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
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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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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

brianna and jonathan lowery's anniversary session on the ocoee river in the cherokee national forest with alyssa rachellephotography
Hidden Springs Venue Wedding by alyssa rachelle photography

  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

 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

Blue Ridge Mountain Wedding Venue by alyssa rachelle photography

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 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

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

Whimsical Styled Shoot at Kensington Cove Farm | Chattanooga Wedding Photographer When Betsy asked me to be one of the three photographers for a styled shoot at Kensington Cove Farm, my fingers sped across my keyboard to quickly answer, “YES!” For a while now, I’ve been watching Betsy and her family’s labor of love as […]

Kensington Cove Farm Wedding

During the pandemic, Little House on the Market and I partnered to giveaway a front porch session to a special family. The idea of a front porch session is the cutest and a unique way to remember this crazy season! Kayla Bibb entered her family and won! I’m so glad she did, because I’ve been […]

Bibb Front Porch Session

front porch session of the bibb family with alyssa rachelle photography in chattanooga, tennessee
at home with alyssa rachelle front door refresh

Have you ever paid attention to the color of pain on your front door? Or any door? I hadn’t really until we moved into our current home. We were blessed to move into a new construction, but there were a few things I looked forward to making “ours.” One of those project included painting our […]

Painting Our Front Door

Like everyone else and their mother, we started a home garden during the COVID-19 quarantine. I’m not one to jump on bandwagons, but we’d been talking about it for some time, and with food shortages and other concerns during the pandemic, we decided to go for it! Gardening is foreign to me. Thankfully, Jimmy’s family […]

Our Home Garden in Southeast Tennessee

home garden in southeast tennessee
berenice's resendiz birthday session previews in chattanooga tennessee

Berenice’s 27th birthday session was a blessing for ME. We celebrated with a flower field photo shoot! Although several friends offered to take pictures for her, her heart wanted to support a small business effected by the COVID-19 pandemic. BLESS HER SOUL!!! Isn’t that the sweetest thing?! I never stop being surprised at how the […]

Flower Field Photo Shoot in Chattanooga

For several years now I’ve been itching to photograph a calf photoshoot! Finally, a calf named Neptune helped make my dreams come true!!! When I saw that he was born, I couldn’t get a hold of Chris fast enough to arrange a time for a quick farm mini-session of Andi and Beckett. (This post is […]

Calf Photoshoot on Andi’s Family Farm

calf photoshoot in chattanooga tennessee by family photographer alyssa rachelle photography
favorite household appliance the dyson cordless vacuum

I’ve started getting some questions about my favorite household appliance, tools, and products since I started sharing some about my yearly household cleaning and maintenance routine on Instagram. So, I’ll be sharing those with you every now and again! It only made sense to start off by sharing my favorite household appliance—the Dyson V11 Cordless […]

My Favorite Household Appliance

The 10-Minute Reset

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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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