Arlia (left) and Tara
WORDS DANIELLE MUSTARDE. PHOTO TANYA VOLTCHANSKAYA PHOTOGRAPHY
”We couldn’t find one magazine that represented our love – and it broke our hearts”
It’s 2016 in Melbourne, Australia – a year before the sprawling nation would legalise same-sex marriage – and newly-engaged couple Tara Baker and Arlia Hassell are on the cusp of having a (soon-to-be-life-changing) lightbulb moment, albeit one sparked by frustration and sadness.