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We produce high quality image art for all of our clients. If you're interested in working with us we are available for sessions on location throughout Chicagoland. We also offer Marmalade Location sessions in our home area in the SW Suburbs of Chicago.

We are often booked several weeks in advance especially during our peak seasons (spring, summer and fall). Session fees start at $195 for weekday sessions @ our Marmalade Locations or $295 for weekday sessions on location in Metro Chicagoland. Weekend sessions are available for an add'l $60.

Prints are a separate purchase and start at $45. Collection pricing starts at $795. Please call us: 815.603.8450 with any questions. We look forward to hearing from you!

About Marianne

Since 2005 I have been in the business of creating tangible memories but the truth is that I have been a photographer "forever". I was about 6 when I first held my brother Matt's (heavy) Canon AE-1's viewfinder up to my face, I the heft of the camera heavy in my hands & the strap scratching the back of my neck. I remember seeing the world through that viewfinder rectangle for the very first time.

For a number of years I worked as an RN in the critical care setting and at some point I had a realization that while I loved the connection nursing allowed me to have with others, I wanted more to contribute beauty and love to their existence. Some of my favorite patient families would bring photos in for their loved ones - visual reminders that the patient lying in bed is a human being, struggling at the moment but in reality this person is a loving parent, a doting grandparent, a wonderful wife or husband, someone's best friend. Those photos personalized my experience with my patients. It is because of these experiences that I continue to grasp to UNDERSTAND the meaning of this life. My belief is that the meaning lies in the connection between us all, relationships, after all, are the only thing we leave on this earth with any real meaning.

In 2005 when I finally took the leap and started Marmalade Photography it was based upon a single vision: fun, beautiful and quality photos for Chicago area families and children that speak to who they are as a character in the plot of their lives and who they are in the connectedness of this life.

My ten years photographing people of varying ages is of benefit to you: I offer a full service photography experience and have the expertise to create art you will love for your home. I love to help clients design wall galleries, provide custom created beautiful albums and art pieces. I have even been commissioned to create images as large as 10 feet in length. High touch, high quality, there is no other way to do it.

While I do live, breathe & eat photography obviously I am not just Marmalade Photography. I am also a wife…a mom to Maddie & Lauren who inspire me every day in so many ways…I am a historian and a friend…a gardener (who can't keep indoor plants but I have a green thumb if it grows outside)…funny…fun loving…serious…in fact you & I may have a lot in common…I would love to get to know you through that rectangle & tell your families' story for you.

Chicago Family Photographs | The R Family

I love my clients especially when some of the first words after greeting me are this:

The canvases from our last session are some of our most prized possessions…we hung them prominently in our dining room – an area we use all the time…we love them so much.

They so get me! The purpose of my work is to create both timeless and joyful images that enhance my client’s lives, by capturing those in between moments that make life what it is – this is why I created Marmalade Photography. I absolutely love when my clients *get* it. It’s not about photographing just the stages (that’s really great and all) but it’s also about creating fun memories that happen to have beautiful photography associated with them.

So R & S, you made my week (probably year!) with your statement about how much our last session means to you and for this I thank you!! It was a pleasure to photograph you, your lovely girls and finally meet the newest member -he’s a handsome guy that made my heart melt (I swear it wasn’t just the heat!!) 🙂 Thank you for coming out this past weekend, for trusting me with your greatest treasures and for letting me come into your lives to hopefully bring added joy. Your beautiful family makes me smile.

Sneak peeks from this session:

Belated Happy Father's Day for all you awesome dads out there!

Beautiful ladies and gorgeous colors!

Hope this brings a smile to your face!!

and because I hinted at images from our last session being beautiful – let me include a couple favorites:

Love this moment, look how little she was!

This image still makes me smile

By the river RIGHT before a torrential downpour

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Samantha Fischer - July 8, 2011 - 9:34 am

Beautiful photos and you are so right! I find that I have a million photos of everyone else and my children, but almost none of me with them. I have to ask people to take pictures of me with my children! I believe even the most everyday moments are memorable moments!

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The canvases from our last session are some of our most prized possessions…we hung them prominently in our dining room – an area we use all the time…we love them so much.

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