Our New Mobile Website
After much planning and design we have finally entered the mobile ready world:) With over 60% of web searches now originating on mobile devices, we felt it was time to join the ranks of the mobile friendly:) To check out our new mobile site please use your smart...
Wedding at Marie Gabrielle Restaurant in Dallas, Texas
I recently had the pleasure of photographing Lisa and Chris' wedding at the beautiful Marie Gabrielle Restaurant in Dallas, Texas. The beautiful gardens provided many opportunities for great images and the setting hides the fact that the restaurant is located in the...
Photo Competition – Winter 2014
New Photo Contest!Dust off your camera / smart phone and view your holiday photographs. We are looking for your best holiday photograph. The image can be of anything (people, places, things, pets, etc.) as long as the holidays are depicted in some way or other in the...
Holiday Cards from Avonlee Photography
You still have time to order holiday cards from Avonlee Photography. Please view samples of cards and download order forms on our website at https://www.avonleephotography.com/html/holiday_cards.html Deadline for orders is December 13th. Call the studio at...
MANNA Food Drive to Feed hungry in our area
This Saturday please help us support the local MANNA food bank with a donation of food in exchange for a professional portrait of you and your family. Details to be found athttp://e2.ma/message/6km6j/ejy86b
We Need Your Help!
Avonlee Photography is now recruiting 2013 High School Senior Ambassadors. We are looking for next year's seniors (both girls and boys), that are looking for great senior photographs and a way of earning lots of money over the summer.To apply, please complete the...
Lone Star Wedding
Laura and Jess selected a spectacular location to hold their wedding nuptials - the Vintage Villas just outside of Austin Texas. I traveled down to Austin on the Thursday before the event with Laura's sister Sarah and her husband Nath (whose wedding I had photographed...
Album Colors
The following are album color options for both our Coffee Table and Panoramic Album collections. Due to differences in monitor calibrations the color seen on your monitor may not be exact. To see the leather swatches in person, please call the studio to schedule an...
Bethany Beach Engagement Session
We love to photograph in new places. This session took place during a hot July evening on the Bethany Beach Boardwalk. Maddie and Will were great fun to work with and we found some wonderful locations to shoot in.
Commercial on-site photography at Visionary Opthamology
The following images were taken at an Ophthalmology Center in Bethesda Maryland. They demonstrate on-location real life situations.
First Secret to Great Wedding Photography
If you're a bride who wants her wedding to be PERFECT, and the most romantic, beautiful and emotional day of your life; if you want to enjoy every minute of your day; if you want to be the most ravishingly beautiful bride your friends and relatives have ever...
New Wedding Guest Book
The Image Guest Book is proving very popular with our Brides and Grooms. It features five 8x10 images taken from your Engagement Portrait session in a beautifully hand crafted leather bound album. Guests leave their congratulations and messages to you using silver...
Amanda and Erik
October 10, 2010 - Turned out to be a spectacular day for Amanda and Eric. Their wedding at the Cloisters Castle in Lutherville, Maryland was bathed in wonderful sunshine and filled with surprises, including a visit from the 'The Bird' of Oriole's fame. The ceremony...
Brittany and Loring
Last Saturday's wedding of Brittany and Loring took place at the lovely Cloisters Castle in Lutherville, Maryland. The ceremony took place in beautiful sunshine outside in the Cloistered courtyard. Reception followed inside in the main building. Squires Catering...
Amanda and Dale at the Cloisters
I had the pleasure of photographing Amanda and Dale's wedding at the Cloisters Castle recently. This is one of my favorite locations in which to photograph a wedding with its many unique settings and scenes it makes for great photo opportunities. Both the ceremony and...
Michelle and Tim at Historic Oakland
August 28, 2010. Michelle and Tim celebrated their wedding at the beautiful Historic Oakland in Columbia Maryland. The ceremony took place in the small garden to the side of the mansion under the large oak trees. Reception followed in the mansion with Simply Elegant...
Receiving Lines – do you really need one?
Is it absolutely necessary to have a receiving line?I always hate having to wait through them when I attend a wedding reception. Isn’t there a better way? A receiving line is usually in order for a very formal wedding; otherwise, there are several more relaxed...
Disposable Cameras – Are They Worth It?
This question keeps popping up on both bride's internet sites and in my meetings with prospective clients. Will these cameras give you worthwhile quality photographs? Let's think about who will actually use the cameras - most likely either kids or somewhat inebriated...
Maryland Wedding Album Photographer of the Year 2009
Michael Dunphy receiving his award for 2009 Maryland Wedding Album Photographer of the Year from Nizam Mohamed, Print Competition Chair for the Maryland Professional Photographers Association Hi Everyone,What a week! This past Wednesday I was awarded the...
LoriLea and Rick’s Wedding
Hi everyone,LoriLea and Rick had a great day last Saturday for their wedding. Beautiful weather and a wonderful couple makes my life easy. Their wedding took place at the recently renovated Hilton Hotel in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The Hilton's Catering Sales Manager,...