Carrie and Sadie at The Real Wedding Collective provide a warm, welcoming experience within their beautiful boutique. I had no idea what style of dress would suit me. After trying on a few beautiful gowns, Sadie brought I a gown I had overlooked-This was the gown of my dreams. I am so excited to visit again and show my gown to my Friends……Lisa.
“Bridal, but fashion” Multi Award winning boutique for the modern, fashion forward, relaxed bride. Based in the heart of Lichfield **Closing down March 2025**
About The Real Wedding Collective
It’s all about love!
We are sisters Sadie & Carrie, nice to meet you!
It’s all about love!. We love weddings and we love fashion. We are an award winning relaxed luxury bridal boutique in Lichfield, dedicated to the modern, fashion forward bride who is looking for something different. By giving you an exceptional, personal service, creating the best experience for your journey into buying your perfect designer wedding gown. We like to avoid overwhelm and the conventional in favour of a very laid back approach.
We specialise in sleek contemporary modern dresses, as well as being known for our Boho range of dresses. We hand select all of our dresses with style in mind. Our ethos is, we want to celebrate simplicity, the bohemian and the modern. Our dresses offer all three of those elements, it’s what we specialise in.
With that in mind, we know it’s so important to feel beautiful, confident and comfortable on your special day. Browse through our designer galleries to seek out your perfect gown.
WE WILL BE CLOSING DOWN MARCH 2025
As a luxury, contemporary bridal boutique, we cater for brides of all ages with an eye for style. we’re a non judgmental environment that truly uplifts you to feel the best vesrsion of you.
Our dresses range from £1000 to £3000 with the average being £1700. We are still able to do made to order dresses until November 2024 but will be selling our samples at reduced prices also.
We give you a personal and relaxed experience in finding your dream wedding dress with no sales pressure and a genuinely chilled out vibe. Welcoming you into our luxury bridal boutique, we give you our full attention helping you to find a dress that truly lets your personality shine through.
This business has been in the pipeline for years, but life and time got in the way. It’s something we’ve always wanted to do as we both love fashion and a bloomin’ good wedding.
In the middle of the pandemic, we both re-evaluated everything and decided now was the right time to pursue the dream of owning our very own luxury bridal boutique.
Carrie, working within the hair and make-up industry has been involved in the wedding sector for over 20 years. Sadie’s background is numbers, working as an accountant she’s the number cruncher but is also a massive fashionista!
We’re both lovers of fashion, a well-cut dress and Sadie’s love for shoes, bags and accessories is something else. But we also both appreciate how confident you can feel in the right outfit.
We now also have an extensive collection of bridesmaids dresses from Rewritten Bridesmaids
Sample Sizes
Our sample dresses in store can be ordered from a size 6-32. Our sample sizes we carry range from a size 10-18 the average size being a 12 and 14
Bridal Dressing Service
Have Carrie come to your venue to dress you on your special day.
Take the stress out of your big day and let the bridal party get ready at their leisure while Carrie takes care of perfectly dressing you on your wedding day.
Bridal dressing service comprises of my time for 2 hours. Dress steaming, especially the train, and assisting the bride carefully into her dress, making sure all layers of the dress are perfectly smoothed before walking down the aisle. Any other last minute issues can be taken care of for example stain removal in case there’s any mishaps, and a sewing kit to reattach any loose buttons.
Service Costs
£100 + mileage costs
Travel Costs
Travel to the venue from the boutique and back again, so total mileage covered @£1 per mile, for example; 10 miles would be £10
Additional Costs
£50 steaming of the bridesmaids dresses and assisting bridesmaids into dresses.
Note: Brides who have booked with Carrie for Hair and Make-up will be able to get the dressing service at a discounted price. Please speak to Carrie direct.
To book this service please contact Carrie stating your wedding date, destination and time of your wedding.
Please note, not all dates will be available so it’s advisable to book in advance to secure your preferred date and avoid disappointment. Payment is required at time of booking and is non refundable if cancelled.
Testimonials
I’ve visited the bridal shop twice. First time to try on bridal dresses, Carrie gave me, my mother-in-law and one of my bridesmaids an amazing experience. Carrie is so caring, fun and listened to everything I wanted. Second time I visited I came with my 4 bridesmaids and had another amazing experience. Carrie made it so much fun and so relaxed and helped find the perfect bridesmaids dresses for all my bridesmaids. I would highly recommend visiting The Real Wedding Collective. They have so many beautiful wedding dresses and a great selection of bridesmaids dresses.
Amanda x
Had such a fabulous time choosing my wedding dress with Carrie and Sadie. From the moment I walked in I felt at ease and so excited. There was a beautiful range of dresses to try and a cuppa or a glass of bubbly for my mum. There was no pressure to buy on the day, I came back with my sister and we found the one. I would highly recommend buying from a local family business. Emma
I can’t say one bad word! My whole experience here was absolutely amazing. Carrie was wonderful with me and my girls from start to finish. The dresses were beautiful, so beautiful in fact that I SAID YES TO THE DRESS. Can’t recommend this boutique enough. Such a warm and welcoming environment! Just what you need when it’s all feeling a little overwhelming for first timers shopping for dresses, like myself. Thank you again
Charlie x