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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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March 21, 2018

In honor of hitting 39 weeks (something I NEVER thought I’d say!!) and all the glorious reflective light this morning’s snow brought with it, I am so excited to share a peek into our little guy’s nursery!! There are still a *few* things we’re waiting on, but overall I am super excited about having a […]

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March 19, 2018

In these last few days of my pregnancy (!!!), I thought it would be fun to share a peek into the beautiful weddings coming my way this year! I unofficially started my maternity leave after finishing up 2017 taxes last week (woohoo!!), but I will be officially “out of office” once our little one arrives […]

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February 28, 2018

Ooooh my goodness, people. Look at those TOES!!! :) :) I am so excited to share the very first TWIN lifestyle newborn session on the blog today — Arlo and Silas are absolute rockstars!! I mean, one newborn baby is amazing enough…but the awe and beauty and adorable-ness of TWO newborn babies…it is just the […]

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February 10, 2018

I am so excited to share the very first lifestyle newborn session of 2018! Sweet Barrett is one BIG little guy. Weighing in at just over 11 lbs at birth, he came into the world ready for adventure! It’s only fitting, as his parents are two adventurers themselves, with the biggest hearts and dreams for […]

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January 31, 2018

One of my favorite wedding morning traditions is the exchanging of a small gift or letter between the bride and groom. I especially love the sentiment behind hand-written letters: the mental picture of your partner pausing in the craziness of life to just sit and write is beautiful to me! I’ll never forget reading Chris’s […]

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