Creating Heirloom Artwork Worth the Investment

Professional photography is an investment in time. In your family’s visual history.

Your children will easily walk past your displayed imagery thousands of times during their childhood. These images on display hold gravitas – they are a large part of the quiet, daily reinforcement that your children belong. That they are cherished. That they are seen. That they are loved.

Read more: How Photography Fosters a Sense of Belonging in Children

From Storage to Story

We believe that memories in storage (or on social media for likes and clicks) aren’t memories at all. We are here to ensure your family’s story is put into circulation on your walls, not left to chance in a junk drawer.

Because every family is a unique “pack,” one-size-fits-all pricing doesn’t exist. Every family’s story is different. Your vision, your family size, and the scope of your session all factor into creating a custom collection that’s right for you.

You simply buy what you love. While some Marmalade families have started their investment at $800, most families invest between $2,000 and $7,000 once they’ve seen their gallery and chosen the heirloom pieces that belong in their home and as gifts.

Every Image. By Hand. By Eye. By Artistry.

Every image examined, edited, cared for, no detail left unchecked

We believe that you shouldn’t have to squint your eyes to envision what your images SHOULD look like. This is why every photograph in your gallery is hand-edited individually by Marianne herself with her discerning eye, exactly as you see in the many images you see on this website.

What this means: No batch presets. No shoot-and-burn delivery. No outsourced editing teams. No AI manipulated imagery. Each and every image receives the same attention to color, light, skin, and mood that you’d expect of any heirloom investment – because that’s exactly what these are.

This is why your Marmalade Photography gallery will take 2-3 weeks to prepare. Time and attention are not separable from craft. We believe in what we create for the families that we create for.

Your investment with Marmalade has two parts: a session fee that reserves your date and covers the photography experience, and the heirloom artwork you select after viewing your finished gallery.

Session Types

Artwork & Digitals: Wall art, albums, prints, and digital files are ordered separately after you view your finished gallery. Gift print pricing starting at $70.

Signature Sessions

Photography for Life

Most sessions find their natural rhythm and completion within 60 to 90 minutes. We don’t watch the clock; we watch the energy – the “sweet spot” before the littlest members of the pack reach their limit. We stay until the story is told, ensuring a stress-free environment where your family can simply be. THIS is our popular Signature Session.

Includes:

• Creative Consultation: A pre-session deep dive to map out your vision, personality, and goals
• Curated Wardrobe & Styling: We don’t place a cap on outfit changes, though we recommend 2 to 3 looks to maintain a seamless rhythm. We’ll help you balance variety with the comfort of your “littlest” and “biggest” family members. This of course is session dependent.
• Artistic Direction: Professional guidance on timing, light, and location selection to ensure your story holds the right gravitas.
• The Reveal: A dedicated post-session ordering appointment to view your gallery and select the heirloom pieces that belong on your walls.

This fully inclusive legacy experience includes:

• Signature Pre-Planning: A deep-dive consultation to map out your family’s narrative.
  
• The Documentary Session: 3–5 hours of continuous coverage at your home or on location.
  
• The Complete Digital Suite: A curated gallery of every final, custom-edited image that tells your story. (We cull the noise to ensure only the most impactful moments remain).
  
• Tangible Memories: A full set of reference prints (4×6 or 5×7) of every presented image from your gallery.
  
• The 10×10 Heirloom Album: A custom-designed, 30-page Storytelling Album – the permanent anchor of your family’s visual history

Additional heirloom products and upgrades are available from our complete menu.

Extended Family: The Matriarch Session

Perfect for multi-generational gatherings

As families grow, move, and evolve, the moments when everyone is under one roof become rare and sacred. These sessions are designed to document the entire lineage – the grandparents who started the story, the parents carrying it forward, and the children who are its future. Whether it’s a milestone anniversary or a summer reunion at the lake, we capture the connections that define your family’s history.

The coordination: To ensure a seamless and stress-free experience, we provide dedicated guidance through a single family liaison. By coordinating all session details through one primary contact, we maintain a clear, unified vision for your portraits – making the process effortless for every branch of the tree.

This Multi-Generational Experience Includes:

• Signature Logistics & Planning: Professional coordination for multiple households to ensure a seamless, stress-free experience for everyone from the toddlers to the Great-Grandparents.
• The Orchestrated Legacy Session: 60–90 minutes of curated group portraits and candid “sub-family” moments, ensuring every branch of the tree is honored.
  
• Artistic Direction: Expert guidance on wardrobe coordination and location selection to ensure the entire group holds a cohesive, timeless gravitas.
• The Multi-Family Reveal: A dedicated post-session ordering appointment to view the full-circle story and select heirloom pieces for every household in the pack.

The Investment Structure

Session Fee: $495–$695 (Varies based on number being photographed, location and day of the week)

Products & Collections

After your session, you’ll design your custom collection from these options:

Wall Art

Museum-quality prints designed to be displayed

• Canvas gallery wraps: Museum quality canvas wraps – not consumer grade inkjet. These are photo emulsion mounted to canvas. They are ready to hang and are available from 16×20 to 30×40
• Metal prints: Modern, vibrant option with incredible depth (11×14 to 30×40)
• Acrylic prints: Stunning contemporary option with brilliant color (11×14 to 30×40)
• Mounted, prints: available in either UV sprayed lustre or metallic/pearl option – mounted on either styrene, foamboard or matboard (size dependent)

Wall art pricing: $350-$3,500+ depending on size and medium
Pre-Planned Wall Print Collections start at $1275.

Albums

Hand-crafted, heirloom-quality albums you’ll treasure for generations

Each Marmalade Album is custom-designed by Marianne herself, printed on archival stock, and bound to last lifetimes. Standard albums feature a photo cover that you and Marianne select together to anchor your family’s story.

Available in 8×8, 10×10, and 12×12 sizes. Pricing starts at $1300. Custom material covers (leather, linen, fabric) available by request for clients seeking a fully bespoke presentation.

The 10×10 is our most popular size – timeless, substantial, and made to outlast trends.

• 8×8 albums: 20-30 pages
• 10×10 albums: 20-40 pages, perfect for focused sessions
• 12×12 albums: for when you want to make a statement! 20-40 pages
• Grandparent albums: Smaller versions (5×5) for grandparents – only available after an 8×8 or larger purchase and will represent as an exact duplicate copy of the larger album

Digital Files

High-resolution files for printing and sharing

Digital files are available as part of comprehensive collections or as add-ons to print purchases.

Important note: Digital files alone don’t do the emotional work that displayed portraits do. I always recommend designing your print collection first, then adding digitals later.

A Few Specialty Products

• Holiday cards: Custom-designed cards featuring your session images
• Birth announcements: For newborn sessions
• Graduation announcements: For senior portrait sessions
• Thank you cards: Beautiful stationery featuring your family

Looking for a more focused experience?

Learn about our weekday mini sessions