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.
 
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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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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

  Hidden Springs Venue | Chattanooga Wedding Photographer I was just entering my busiest weeks of business EVER when Jessi asked me if I’d come two weeks later to photograph this Vintage Charleston Styled Shoot at Hidden Springs Venue. I had just toured the venue the week before, and had just done another styled shoot […]

Hidden Springs Venue: A Southern Wedding

Hidden Springs Venue Wedding by alyssa rachelle photography
Blue Ridge Mountain Wedding Venue by alyssa rachelle photography

 A Southern Blue Ridge Mountain Wedding | Chattanooga Wedding Photographer Having a wedding during a pandemic isn’t easy on anyone involved. It attempted to steal so much joy from Danae & Scot’s wedding at a Blue Ridge Mountain wedding venue. In some areas it undoubtedly did. How could it not?! But Danae & Scot inspired me […]

Blue Ridge Mountain Wedding Venue

Woodland Styled Shoot at Kensington Cove Farm | Chattanooga Wedding Photographer I’m still over the moon about this shoot and all of the vendors I got to work with who made it easy to photograph gorgeous images at the Kensington Cove Farm Styled Shoot. Since there was so much to photograph there, Hollyn & Nathan […]

Hollyn & Nathan

sunflower mini session with alyssa rachelle photography at red's hay farm in ooltewah, tennessee

Sunflower Mini Sessions at Red’s Hay Farm in 2020 | Chattanooga Wedding Photographer These sunflower mini sessions at Red’s Hay Farm were so adorable! I almost don’t want to type much here so that you just go on and look at these captures! Ah! 🙂 But, I have to give Red’s Hay Farm a raving […]

2020 Sunflower Limited Edition Sessions at Red’s Hay Farm

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.

5 Minutes to a Lighter Mental Load: a Decision Filter

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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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