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Saturday, December 24 ~ By Appointment Only from 10 am – 12 pm
Sunday, December 25 ~ Closed
Monday, December 26 ~ Closed
Saturday, December 31 ~ By Appointment Only from 10 am – 12 pm
Sunday, January 1 ~ Closed
Monday, January 2 ~ By Appointment Only
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Twirl!
If you would like to schedule an appointment on one of these days please call us at 859-309-2493.
Twirl Lexington Holiday Hours:
Twirl Lexington is seeking a self-motivated, quick learning, highly personable & outgoing individual for a part-time position beginning in January or February.
Retail sales experience is a plus, along with computer skills and organization is a must. Interns will be working directly with the owner of Twirl and will work as a team along with other bridal consultants.
Job responsibilities included but are not limited to: answering phones, making appointments, greeting and helping take care of customer needs, running bridal and bridal party appointments, fittings, consulting customers about sizing, completing customer order forms, taking customer payment, shipping and receiving.
Must have weekday availability Tuesdays and Thursdays (10-6) as well as Saturdays (10-5) and Sundays (12-4).
Please email resume and letter of interest to ty@twirllexington.com.
Personalized Pillow - Perfect gift for the Bride & Groom
Twirl Lexington wanted to share a little neighbor love with our friends at Caught Ya Lookin‘. Caught Ya Lookin’ offers custom high quality luggage, handbags, accessories, and baby items all made by experienced seamstresses in Leitchfield, KY who have been working with the company since it was established in 1979. Caught Ya Lookin’ has stemmed from a 3rd generation family owned manufacturing business with 29 years of handcrafted experience for numerous retailers around the country such as J.Crew, Polo, Talbots, Lands End and Coach just to name a few.
Bridesmaid Bag - Can be done in various colors and fabrics
Take note, brides and bridesmaids…Caught Ya Lookin’ would be perfect for gifts for the bridal party or the couple! They are now offering in-store parties for a fun girls night out! They provide snacks, drinks and invitations. All you have to do is show up and pick out your favorite fabric from their vast selection and a style that suits you and they will make your item for you! During parties everyone will receive 15% off their item and a $5 gift card to use for a future purchase. Brides – this could be a fun idea for bridesmaid gifts that they could help select!
Bridesmaid Gift Idea - Personalized Clutch
Caught Ya Lookin’ is located right around the corner from Twirl Lexington at 660 E Main Street in Lexington, Ky. You can reach them to set up your party at 859-294-4164. Give them a call today and support a local business that is 100% Made in the USA!
After eight years in business, it is with heavy hearts that Twirl Scottsdale has closed its doors.
Twirl Lexington in Kentucky is a separate business with separate ownership and remains strong after a year and a half in business. We look forward to serving our brides for many years to come. Twirl Lexington will continue to focus on providing outstanding customer service for our brides and bring the most beautiful wedding gowns and bridesmaid dresses to our Kentucky area brides.
Please bear with us over the next few weeks as we get our website and blog revamped.
Thank you!
Ty – Owner of Twirl Lexington
The Twirl Girls have been so excited about the Royal Wedding we want to celebrate! Join us for a Royal Wedding Weekend filled with in-store promotions for brides and bridesmaids! We can’t wait to chat about all the details…including The Dress!!
Call Twirl Scottsdale at 480-248-9920 or Twirl Lexington at 859-309-2493 to set up your appointment for the Royal Treatment.
Join us at Twirl Lexington Thursday, March 31 – Sunday, April 3 for an exclusive look at the new Spring 2011 Amsale bridesmaid dress collection. Special discounts will be offered on the new collection only during the trunk show!
Contact Twirl Lexington to set up your appointment at 859-309-2493 or ty@twirllexington.com
Jenny Yoo Collection Trunk Show THIS weekend!
Come to Twirl Lexington to view and pre-order the new styles from the Jenny Yoo Collection December 3-5! Jenny Yoo is offering special discounts for the trunk show, so don’t miss out! Brides, we had the chance to see all of these in New York and your bridesmaids would LOVE to wear any of these styles!
Call us at Twirl Lexington (859-309-2493) to set up your appointment!
