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In Irish Traveller culture, you’re never too young to start planning your big day… With their surprisingly strict, traditional values, unmarried couples aren’t even allowed out without a chaperone and many freedoms only come after marriage including living alone. So it’s no surprise that young women in the traveller community count the days until they get married. In this video we meet Danielle who is determined to live her life in a traditional way. Her wedding is due to take place on her 16th birthday. So she’ll be having her hen party celebrations at 15 years old. The theme is a lavish ‘black, pink and bling’ party – with all the outrageous flamboyance you’d expect from a traveller party. The only problem is, her 20 year old fiancé Brendan is due in court on the same day and if found guilty, at risk of going to prison. Content licensed from Firecracker Films. For any enquiries, please contact us at [email protected]