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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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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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November 14, 2020

The sweetest little bundle: Baby Rae! I loved meeting the Willets for this light and airy newborn session in their downtown condo earlier this fall. The newborn days can often be characterized by a lack of sleep and #allthehormones, but in truth, there is so much goodness, too! Heather and her husband radiated such a […]

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November 13, 2020

Social Media may get a bad rep, but for me, Instagram sure has proven to be an incredible tool to find new businesses! I’ve “met” so many amazing creators on there that otherwise I never would have, both local and globally. From product shops to toy companies to hand-letterers and other photographers too, Instagram has […]

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November 11, 2020

The THIRD Layne baby is on the blog today, and I couldn’t be more in love!! Emily and I have always photographed each other’s babies (Graham and Simon here!) — in fact, the whole reason we met in the first place was when Chris and I hired her to take Ryan’s newborn photos!! Haha!! We […]

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November 5, 2020

If you’ve been around for a bit, you’ll recognize this family from Jack’s newborn session almost two years ago! I love getting to photograph families again and again — and seeing Jack as a big brother now was just the sweetest! Every newborn session reminds me of why I love photographing these moments my families’ […]

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