TULALOO GALA INVITATIONS: dream come true

Recently, Tulaloo has had the pleasure of working with Dream Come True of Western CT - an amazing non-profit organization that grants dreams to seriously, chronically, and terminally ill children from Fairfield, Litchfield, and New Haven counties. They are a volunteer based organization that relies on donations to make these children's dreams a reality. Each year they host the Dream Come True Gala, an night of great food, dancing and a fabulous auction, that brings in funds to support their efforts. Tulaloo was honored to design the invitations for this very special event.

We actually created two separate sets of invitations for the Gala, which was themed "Dream Under The Sea". The first wave of invitations was hand delivered to businesses that were interested in sponsoring the event. We created a navy blue boxed invitation, branded with a Dream Come True seal. Inside the box, recipients discovered an invitation and sponsorship packet wrapped in a translucent vintage sailing map and tied with cotton string. The nautical map was an introduction to the dreamy ocean design we created for the main invitations. Stay tuned for the Dream Under The Sea invitations, gala programs, bar menu and more...later this week!

BESPOKE: destination belize!

Check out these fun bespoke invitations Tulaloo designed for Leigh Ann and Jason's destination wedding in Belize! We started with a palette of aquamarine, ivory and sandy tan to evoke the beach. Leigh Ann and Jason had quite a bit of information they needed to incorporate into their invitation suite, so we

housed it all in a folder style invitation tied shut with raffia. The reply card includes a full dinner menu on the inside, with the reply information on the front. To inform guests of all the activities they could look forward to over the wedding weekend, we designed an accordian fold booklet detailing each event with a fun icon in aquamarine.

The booklet and reply card are tucked neatly into a sand colored vellum band, printed with the words "Join us!"

Working with Leigh Ann and Jason was lovely and we wish them great happiness at their wedding this Spring!

CELEBRATE: up the capitol steps

McGee Financial Strategies recently asked Tulaloo to design the invitations to a very special event with Barbara Roberts, the 34th Governor of Oregon. Former Governer Roberts, the first and only female Governor of Oregon, recently published her autobiography, Up The Capitol Steps. McGee Financial Strategies planned an event to celebrate both Roberts' new book and the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote in Oregon. We were honored to play a small role in this special day.

The fine folks over at McGee Financial Strategies chose our Zion design as a starting point for their invitation. Because this event is taking place over Valentine's Day weekend, they requested a red and ivory color scheme. The invitation is a folded and layered card with a belly band, printed on red and ivory metallic papers.

We wish everyone at McGee Financial and Former Gov. Roberts a wonderful event on the 12th! Thanks for choosing Tulaloo!

BESPOKE: heidi and michael

I am so happy to finally share this wedding invitation with you! Heidi and Michael commissioned Tulaloo to design and create a custom wedding invitation through our Bespoke design services. They wanted something really special and personal to invite friends and family to their intimate ceremony and dinner reception in November. Heidi and Michael live in California and celebrated their marriage with a winemaker's dinner, so we designed their invitation around that theme. In addition to incorporating the winery concept, we worked with a autumnal palette and lots of textures to give the invitation a warm and welcoming feel.
The invitation is letterpressed in a plum ink on Lettra cotton stock. After being letterpressed, the lovely Amanda Brooke of ARMart painted a watercolor border of grape vines across the top of each invitation. Yes, every single invitation had an original watercolor painting on it! The painted invitations were then wrapped in natural unryu paper and sealed with a wide mahogonay colored velvet ribbon and a wine cork. We packaged the completed invitations in a cork lined, burgandy linen box for mailing.
This was such a wonderful project to work on and Heidi and Michael woldn't have been more lovely. Congratulations to you both on your beautiful wedding!

BESPOKE: mikey's 16th

Mikey is one lucky guy, as he is being thrown a killer surprise 16th birthday party! When the party involved live music, a great location and a limo you have to set the scene with the perfect invitation. He is a talented magician and we based the design on his favorite card, the Jack of diamonds. The invitation is slightly larger than a playing card, with a Jack on the front and party details on the back. It is tucked into a black linen envelope with a coordinating playing card envelope wrap for addressing.

Happy Birthday Mikey!

BESPOKE: ewelina & david

Ewelina and David came to Tulaloo in search of custom designed wedding stationery for their August wedding. Ewelina wanted something sophisticated, elegant and formal but hadn't been able to find anything from the big album vendors that was just right for their wedding. Tulaloo's Bespoke Service was the perfect choice for her.

We chose a shimmery pocketfold in a subtle taupe and cream pattern to showcase her wedding colors - cocoa and crimson. The invitation panel is simple and beautiful, layered on deep brown metallic stock. Enclosure cards were neatly stacked inside the pocket and the entire piece was sealed with their monogram. Ewelina also took advantage of our guest addressing service as well as coordinating notecards for all that post wedding thank you note writing.

Ewelina and David celebrated their wedding this past Saturday - congratulations you two!

BESPOKE: margeaux

Margeaux is every wedding vendor's ideal bride. Seriously. She was so much fun and a dream to work with!

Margeaux wanted simple but elegant wedding invitations in red, white and black. She also wanted to incorporate the quote "all because two people feel in love". Our solution was ornate graphics printed on rich white linen stock, with a coordinating belly band for a pop of red. She was pleased and so are we!

BESPOKE: marian and john

I L O V E custom designing stationery. Most of the custom work I do is wedding stationery and birth announcements so I was extremely excited when Marian contacted Tulaloo for help creating her perfect holiday cards this year! Marian and her family have had a really blessed year; a daughter has celebrated her wedding and they have welcomed a brand new grandaughter into the world! Of course, she wanted to share memories and photographs of these joyous occasions with her friends and family through her Christmas cards.

Tulaloo designed an accordian fold pocket card to present these precious family photos. It uses a palette of cream, taupe and crimson and features an elegant damask print. The photographs are double sided and printed on a luxurious linen stock; they actually resemble small paintings more than photographs! During her consultation Marian mentioned that she always signs her name "Love & Peace" and that she would like to have this sentiment incorporated into her cards. Of course we obliged, and the words "love, peace and joy" are the key element that tie the entire piece together.

I am thrilled with the way these cards turned out and I hope Marian enjoys them as much as I do. She is possibly one of the most gracious and lovely clients I have ever had the pleasure to work with and I am so glad that she found and chose Tulaloo! (And doesn't she have the most beautiful family you've ever seen?!?)