Netflix Sets ‘My Big Day’ Feature Documentary About ‘Supercharged’ Weddings in Britain’s Traveller Community

Netflix has commissioned a new documentary from Optomen focusing on weddings in Britain’s traveller community.

Provisionally titled “My Big Day,” the feature-length doc will follow young couples as they prepare for their nuptials, some of which have turned into jaw-dropping spectacles as the pressure of social media encourages the bridge and groom to turn their big day into an unforgettable event.

“The wedding is not just a celebration, but a rite of passage marking a young woman’s transition into adulthood,” reads the logline. “As social media super-charges the spectacle of the weddings to new heights, this documentary explores the bride and groom’s hopes and dreams, whilst battling prejudices and pressures in the build up to their big day.”

Jonny Ashton (“Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams on Tour”) is directing the doc with Tyler Knight (“Ellie Simmonds: Should I Have Children”) producing. Optomen’s co-CEOs Nick Hornby and Tina Flintoff are creative directors on the film.

Optomen, which is part of Banijay Entertainment, have established a relationship with the traveller community following their hit Netflix doc series “At Home With the Furys,” which follows professional boxer Tyson Fury, his wife Paris and his children. A third series was recently renewed and is currently in production.

The family have inspired a renewed interest in traveller weddings after Tyson and Paris’ daughter Venezuela Fury got married earlier this year, with the glitzy event garnering plenty of media attention. The nuptials are expected to feature in an upcoming episode of “At Home With the Furys.”

Weddings in the British traveller community have long captivated the public, from 2010 series “My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding” which launched on Channel 4 as a standalone doc before being expanded into a series, and another recent Channel 4 show “Secret Lives Of Gypsy Wives,” which premiered in July.