Chicago Children's Photographer of Choice

Marianne Drenthe of Marmalade Photography has rightfully earned a reputation for excellence in photography and customer service for Chicago and Suburban Families and Children. With a focus on fun, unique imagery that highlights relationships and childhood moments of discovery, Marmalade Photography has gained a following for the more discriminating clientele in the Chicagoland area.

Suburban Chicago Family Photographer

Exclusively available by appointment, Marmalade Photography's custom brand of unique, beautiful photography services are available for on location at your home or at a favorite location of your own in the City or suburbs. A very popular option for many of our clients are the locations in and around our beautiful studio located located in the Southwest Suburbs of Chicagoland. We call those Marmalade Locations because we have sought these areas out for beauty and photogenic detail. However we acknowledge that great photography can be done almost anywhere and are always up for the fun, everchanging environment of on location work!

Professional Children's Photography at its' finest

Marmalade Photography was founded on the principle that beautiful photography can be tied in with a great experience overall. We are proud to be lifelong residents of the area and are thrilled to bring our unique vision to the greater Chicago area. Marianne is an expert at seeing light and is known for her unique vision and unparalelled eye for artistic storytelling. Adept at storytelling through visuals, Marmalade Photography believes photographs should always be worth a thousand words.

Photography of Maternity, Newborns, Infants, Babies, Toddlers, Children and Families

Marmalade Photography strives to make each photograph a piece of art. Marianne consistently finds joys in the challenges of making each piece unique and each experience memorable. To us photography and the experience is less about a piece of paper to remember today by and more about a custom piece of artwork to remember a stage of your lives by. We are about the memories surrounding the images as much as the images themselves.

Our specialty as a Chicago and Suburban Chicagoland exclusive photographer for discerning clients includes: artistic lifestyle photography, contemporary portraiture, in home on location portrait sessions, children's portraits, fine art portraiture, family images, children's photography, limited children's event photography, Day In the Life type Sessions, Marmalade Locations Sessions, senior portraits, infant and newborn baby portraits, baby pictures, pregnancy/maternity portraits, infant photography. Marmalade Photography is exceptional at offering up a taste of our unique brand of fine art portraiture and artistry during our sessions which are commonly labeled by our clients as a fun, one of a kind unique experience not had with any other Chicagoland Photographer.

By Appointment Only Marmalade Photography can be reached at 815.603.8450.

As often is the case, Marianne is often booked weeks to months in advance, please plan accordingly when booking a date for your unique, fun filled photography experience with Marianne in beautiful nature filled or unique environments! While it is true that images can be taken "anywhere", Marmalade Photography prefers to captures subjects having fun, exploring, being in the "wild", bonding as a family in truly one-of-a-kind settings. The end result are images that will forever warm your heart and grace your walls for years to come.

Marmalade Photography does travel outside of Chicagoland

Typically we provide our customized photography services throughout the Chicago area and cater to the North Shore area, including but not limited to Winnetka, WIlmette, Highland Park, Evanston, Glenview, Lake Forest, Highwood, Skokie. We often travel to Chicago for clients located in Lincoln Park, Rogers Park, Wicker Park, Andersonville, Lakeview, Lakewood, Ravenswood, Grant Park, Gold Coast, Logan Square. Often our on location sessions take us to destinations throughout the rest of suburban Chicago, we often find ourselves in and around Orland hills, Orland Park, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Palos Park, Park Forest, River Forest, River Grove, Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg, Westchester, Western Springs, Wheeling, Winnetka, Wilmette, Batavia, Carpentersville, Elgin, Geneva, North Aurora,Aurora, Bartlett, Bensenville, Bloomingdale, Bolingbrook, Burr Ridge, Carol Stream, Clarendon Hills, Darien, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Glencoe, Glen Ellyn, Hinsdale, Itasca, Lemont, Lisle, Lombard, Naperville, Arlington Heights, Brookfield, Chicago including Wicker Park, Rogers Park, Lakeview, North Shore, Gold Coast, University Village, Des Plaines, Evanston, Glencoe, Glenview, Glenwood, Hoffman Estates, Barrington, Iverness, Hyde Park, Inverness, La Grange, La Grange Highlands, La Grange Park, West Chicago, Wheaton, Willowbrook, Winfield, Woodridge, Bolingbrook, Channahon, Crest Hill, Elwood, Frankfort, Homer Glen, Joliet, Lockport, Manhattan, Mokena, Naperville, New Lenox, Plainfield, Romeoville, Shorewood, Wilmington, Saint Charles, South Elgin, Peotone, Wilmington, Kankakee, Bradley, Burbounnais, DuPage County, Will County, Cook CountyLincoln Park, Morton Grove, Niles, Northtown, Oak Forest, Oak Park, Oak Brook, Oakbrook Terrace, Warrenville, Wayne.

For unique and beautiful portrait art taken by a leading authority of children's and family photography call us today to book!! 815.603.8450 or