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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 wife, 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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I was going to wait to share any Christmas Mini Session previews until I had captured previews from BOTH mini session dates…but I can’t wait. Previews from the first date are just TOO CUTE! Just look at these precious families and adorable littles and you’ll understand why! <3

Christmas Limited Edition Sessions – Day 1 Previews!

Fall Maternity Session with the Taylor Family The Taylor family is two with baby #2 in just two weeks! So, we snuck in a maternity session that included Big Sister Hadassah and Matt. Liz worked nights in the Neonatal ICU I used to work at, but we never met until today! It’s still so cool […]

Taylor Family Session Previews

Downtown Fall Session with the Turpen Family This session is pretty special to me. On World Prematurity Day, I photographed the Turpen family, who I first met in the Neonatal ICU when Molly was 34 weeks gestation. Now, she’s a lively 3-year-old!!! It was just the coolest thing to see her as a healthy Big […]

Turpen Family Session Previews

Fall Wedding at Collegedale Community Church | Chattanooga Wedding Photographer I can’t believe that I’m FINALLY blogging my FIRST wedding! Ah!!! It’s surreal. The sweetest, most laid-back couple, Jessica & Chad, took a chance with me and had unwavering trust in my capability to capture gorgeous images of their Wedding Day at Collegedale Community Church. […]

Collegedale Community Church Wedding

Shera has made it a priority to get pictures of Emme Kate every six months of her life. Our mommy and me session together celebrated year number two! Which means she has had her photos taken professionally at least five times so far. I’d say she is on her way to model status! I just […]

Mommy And Me Session in Cleveland TN

Fall minis this year was a blast! It was my first time offering a full hour of back-to-back 10-minute sessions. I’ll admit, I was a bit nervous! I worried about staying on time, if kids would cooperate enough within 10-mins so that I could get an adequate amount of photos, AND dodging the tens and […]

2019 Fall Limited Edition Session Previews

Over the last three years, I’ve had sooo many adorable, unique mini session ideas. I LOVE to design and decorate, but if I’m honest, when it comes to Alyssa Rachelle Photography, I just want to focus on capturing gorgeous photos. I recognize that the demand is there, but I haven’t been showing up the way […]

Collaboration with Katelyn Dennis Designs

I photographed the Shelleys about 1.5 years ago just before Emma had open heart surgery. I missed out on celebrating Emma’s recovery from that surgery because I was on maternity leave, but they still came back to me and now there’s so much to celebrate! They’re currently enjoying the longest amount of consecutive time that […]

Shelley Family Session Previews

I photographed Sara and Abby in the Spring for a Mommy & Me Session. Abby’s now just shy of two-years-old and isn’t a new walker anymore. It was special getting to meet and photograph the entire family on the Cleveland boardwalk this time. 🙂 I love that this business introduces me to so many amazing, […]

Cleveland Boardwalk Family Photos

Celebrating Fall by painting a pumpkin with Beckett Boy. He had a blast! His joy was contagious. Hope it is for you too 🙂

Pumpkin Paintin’ with Beckett Boy

It’s that time of year to celebrate Seniors of 2020! I can’t believe it! I began this season photographing Angelica and couldn’t have asked to have more fun. 🙂 Angelica is so talented and just a LITTLE smart…okay, super smart. She told me her declared college major, but I think I only heard two words […]

Angelica’s Senior Session

August 18-September 17th (11th-going-on-12th month) My baby’s a year old. How. The days leading up to his First Birthday (September 18th), I was emotional. I didn’t expect that. Pregnancy seems to have made me a bit more unemotional, but the teary eyes happened more than once. Why did his First Birthday feel so bittersweet and […]

Beckett’s One!

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