I raved about Martine’s a few months ago when we visited her for our wedding cake, but after visiting her again recently I felt I must share more with you about Martine’s Pastries.
The bakery is owned by Martine and Jim Holzman. Martine is originally from France, but has been in the US for many years. Everything is made from scratch and she even imports the chocolate and raspberry used in her cakes from France. Once you take a single bite of her pastries you will be hooked! Everything is so flavorful and practically melts in your mouth.
All wedding cakes are custom made and arranged in advance by appointment. During each consultation, Martine sits down with you to get an idea of what style and flavors you have in mind. She has many photo albums to look at and see what styles you prefer. In our case, we combined elements of several different cakes and Martine sketched it all out for us in front of our eyes to make sure we were all on the same page! The consultation also includes a complimentary tasting. Each of the ones we tasted were all so delicious we chose them all:) Flavors vary from classic white/yellow butter to bourbon to pistachio! YUM! We chose chocolate for Brandon’s grooms cake and it was amazing, of course.
Sketch of our cakes from consultation
Martine’s Pastries also has a new addition to their bakery as well. She now has pastries available daily in the shop such as fruit tarts, cream puffs and cupcakes. Martine was kind enough to treat me to a chocolate cupcake with peanut butter icing when I visited last week. Oh. My. Gosh. It was delicious!!
Martine’s Pastries is a true treat for a wedding, party or any other day that you need a sweet treat. You can reach Martine’s Pastries at 859-231-9110 Lexington is lucky to have Martine:)
Twirl Talk Friends…we are calling you into action one more time!! You successfully helped us win Best Wedding Vendor Blog and now we are now trying to win BEST OVERALL WEDDING BLOG!
Please take a few more minutes and vote for us again: http://weddings.weddingchannel.com/wedding-planning-ideas/bridal-blog-awards/articles/bridal-blog-awards-winners.aspx
Voting ends July 23, so you have 1 more day to vote! Thank you for your support!!
-The Twirl Girls
The trend of wearing the same color bridesmaid dresses and different styles has been around for awhile and is here to stay. Recently though, I have seen some of our brides doing just the opposite, choosing the same style dress but different colors. I love this idea. In fact I originally wanted to do the same thing for my wedding over 10 years ago. It’s fun to see what brides are pulling together and creating with this idea in mind when at Twirl.
What I’ve seen that works best is when brides stick to a different shade of the same color, or different colors but still on the same side of the color wheel. Most designers set up their swatch cards in this sort of fashion. Which is a good place to start.
Some examples we have seen are one bride had her girl’s all wear different shades of blue, from light to medium to dark. Another choose all different pale colors. And my recent favorite picked three dresses in shades of blue/green. She choose the beautiful Amsale dress style G426C shown below in the colors hydrangea, pacific, and ocean. She is going to keep the bouquets in a simple cream wrapped with twine. I can’t wait to see her pictures. It is going to look amazing.
-Jenni
Simply Love Studio is featuring a Bride’s Night Out educational series that is completely FREE for brides!
Join them on Wednesday, June 2 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm to learn all about planning your dream wedding with details on budget, rentals, flowers, catering and photography!
You can RSVP to info@simplylovestudio.com! Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to learn from the best of the best professionals in Central Kentucky.
Simply Love Studio
With Sex and the City premiering this week, we couldn’t resist posting the uber-fabulous bridal shower thrown this past weekend for one of our Twirl Talk fans, Meagan, in New York City.
The event began with a mystery text instructing the bride to go home and look in her closet. There she found a little black dress, hot pink accessories, and instructions to await her transportation that would arrive at 5:30pm.
Photos courtesy of brides cousin, Katyln Wolfgang
What an amazing group of friends Meagan has – I think Carrie, Samantha, Miranda, and Charlotte would approve!
-Keri
I ate lots of jelly beans while working on my To-Do list!
The most important advice my best friend gave me is to enjoy the moment! Take the time to enjoy your last few days as an “engaged” couple…you will never be that again after the big day. We are also going to take some time to have dinner with each of our parents again to convey our thankfulness for their support and love throughout this time. My parents have been truly wonderful and I will never be able to repay them for all they have done. I want to be able to celebrate with them and celebrate!
