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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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February 23, 2021

Baby Reid is on the blog! It has been so fun to catch back up with the Spillane family since their return to the Midwest. Somehow, it’s already been over four years since I photographed them for the first time for sweet Jude’s newborn session , and in that time a whole lotta LIFE has […]

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February 11, 2021

I’m so excited to share my very first session back after Noah’s birth in November — another new babe: Baby Enzo!! Sam and Dave are so, so smitten with their little man, and I loved getting to capture them in their element.  Peeking out the window & watching the cars go by — playing music […]

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January 10, 2021

Like the rest of the world, the wedding industry was greatly impacted by the changes brought on thanks to COVID-19. As events were rescheduled and cancelled, a lot of brides began asking questions: “What if we don’t *want* to wait another year to get married? Do we really need 200 people to celebrate the start […]

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December 21, 2020

I am so excited to announce that we welcomed our sweet son Noah Jay into the world on November 22, 2020 at 10:08am! 19.5 inches and 7 pounds of snuggly cuteness, he is just the best, and we could not be more thrilled! Chris and I have loved seeing the way the boys have immediately […]

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December 10, 2020

I am so excited to share the final celebration of 2020: Lauren and Brandon’s Central Library wedding! I always knew their day would be close to our third babe’s arrival, but I didn’t realize exactly how close: Noah was born the very next morning!!! Thankfully, I had an amazing associate photography team who was able […]

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