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.
I had the pleasure of photographing Vanessa & Freddie yesterday morning at the studio – they are so gorgeous – inside & out. I cannot wait to see how beautiful their baby will be!!
Thanks you guys for being so fun during our session yesterday!!
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This is *the* cutest thing I’ve seen all week!! So adorable, I sort of stumbled upon it looking for something else and heard the song on another website. Quick did a Google look up of the lyrics and it led me to this video. She is now 19 years old! What a little cutie pie she was:
You may remember this handsome little guy from last summer:
It’s so wonderful to see him grow and explore at one. He & his sweet parents came out to the studio yesterday evening for a Marmalade Location session. Here’s a quick couple sneak peeks of our fun time together!
Thanks to A & his parents for coming out to the studio to have some fun in the fields!
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! These are gorgeous, as always Marianne! 🙂 I especially love that 3rd one of him staring back at you. Lovely!
Nisha -August 2, 2009 - 1:09 pm
I am so excited to see the rest of the images! I am in love with the one of me and him! And I love the one where he is looking back! Priceless! Thanks for spending your Friday evening with us! We really enjoyed the shoot and glad we came out to the studio!
OH my heavens on that first image. That is just plan and simply FINE ART. That would be so beautiful in the client’s home. Gorgeous. Gorgeous!. Timeless!
They get so big so fast – just look at how much he’s changed! Him peeking back at you would be my choice for a wall portrait but I’d have to have them all. He’s so adorable!
Cousins + families this post. I spent some time photographing one of my fave families from last fall this past weekend (yes I know I’m a bit behind!!). They had extended family in for the weekend and I did some images for their family.
Here are a few sneak peeks for the K family – it was so wonderful to see you and your three handsome boys again (I appreciate being entrusted once again with the memory making for your family! xoxo) and thank you to Judy for bringing everyone together for this occasion. I can’t wait to dive into this session – we did an awesome job in this incredibly short amount of time – the kids were spot on! We couldn’t have coached them any better!!
Family Fun!
Brothers – they have gotten so much bigger in our short time apart (especially that little one – he looks like a little boy now! Baby be gone-it happens too quickly)
Cousins – look @ that crazy sky behind them. Stunning!
And finally for kicks one of my faves from that day that I must show off!
Expressions!
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Speaking of fun, this YouTube is going around and I love it so much. Life is filled with joy – every momentous occasion should reflect that:
I love the expressions on the faces of the older family and friends at first. Sort of all "jigga wha?" 🙂
Thanks for stopping by and seeing what I’m up to. I’ll be off to St. Louis and taking some time off for a week more to hang out with the kids-this summer seems to be ending too quickly and busy season is looming…will be posting images from STL as well as our trip to South Carolina early next month!
Marianne, these are soooo lovely. Especially that first shot – absolutely priceless!! 🙂 And I love that video, I posted it on my blog this morning as well!
OH what a great session. I can’t believe you were able to capture such a great shot of all of them together! These images play out a story in my mind. Awesome work.
I had the opportunity to visit one of my favorite clients and finally meet A, Banana’s little brother! Thanks to Beth for allowing me to come out to their beautiful Highland Park home late last week and capture little A – another round of sessions with Marmalade! Beth – once again it needs to be repeated – you look fabulous for having just had a baby a few months ago! Your little guy is heaven on earth – I adored his big baby brown eyes – he is a complete looker! Thank you so much for letting me into your lives – I loved seeing all the images we have captured together through the years lining the walls and gracing the tabletops of your home.
I love his little Oilily shirt here! Beth has the greatest taste in clothes!
I didn’t get very many of Miss Bananas looking @ the camera but this one made my heart skip a beat, I love it so!
it’s probably not nice to hate your clients for looking fabulous right after birth so we’ll just dislike her strongly, but only in that aspect. 🙂 The second shot is TDF (great clothing choice, mom) and Miss Bananas is stunning.
How exciting to see this beautiful family grow. They are all great, but the look that she is giving you in #3 just seems to say so much “wise beyond her years”. Absolutely gorgeous work!
My friend, Toronto’s very own Heather Rivlin, shared this the other day on her Facebook-a perfect internet steal for my blog. Watch & be prepared to love:
Fashionista for the Fourth is abbreviated for a one child session, several outfit choices. Here we go!
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That is going to be one beautiful baby. Love the moody lighting on the second and the serene, yet sexy look to the first.
These would look FABULOUS in their bedroom!
Absolutely amazing maternity images. The connection is so visible, love that. Can’t wait to see the baby.
Beautiful work – LOVE that first one!
oh gosh that first one is stunning!! WOW
Absolutely beautiful Mare. I love your soft lighting in these images.
What a gorgeous mom-to-be! These are beautiful, the lighting is so perfect!