A few other things that are topping my list:
There are a few fun things I am planning as well! This week my Matron of Honor, Nancy, and I are going to Happy Hour to go over everything to make sure I am not forgetting anything! It will also be fun to relax and take a moment to breathe.
Relax!
Next Monday I am getting a massage before I start getting everything together for the honeymoon! There is certainly a lot take care of, but just keep a list going and ask for help if you feel overwhelmed. This is a time you should be joyous and not stressed. Enjoy the moment.
Happy Planning!
-Ty
Most couples opt to do their engagement photos right when they get engaged, but there is really no rule saying when you should do them. We opted to wait until the weather was a bit warmer since we wanted to do them outside so we just did them two weeks ago:)
Engagement pictures can serve a few different purposes. They can make a cute save-the-date card, can be used for engagement announcements in the newspaper, could be great gifts for Christmas or Mother’s Day depending on the time of year, and give you a good opportunity to work with your photographer before your big day. Getting used to the style of the photographer will be key for your wedding day pictures. The more comfortable you are the better pictures they can capture!
Historic Gratz Park
One other idea my best friend used (and I am stealing) is to use your engagement pictures to make a unique guest book for the wedding. Let’s be honest, how many people will get out a book of just names signed? But a book of your engagement pictures with room for guests to leave a message is a keepsake you can always treasure!
More urban shots
Now, on to the setting for our pictures. Our wonderful photographer, In Retrospect Photography, met us in the historic downtown area of Lexington called Gratz Park. We walked around and used several backdrops of old homes and spring flowers and even wandered into a parking garage for a more “urban feel”. Even though urban is a stretch for Lexington:) We wore colors that complemented one another, but weren’t too matchy. Cailyn told us to be comfortable and we didn’t want to be pulling and tugging at something we weren’t comfortable in. I chose a cute, casual sundress for the first outfit. The second outfit I changed into a little black dress…still casual, but a little more dressy. I love dresses, have I ever mentioned that??
One of my faves!
We told Cailyn we only had one request for a photo. Brandon and I are both fanatical University of Kentucky basketball fans. Since one of our first times hanging out we watched the SEC Basketball Tournament we wanted to tie that in somehow. We requested to take one picture at Rupp Arena where the old basketball floor is displayed. I know, we are dorks. It was fun though and totally represented our relationship and something we love to do together!
On the old Rupp Arena floor
The best tip I can give for engagement pictures is to just enjoy the time and be comfortable so the love you share can reflect in the pictures. Enjoy your engaged time together! It flies by…trust me!!
Happy Planning!
-Ty
When deciding what length bridesmaid dress to choose for your wedding you first want to decide on the theme. Will you be having a black tie formal event, or a backyard garden wedding? Once you know the location and the look of your wedding you can easily pick what length bridesmaid dresses to start shopping for.
For a formal wedding, you want to choose floor length dresses. Long dresses should brush the floor and expose very little of their shoes underneath.
For a semi formal, you want to look for tea length. Tea length dresses fall between the bottom of the knee and the bottom of the calf.
For an informal wedding, you can venture into cocktail length. This length should hit right at or above the knee.
Even after choosing a length you might consider allowing your girls to hem their dress wherever it looks best on them. This is a great idea if your girls have a wide range in height. Someone who is 5”2 may feel uncomfortable wearing a tea length dress as it cuts them off and makes them look even shorter. If allowing free reign scares you, you can always tell the girls to hem an inch or two below the knee. This still gives the look of tea length but is not so long it looks unflattering.
Of course I always say do what you want, because there are exceptions to the rules. Your wedding day is all about your vision. And there are some locations where more than one length will be appropriate. For example, a wedding on the beach which lends itself to be more causal, if done in a light flowy fabric, like chiffon, your bridesmaids would look beautiful in floor length dresses.
The trend Twirl has started to see within the last year are designers creating either floor or cocktail length dresses and moving away from tea length . Overall, you want your bridesmaid dress style to complement the look and feel you are trying to achieve.
-Jenni
