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I'm Sami, an Indianapolis newborn & wedding photographer. This sweet space is home to many of my newborn sessions, weddings, and family sessions - as well
as personal posts about motherhood +
the pursuit of a life well-lived.
I'm so glad to have you here! 

Welcome to my little corner of the internet! This sweet space is home to many of my newborn sessions, weddings, and family sessions - as well as personal posts about motherhood + the pursuit of a life well-lived. I'm so glad to have you here!

I'm Sami Orndorff, a wife, mom, and Indianapolis photographer in love with capturing joy & celebrating your season.

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January 4, 2022

A few weeks ago I made space for questions on Instagram, and the most interacted-with response was the following: “What do I even wear for a newborn session?! I’ve had two babies and still don’t have a clue!” Baby William’s Home Newborn Session OOF. I’m so glad for this question, as it’s made me realize […]

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December 27, 2021

Sweet Gianluca! I love any chance I have to photograph the Ortiz family — from their maternity session to Eliana’s newborn session + one year lifestyle photos at home to this past fall as they welcomed Gianluca into the family! To know these four is to know JOY, and I loved that you are able […]

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December 19, 2021

Can you believe Christmas is in 6 days?! How is this even possible?? While I was initially ahead of the game in the gifting department (I checked almost everything off my list in October — a first time for me!), I’m now back to my usual schedule of scrambling for those final *perfect* gifts for […]

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November 27, 2021

Because I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate Small Business Saturday this year than with the last 2021 wedding featured on the blog!! Caroline and Grant’s day was the celebration to end all celebrations….it was simply SO wonderful! Which, of course, is the only kind of wedding day one can have after waiting […]

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October 28, 2021

Tori and Kevin are officially MARRIED!! Ever since their amazingly fun + fantastic engagement session, I had been looking forward to this day. So much fun to be around, everyone’s favorite duo — Kevin and Tori just that kind of couple! So, it comes as no surprise that their wedding day truly was a PARTY, […]

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Sami Orndorff is a Wedding Photographer & Lifestyle Newborn Photographer located in the greater Indianapolis area.