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Alyssa Rachelle!

Welcome to my blog! I'm a Chattanooga and Cleveland, TN, photographer specializing in family 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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Knoxville, known as The Marble City, received its name because of the historic marble industry. That’s cool enough, but it’s even more incredible when you find yourself in a wedding venue surrounded by a marble quarry. The Quarry Venue in Knoxville is rich with history and also stunning backdrops for one of the most picturesque […]

The Quarry Venue: Knoxville Wedding Venue Highlight

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Water-carved canyons and caves and over 3500 acres of beauty, Cloudland Canyon State Park in North Georgia is more than just a natural preserve. The state park is a stunning natural backdrop for intimate weddings or elopements. I love photographing outdoor weddings and capturing the beauty of my couples in nature. Cloudland Canyon definitely did […]

Cloudland Canyon State Park Wedding: Emily & Tyler

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We’ve attended a lot of weddings. We can usually anticipate a bride’s specific anxieties the morning of to what songs will probably be played at the reception. It’s always so refreshing when we experience something NEW. That’s just what happened ALL DAY at Angie & Casey’s burgundy wedding at Castleton Farms! We hear from lots […]

Angie & Casey: a Burgundy Wedding

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I travel far and wide to photograph all sizes and types of weddings and I love getting to pop over to Knoxville on occasion to photograph rehearsal dinners and wedding days. One of the largest venues to choose from in Knoxville is Bridgewater Place. The venue which boasts over 33,000 sq feet of venue space […]

Bridgewater Venue: Wedding Venue Highlight

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A refurbished vintage barn screams rustic wedding to me! The Vintage Barn at Merefield Farm is no exception. It is the ultimate barn wedding venue and I’m obsessed! THE HORSE BARN Situated on a 365-acre horse farm is the Vintage Barn at Merefield Farm. It was refurbished and now is the site for gorgeous barn […]

Merefield Farm: a Midway Kentucky Wedding Venue Highlight

Emily & Ben wanted to go for an open field, natural look for their engagement session (my fave). I pitched the Chickamauga Battlefield. Since Emily had never been there, she and her mom toured it…on foot…and got lost for FOUR MILES!!! If you’ve ever been, you know touring on foot is quite the task! The […]

Chickamauga Battlefield Engagement Photos

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We celebrated Ashton & Baron’s engagement with a whimsical session in Red Clay State Park! Of course we love hearing our couple’s love stories, so be sure to read below all about theirs! Their proposal was one for the movies!! Ashton’s eyes locked in on Baron when she was meeting her colleagues at her new […]

Red Clay State Park Engagement Photos

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Part of my love for being a wedding photographer is 100% because of the venues I get to discover. The Kincaid House in the greater Knoxville, Tennessee area has to be one of the best ones I’ve come across. It’s almost too beautiful to put words to, but I’ll find them because I have to […]

Kincaid House: Knoxville Wedding Venue Highlight

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Three descriptions for Maddie & Dawson’s champagne color wedding at Castleton Farms —HUGE guest count, classic elegance, and spirited. It wasn’t a surprise to me when Maddie & Dawson shared that their bridal party included 14 bridesmaids and 14 groomsmen, and their family formals list was nearly two pages, single-spaced long! Their joy and genuine […]

Champagne Color Wedding

The Barn at Fiddle Dee Farms Venue in Nashville describes itself as rustic elegance meets Southern charm, and it couldn’t be more true! Even their logo is perfect. It is one of the best barn venues around. I love when brides discover the Barn at Fiddle Dee Farms as an option for their wedding day; […]

The Barn at Fiddle Dee Farms: Nashville Wedding Venue Highlight

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The outfits Susan put together were PERFECTION—I mean a black dress for engagement photos?! How classy! When she sent me pictures of her ideas during her outfit consultation, I was SO excited because I knew they’d be perfect for the locations we chose! My favorite look she put together was her black dress paired with […]

Black Dress Engagement Photos

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Orchards, ponds, luscious green space, and an elegant white building adorn the 260 gorgeous acres at Northwest Georgia’s, Blackberry Ridge. When I say I love natural light, I mean I really heart eye emoji LOVE it 😍. It’s my signature. When I found Blackberry Ridge and saw the windows that are perfectly appointed on every […]

Blackberry Ridge: a Chattanooga Wedding Venue Highlight

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