'I’m 18-Year-Old & Getting Married To My First Cousin, He Has 73 Best Men'

Chantelle Kielly, an Irish traveler, invited the whole town of Rathkeale, South West Ireland, to her wedding with first cousin Jim. The occasion witnessed a bespoke Barbie cake, 73 best men, and the 18-Year-Old opted for nothing less than eight bridesmaids.

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Marrying a cousin is legal in the United Kingdom and Ireland and regular among traveler communities.

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Chantelle’s huge wedding has been documented in the recent episode of My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, which aired in February. And reportedly, traditional traveler families tend to spend ten months of the year traveling before returning home in December for the wedding season. The period can expect up to 10 ceremonies.

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However, Chantelle and Jim’s wedding was secured after the bride’s family paid the groom’s family a dowry ranging from £41,000 and £99,000.

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The couple undeniably wanted an event everyone will remember as they managed to adorn Chantelle’s dress with 20,000 crystals in a design that is now the favorite in the Traveler community. In particular, Designer Thelma Madine made the beautiful gown, and Yes, she couldn’t be happier.

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Reflecting on the ceremony, Thelma had shared: “They are nice people, the girls are very respectable.”

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She added that the world always says the Irish traveler are going 50 years but that the Rathkeale girls are going back 100 years. “They’re all family and I think that’s how they keep the wealth because they don’t let it go out.” While this story trends, a mega £3 million wedding party had been the talk of the town. It saw where Brooklyn Beckham got married to his long-term GF Nicola Peltz.

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