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03/17/2021

Twirl! ☘️🖤

09/08/2019

I’ve been quiet on RLP for a while. Things have shifted for me and I’ve been spending less time on wedding & event photography and most of my time doing disability and sexual assault related advocacy work full time for Illinois Self Advocacy Alliance & PT for Center for Independent Futures, volunteering and working hard on the Tres Fridas Project. For the last 5 years, my co-collaborators Reveca Torres Mariam Paré Art and Design (both insanely talented arts- check them out) and I have been working on a collection of image recreations featuring people with disabilities as the subjects. Each recreation took 50+ hours from start to finish with production, shooting, filming interviews (documentary coming soon!), editing and so on.

Yesterday we unveiled our labor of love, a 16 piece collection at and I still cannot adequately put into words how grateful and honored I am to be a “Frida.” Seeing our hard work come together so beautifully and hearing stories of how impactful the project is to people makes me gush with pride and joy. As a disabled artist, I’ve struggled to find my place but yesterday reaffirmed the importance of trusting our instincts, embracing and loving ALL parts of ourselves and forging our own paths in this crazy world. I look forward to what’s next and appreciate all the support this community has given me over the years.

Come see the show, which will be at Bridgeport in the 3rd floor gallery until 9/22! After that the exhibition will be touring so follow along for more info. Lastly, check out last nights feature on ❤️🙏🏻🍾 @ Bridgeport Art Center

https://abc7chicago.com/society/3-artists-recreate-iconic-art-through-lens-of-disability/5522951/

03/07/2019

It was a pleasure documenting Kathleen Leo & Stanley Spadowski's wedding day last weekend! Boy was it COLD in the windy city but luckily these two had each other to keep warm.

11/07/2018

Dreams do come true!! So thrilled to see several photos from our bee inspired editorial featured today on Martha Stewart Weddings 🐝

Cake designed by Toni Patisserie and Cafe - Chicago & Hinsdale
Floral The Petal
Planning Amelia Cole Weddings + Events
Venue Chez Event Space
Stationery & bee design: Emily Rose Ink
Bar: Tablescapes Event Rentals
Team collaborators: Rare Bird Beauties, Concept Effects, Mira Couture, Bowery and Bash

https://www.marthastewartweddings.com/647602/bee-wedding-details?slide=897000
Photos 1, 9, 13 & 22

08/30/2018

Inclusion is extremely important in all aspects of life. Today on , I am talking about how to make your wedding events accessible for people with disabilities, short term injuries and chronic health concerns.
This topic is so very personal to me. As many of you know, I myself have a disability, a degenerative neurological disease called Muscular Dystrophy which affects my muscles and subsequently my heart and lungs. It has tested my physical and mental strength time and time again through my life, and yet, has taught me invaluable lessons about how STRONG I really am. *Ohh the irony*
Besides my work with Roots of Life Photography, I serve as the Project Director for a grant that seeks to provide leadership training for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities on how to become their own advocates as well as provide support for local advocacy groups around the state. We also participate in legislative initiatives and work on topics that affect people with disabilities: sexual assault, human trafficking and LQBTQ advocacy.
For YEARS I struggled to balance all of these roles. Struggling to fit in with the wedding industry, the perils of managing my disease and working hard to promote education and awareness of the struggles people with disabilities face has been an exhausting journey, yet one I wouldn’t change for anything.
Once I let go of the pressure, competition, anxiety, insecurity and fear in juggling all of these things, I noticed opportunities to merge my worlds together in a way that feels like ME!
Writing has always been a passion of mine and I am so honored to share some of the things I’ve learned about accessibility and inclusion over on love. Beyond that, I am incredibly honored to document these special memories for my cherished RLP clients. I thank each of you for welcoming me into your lives, your families and believing in me as an artist and professional.
My cup runneth over with blessings and opportunities to serve others and nothing could make me prouder.
Thank you all for following along on this journey as I work towards blending these facets of myself together!
Xx Tara

https://lakeshoreinlove.com/how-to-make-your-wedding-accessible-for-guests-with-disabilities/

06/21/2018

https://www.stylemepretty.com/2018/06/21/how-to-create-your-own-wedding-brand-in-five-steps/

Those that know me well can attest to my love and deep appreciation for styling and event design. I am always so amazed at how a few pieces inspiration can turn into something so wonderful and this is no exception. With the help of an incredible team of wedding pros, we brought to life a vision I've had in my mind for quite some time. A special than you to our planning team: Taylor Dahlstrom, Ioana Qureshi and Jennifer Beyers for investing so much heart and soul into this project.

I am incredibly proud to see this editorial on the front page of Style Me Pretty today, (hopefully) inspiring couples to think outside the box in creating wedding events that are *uniquely* them.

MUCH love to this insanely talented team of magic makers:

Planning: Taylor of Amelia Cole Weddings + Events
Photography: Roots of Life Photography
Hair & Makeup: Ioana + Jen, Rare Bird Beauties
Venue: Chez Event Space
Stationary + Paper Goods: Emily Rose Ink
Floral: Tajalli, The Petal
Cake + Sweets: Toni Patisserie and Cafe - Chicago & Hinsdale
Dress + Accessories: Mira Couture
Dress Designers: Pronovias, Justin Alexander & Lucian Matis Inc
Bridesmaids Dresses: Bubbling Brides
Menswear: THE BLACK TUX
Table + Bar: Tablescapes Event Rentals
Draping + Chandeliers: Concept Effects
Lounge: Bowery and Bash
Ring Box: The Mrs. Box
Ribbon: Bellame Ribbon Co.
Candles & Candle Holders: Creative Candles

04/25/2018

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03/20/2018

Oh hey there gorgeous wedding party!! 🙌🏼

03/02/2018

CHEERS to the weekend!! 🍾

02/26/2018

Happy Monday y'all!

02/16/2018

TGIF! Feeling exhausted after 5 days of but empowered nonetheless. Looking forward to prepping for week 2, spending time with my bestie, attending the pop up on Sunday and photographing 's baby shower! What are you up to this weekend?? 😘

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1925 Wesley Avenue
Evanston, IL
60201

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 4pm
Tuesday	10am - 4pm
Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm
Sunday	10am - 4pm

Website

http://www.rootsoflifephotography.com/

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