barrier.

And sondra did not disappoint. It was hard enough trying to get married in the first place without her extended family almost ruining everything but by the time the wedding arrives her crazy relatives are still causing problems. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and at the 75th academy awards it was nominated for the academy award for best original. Instead she rode on the back of a flatbed trailer.

My big fat greek wedding is a 2002 independent romantic comedy film directed by joel zwick and written by nia vardalos who also stars in the film as fotoula toula portokalos a greek american woman who falls in love with non greek ian miller. Her only real request for sondra was that she make the biggest dress ever for her big day. In many parts of greece festivities for the big day begin from four days beforehand.