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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.

Warm(er) Weather Maternity

A big thanks to G & C who travelled from ZION (yes Zion folks!) to have a Marmalade Urban Studio session done.Â We ended up doing a lot of images indoors because it was SOOOOO windy yesterday.Â Like gusts of wind just whipping up….I didn’t think that would make for awesome hair!Â 🙂

I was so excited to meet the parents to be and even more so because I think that C is one of the most adorable expecting moms to be.Â I know she feels that end of pregnancy angst but honestly all I saw was glow & happiness.Â These two are going to be AMAZING parents.Â I just know it.

Also a big thanks to Glady (I hope I am spelling it right) who has got to be one of the cutest dogs that has ever graced the Marmalade Studio (definitely the most behaved).Â I wish I would’ve brought some doggy treats for her sweet self….she makes a good poster child for having a dog.Â I bet Glady is going to love her new baby sister (let’s hope!)

So for C…here you go…a little sneak peek.Â Enjoy!

Thanks for stopping in…

xoxo, Mare

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Stacy - April 17, 2008 - 9:38 am

Great captures, mommy to be does have a glow about her :).
Teya - April 17, 2008 - 10:11 am

Love the color choices in the first one! Very different and fun. Beautiful images and beautiful subject 🙂
Mellissa - April 17, 2008 - 11:33 am

All I see is glow and happiness too! What a gorgeous mom to be.
C :) - April 17, 2008 - 12:54 pm

I had a blast yesterday working with you Marianne! These pictures look wonderful and I am drooling to see the rest. Thank you for being so nice to both G and Gladdy, now I won’t have to twist their arms to get them to come back out for the newborn photos. 😉

Cheers,
C
PamN - April 17, 2008 - 1:51 pm

That second one is gracefully classic – what a beautiful image and piece of art! Perfect for the parents bedroom!
kathy wolfe - April 17, 2008 - 7:17 pm

wow, Mare!! stunning!!!!!
June - April 17, 2008 - 7:53 pm

Your blog and your work are absolutely stunning. xo 🙂
Angela - April 17, 2008 - 9:52 pm

Beautiful work Mare!
Kimberly Hill - April 18, 2008 - 5:23 am

Gorgeous subject and images, Mare. The second one really catches my eye – so timeless and beautiful.
Lisa Kelly - April 18, 2008 - 6:54 am

Stunning work as always. She looks beautiful
Danna - April 18, 2008 - 11:13 am

WOW!!! #2 is take your breath away gorgeous!!
Kelli - April 18, 2008 - 1:06 pm

Beautiful work as always:)
elizabeth - April 18, 2008 - 4:32 pm

Just beautiful.
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