Contact Marmalade Photography

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.

Plainfield Family Photos

Two sisters in a natural outdoor setting during a photo session

What a joy it is to see littles grow up. By the looks of it in the next few months I’ll be saying that repeatedly (and I’m so very excited!!)

I first met the big sister B a few years back when she was a super little and we did a fall children’s photo session outdoors. It was a pleasure to get to know her, she has definitely grown!!

Chicago photographer of outdoor family photos, Marmalade Photography created this image on a cool late fall evening in November 2010

Blast from the past!!

The great thing about seeing a child a few years down the line is the surreal progression of little little to a bigger version of themselves. As you can see big sis B is just a bigger version of herself!!

Photo progression of a child from 2010 to 2016

And little sis B is just as adorable.

Thanks to the L Family for coming out to one of my favorite and most versatile locations this past weekend. I hope you enjoyed your sneak peek!

Session preview for this Plainfield Family photos by Marmalade Photography. If you’re seeking an experienced photographer for your next family photo session feel free to give us a call to chat. Marmalade Photography…since 2005.

And hey! We still have just a couple of August dates still available. Give us a call today before the days of summer fly by and your tan fades away. 😉

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