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Alyssa Rachelle!

Welcome to my blog! I'm a Chattanooga and Cleveland, TN, photographer specializing in family, brand, and event photography. I thrive off of story-telling detail and building genuine relationships! I'm also a wife, boymom, enneagram type 1, and love all things nature. So, basically, if I'm not doing something photography-related, you'll find me outside with my family recovering from perfectionism. Anyway, enjoy viewing my latest work, resources for clients and friends, and glimpses into my life!

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Neutral Fall Family Photos with the Body Family | Chattanooga Wedding Photographer It wasn’t until after Christie booked their neutral fall family photos that I realized we used to be neighbors! The unfortunate thing is, we didn’t even know each other back then! This is slightly embarrassing, because I love building community and wish I […]

Neutral Fall Family Photos

open field with tall grass for a fall session for the boyd family with alyssa rachelle photography
fall family session with sheepadoodle with alyssa rachelle photography in chickamauga georgia

North Georgia Fall Photo Shoot with Buoy the Sheepadoodle | Chattanooga Wedding Photographer Julia & Cullen’s North Georgia Fall photo shoot in Chickamauga, Georgia, was a family affair, truly!  I wasn’t even photographing the majority of them! They were there to watch over the fluffiest dog alive, Buoy! Julia & Cullen wanted to get their […]

North Georgia Fall Photo Shoot

Covey Creek Farm Wedding | Chattanooga Wedding Photographer Caitlin, owner of Caitlin D. Photography, is one of my neighbors, but we had never met until she reached out to me to second shoot with her! We learned about each other through our neighborhood’s Facebook group introductions. (Yay for technology actually helping professionals network! :)) Anyways, […]

Covey Creek Farm: A Summer Wedding

Covey Creek Farm Summer Wedding by alyssa rachelle photography
brittany & vlad engagement session at hunter museum in downtown chattanooga with alyssa rachelle photography

Modern Engagement Photos in Downtown Chattanooga | Chattanooga Wedding Photographer Vlad almost lost her. Brittany was in a very bad car accident a couple months ago, and it rocked both their worlds. Shortly after, he seized the time that they’ve been given and proposed. When Brittany was telling me the story during her booking consult, […]

Modern Engagement Photos

Fall is a busy time for all of us! Many of you are trying to find some seasonal dresses for fall or Christmas portrait sessions. If you’re a part of the AR Family, you already have a huge resource, The AR Portrait Experience Guide, and an outfit consultation with me! But, if you’re a visual […]

Top 10 Seasonal Dresses at Target

top 10 seasonal dresses at target for fall and christmas photo session
Engagement Session with Lookout Mountain Views with alyssa rachelle photography

Cozy Photo Shoot with Lookout Mountain Views in Downtown Chattanooga | Chattanooga Wedding Photographer Laura & Robert won’t have a typical six-month engagement. Robert is heading off to Army training, and he won’t return until two days before the wedding!!! So, their life is moving fast right now before he leaves. This meant that we […]

Cozy Photo Shoot With a View

Cowboy-themed Birthday Session in Pike National Forest, Colorado | Chattanooga Wedding Photographer Our little guy is TWO-YEARS-OLD!!! We celebrated with a cowboy-themed birthday session in Pike National Forest, Colorado, when we visited family. 🙂 Hands down, parenting became SO much more enjoyable and rewarding for us from 18-months-old to now. It’s not been a breeze […]

Beckett’s Cowboy-Themed Birthday Session!

cowboy-themed birthday session with alyssa rachelle photography
suzanne miller family session with alyssa rachelle photography in cleveland tennessee

I loved getting to celebrate Greyson turning one with a family session in Fletcher Park Cleveland TN! I “met” Suzanne in a Facebook moms group for Chattanooga. We both realized that we were social workers, but we didn’t talk much at all, really. Several months later I had posted asking who other moms trusted for […]

Fletcher Park Cleveland TN Photo Shoot

Tyler Layman is the epitome of a country boy. If he isn’t working, he can probably be found out on the water fishing, in the woods hunting, or on a baseball field. The light was gorgeous during his senior session at Greenway Farms Hixson. But honestly, I was more excited about spending time with him, […]

Greenway Farms Hixson Senior Session

tyler layman's senior session at greenway farms hixson tennessee with alyssa rachelle photography
eleanor weitzel's first birthday at black fox farms with alyssa rachelle photography

First Birthday Session with Mom’s Wedding Dress | Chattanooga Wedding Photographer Little Miss Eleanor’s officially a one-year-old! We celebrated with an extra special first birthday session at Black Fox Farms. Before the session, Katie had the cutest idea of having Eleanor sit on and wear her wedding dress. What a sweet way to repurpose mommy’s […]

Session With Mom’s Wedding Dress

A Session for High School Sweethearts at Historic Church in Downtown Chattanooga | Chattanooga Wedding Photographer They were high school sweethearts. He was her first date and first kiss, and now they’re engaged! How much cuter could Haley & Blaine’s love story get?! Actually, it’ll get even more cute after their elopement in Alaska in […]

A Session for High School Sweethearts

a downtown chattanooga portrait session with alyssa rachelle photography
brianna and jonathan lowery's anniversary session on the ocoee river in the cherokee national forest with alyssa rachellephotography

Bree & Jonathan Lowery’s Anniversary Session in the Cherokee National Forest | Chattanooga Wedding Photographer Am I getting old? Bree’s my childhood friend’s younger sister. In my mind, she should still be playing on a middle school’s playground, not celebrating her second wedding anniversary!!!⁠ It was so wild for me to have gotten the chance […]

Cherokee National Forest Photo Shoot