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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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May 19, 2020

It is GOOD to be back! Woohoo! I am so excited to share Emily and Dennis’ Coxhall Gardens maternity session with you this morning! I’ve recently started offering mini maternity sessions as an “add on” to the lifestyle newborn collection, and it’s been such a success. These are a bit longer than the normal mini […]

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April 27, 2020

One of my favorite parts of the inquiry process with potential brides is getting to hop on the phone and talk through their day. I love getting to know my brides personally, so this time together is always a great way to get a better feel for what it would be like to work together! […]

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March 26, 2020

I will never forget looking through my parent’s fireproof box of important papers in the weeks leading up to my wedding. Chris was going to be in town for the weekend, and we needed to apply for our marriage license. Naturally, I had no idea where any of those necessary documents were, but I figured that […]

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March 20, 2020

I’m so thankful we were able to squeeze in sweet Quinn’s newborn session before social distancing became a thing! I’ve known Lindsay since my sophomore year of high school AND had the honor of photographing her and Stephen’s wedding in the fall of 2016. Needless to say, getting to capture this next amazing stage in […]

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March 19, 2020

In the midst of all the postponements and uncertainties, there are so many people weighing on my heart. We are a country built on community and relationship, so this time of “social distancing” COVID-19 has brought has made a lot of our day-to-day life shift. As a momma and photographer, I can’t help but think […]

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