A tradition with some brides now is to re-create their own gowns in a 'mini me' version. It is then worn by a close family member.
One bride called Priscilla on the show has gone for a bridal dress and mini bride in the theme of Disney's The Princess and the Frog.
Dressmaker Thelma Madine tells the cameras: "Native to Northern Ireland is the mini bride and it is normally a favourite niece or a little sister.
"It is identical to the bride, but just a smaller version."
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Go Camping for 95p! Vouchers collectable in the Daily and Sunday Mirror until 11th August . Click here for more informationThe series, which is attracting over eight million viewers each week, also ends as the gypsy community is suffering from a backlash from the public and police.
Traveller Billy Welsh says: "People tend to be worried of things they can't understand.
"We have had a lot of abuse and persecution."
"Sometimes people will say why don't you go back to where you come from?
"I ask them how long they have been living here and they say 20 years, I point out we have been here for 165 years and we can prove it."
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