Chantelle Kielly was 18 when she tied the knot with Jim in a lavish event that saw virtually her entire hometown of Rathkeale, Co Limerick, invited to join in the celebrations.
A teenage bride married her first cousin in a huge wedding ceremony where her groom had 73 best men - and the whole thing was caught on TV cameras.
In December 2021, Chantelle and her cousin Jim were at the heart of one of those celebrations, and their big day featured in an episode of Channel 4's My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding in spring 2022. The marriage was secured by her family paying his loved ones a dowry of between £41,000 and £99,000. Chantelle's white dress was embellished with 20,000 crystals, a design favoured by travellers, as she and Jim aimed to host a wedding that everyone would remember.
Top news stories today Thelma Madine, a dressmaker known for her regular appearances on My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, commented: "They are really nice people, the girls are very respectable.
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