FREE:  5 Minutes to a Lighter Mental Load: a Decision Filter
 
for the Mom Who Wants More Presence & Peace
If you’re feeling heavy lately, it’s not because you’re doing it wrong. It’s because you’re making a hundred tiny calls before breakfast, and your nervous system is trying to keep up. 

This free guide walks you through a science-backed, simple decision filter so you can quickly: 

 
  • clear the clutter in your head
  • make space for what you value
  • show up with more presence today
Not a new routine. Just a faster way to move forward.
 
📬 Drop your email below, and I'll send the guide straight to your inbox.

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Alyssa Rachelle!

I’m Alyssa—a Chattanooga and Cleveland, TN, photographer capturing family chaos (the good kind) and meaningful moments with a light and airy touch. When I’m not behind the camera, I’m a boymom, Enneagram 1w2, and nature lover who’s recovering from perfectionism (mostly with chai lattes and deep breaths). Here, you’ll find my latest work, tips to simplify life, and probably a laugh or two. I’m so glad you’re here—grab a coffee and dive in!

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If you’re newly engaged, and SO thrilled to begin the celebration, but slightly terrified about being in front of the camera during your engagement session, you’re not alone! When it comes to your engagement photo poses, you may worry about it feeling foreign or plain awkward. So many couples feel this way and wonder what […]

A Photographer’s 12 Favorite Engagement Photo Poses

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As a wedding photographer, I’ve had plenty of “ooh and ahh moments” with my brides and couples. Before my couple’s Big Day, you can find me behind the camera capturing the newly engaged couples. I learn more about them, how they interact, and what brings out genuine interaction and candids! They learn how I handle […]

Top 5 Chattanooga Engagement Photo Locations

Victoria and Hunter’s wedding day could be summed up like this: an literal blast. Not only was the purple wedding color theme the perfect complement to the vivid summer greens, the entire vibe of their loved ones was infectious! This was my first Mexican wedding to photograph. The energy and friendliness was unmatched. There were […]

Purple Wedding Color Theme: Victoria & Hunter

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Can you believe we got 140+ timeless family photos in only a 20-minute session with two preschool-aged kids?! It’s true! The rain even threatened us, but with some creative location planning, we took care of that too. Teamwork, folks. Teamwork! We started our session time out on the front lawn, but sure enough, the rain […]

Timeless Family Photos

It was such a pleasure to photograph Ashton & Baron’s soft summer pink wedding! How Ashton & Baron met and how much he pursued her is so adorable. I already wrote about it on their engagement session blog, here. But basically they met at work when Ashton was getting oriented to her new job. Baron’s […]

Soft Summer Pink Wedding

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Nothing is more Tennessee than whiskey! Chattanooga Whiskey Event Hall is a Tennessee Native’s dream venue. But if you are newer to the tri-star state, there’s nothing more unique than having your event at Chattanooga’s only distillery event hall. Central Downtown Location Located just a block from the Tennessee River, this venue is perfectly situated […]

Chattanooga Whiskey Event Hall

The number one question always asked by couples is “What do I wear for engagement photos?” If you are like them and at a loss for what to wear for your engagement photo outfits for summer, I got you! Here are some of my recommendations as a portrait photographer.  I have written a lot about […]

Engagement Photo Outfits for Summer

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The Chattanooga area is truly just so great when it comes to wedding and event venues. You have endless outdoor spaces, uniquely modern and vintage barns, and you also have the city which brings many urban and industrial venue options to the wedding stage. Waterhouse Pavilion at Miller Plaza is 100% in the last camp […]

Waterhouse Pavilion: Chattanooga Wedding Venue Highlight

When I first saw Ocoee Crest, I let out an audible “Woah.” This wedding venue is jaw-dropping; truly a stunner and absolutely beautiful. Ocoee Crest is easily one of East Tennessee’s most scenic wedding venues with views that seem to span for miles! From the moment you visit, you can tell that Ocoee Crest was […]

Ocoee Crest: Chattanooga Wedding Venue

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Wow! I’ve never been to England, but I feel like I’ve stepped into the most peaceful, quintessentially English garden and countryside grounds when I visit McCoy Farm and Garden. This 38-acre property is steeped in history which you can feel at every turn of the walking trail that surrounds the property. A wedding here would […]

McCoy Farm & Garden: Wedding Venue Highlight

After getting to know Susan & Matt, an elegant Southern wedding is exactly what I envisioned for them! I hadn’t anticipated just how incredibly detailed and tremendously thoughtful Susan is. As the wedding approached, I kept seeing Instagram stories of the most gorgeous details handmade by Susan and her vendors. I’m a sucker for all-the-pretty-things, […]

Southern Wedding for Susan & Matt

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Being a mom of the cutest little boy, I am always looking for family fun events and activities around the area. Finding Flat Top Mountain Farm is the biggest year-round win! This farm is not just family-friendly but is rooted in family! The land is run by the Hughes. They are the same family from […]

Flat Top Mountain Farm: Chattanooga Family Fun

If you’re feeling heavy lately, it’s not because you’re doing it wrong. It’s because you’re making a hundred tiny calls before breakfast, and your nervous system is trying to keep up.

This free guide walks you through a science-backed, simple decision filter so you can quickly:

  • clear the clutter in your head
  • make space for what you value
  • show up with more presence today

Not a new routine. Just a faster way to move forward.

📬 Drop your email below, and I'll send the guide straight to your inbox.

No spam. No pressure. Just the support you have been craving.

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for the mom who wants more presence & Peace

I'm Alyssa, your Chattanooga & Cleveland, TN Photographer and systems-obsessed, sanity-saving friend.

I serve families, brands, and events in Chattanooga, Cleveland, and Ooltewah (and yep, even beyond). My style? Light, airy, and joy-packed.

When I’m not behind the camera, I’m helping mamas simplify life with smart systems and realistic routines that actually work.

Around here, it’s all about capturing your story and giving you tools that free up your time.

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