Contact me at tiarastantrums@gmail.com

My Story

Hi there. I’m Teresa, the face behind Tiaras & Tantrums. Although no one really calls me Teresa. I go by T, Tessa or Teresa . . . or you can even say "hey You over there"  Please feel free to call me whichever you like, I answer to all of these names!

But I was getting off track there. I believe in doing what you love and loving what you do. I have a degree in finance and left the corporate world well over two decades ago to take care of (and eventually home-educate) my amazing children. My grandmother taught me to stop and enjoy the little things in life, and that is what I am doing now with my life.

Some people think that Tiaras & Tantrums is all about photography. And it is… to a point. But a lot of people can’t see what’s behind the photography: self discovery, love, family, a home educating mom . . .

If you would like more information about Tiaras & Tantrums or are looking to collaborate with me, please contact me at tiarastantrums@gmail.com.

Behind every photo and every recipe or review on this blog, is a lifestyle photographer, a home-educating momma, a home cook, and a content-creating mom. If you could take a peek into the creation of each of my posts, you would discover hours of photo editing, some design work, and overcoming writer’s block because I have no less than 25 interruptions every hour!

There is a lot of time and creativity that goes into creating a blog post. I have to set up photo shoots, develop the settings, and photograph the shoot. I need to do this for my photos to come across as creative enough to catch your eye in a moment. I also want you to enjoy them enough that you will come back and visit again.

I want you to fall in love with my family when you visit. I have grown so much over the past decade (yes! celebrating 15 years of blogging this year!) of blogging. I want you to see that and remember it. For me, this blog is a journey, and it's about creating something new within myself every day.

I'm a happy, home-educating momma! We live in the suburbs of Chicago and my husband is a big executive at some fancy communications corporation (which is where we met, where I was a big fancy finance gal). My children are 20, 18, and 16 and are super awesome (they do not pay me to say that). Everyone is super cooperative with my crazy, busy schedule, and I couldn't do it without all their help . . . and posing for me! My daughters are the perfect muses!

We love to travel and go all over the world, especially my children and me. I have scaled the Great Wall of China, stood inside the Sistine Chapel, ate lunch outside the Eiffel Tower and London Bridge, repelled the rain forest in Costa Rica, and bought silver and drank wine throughout Germany. I’ve had high tea in Hong Kong, sat in massage chairs in Thailand, and scoured every back street market in Beijing. We’ve crossed from one side of Japan to the other and loved every minute of it! Here is where we have been so far {and I say so far, as we have many more countries to visit!}

Europe:

• Italy

• Germany

• England

• France

• Netherlands

• Belgium

• Vatican City

Asia:

• Beijing, China (lived there in 2005)

• Hong Kong, China

• Shanghai, China

• Phuket, Thailand

• Osaka, Japan

• Kyoto, Japan

• Nara, Japan

• Tokyo, Japan

Canada:

• Montreal

• Vancouver

• Niagara Falls

United States:

• Chicago (of course!), Illinois

• California

• Colorado

• Florida

• Georgia

• Hawaii

• Indiana

• Iowa

• Kansas

• Kentucky

• Louisiana

• Massachusetts

• Michigan

• Minnesota

• Mississippi

• Nebraska

• Nevada

• New York

• New Jersey

• North Carolina

• Ohio

• Pennsylvania

• South Carolina

• Tennessee

• Virginia

• West Virginia

Mexico:

• Acapulco

• Cancun

• Cozumel

• Puerto Vallarta

• Los Cabos

• Riveria Maya

• Mexico City

Caribbean:

• Aruba

• Bahamas

• Caymen Islands

• St Lucia

• Jamaica

• Virgin Islands

• Puerto Rico

• Turks & Caicos

Central America:

• Costa Rica

Tiaras & Tantrums focuses on family, travel, photography, education and food. I offer photography sessions product reviews, travel reviews, education reviews and anything else I feel like writing about.

Please NOTE: I am VERY interested in doing more travel blogging. If you are putting together a blogger group for a client – I would love to discuss details.

If you would like more information about Tiaras & Tantrums or are looking to have your product reviewed, please contact me at tiarastantrums@gmail.com.

On behalf of all five of us, I want to thank you for stopping by Tiaras & Tantrums! We hope you’ll stay a while and make us a part of your day… preferably the photographing part!

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