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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 2, 2023

Sweet Mary Ann is HERE! What a joy to finally meet this little lady. I had the pleasure of photographing Rachel and Thomas not just once but TWICE before her arrival — for announcement photos and their maternity session this winter. And now their sweet little girl is HERE! Enjoy some of my favorites from […]

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April 11, 2023

Hip, hip, hooray — Baby Everett is HERE!! Oh man, guys. I don’t even know where to begin with sharing this beautiful, wonderful, joy-filled newborn session. Kaitlyn and I have been Instagram friends for 8ish years at this point — we met briefly at a photography conference in Virginia back before either one of us […]

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April 10, 2023

Can you believe it’s almost summer?! I am so excited for another year of sun and warmth and FUN – and can’t wait for all the photo time coming our way! I love getting to catch up with you year after year – the honor of photographing so many repeat families is not lost on […]

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March 30, 2023

Ahhh!! :) Can’t you just feel the SPRING?! The trees may not have even bloomed yet, but that didn’t stop us from enjoying the most perfect warm Spring afternoon at Newfields this past weekend for Caitlin and McHale’s engagement session! I love the ease these two share together — they made my job a BREEZE, […]

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March 13, 2023

Happy Monday! I’m so excited to share another snuggly lifestyle newborn session from this past month with you on the blog today — I can’t get over the JOY in these photos and just love this session so much! Everything about our time together felt so natural. The Jack Johnson album playing softly in the […]

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