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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 28, 2016

As you most likely already know, this is my first year as a wedding and lifestyle photographer located in Indianapolis. I started this business in Cleveland two and a half years ago, but relocated back home to Indy this past summer! It’s been such a joy making a community here, and I am slowly but […]

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March 3, 2016

I am so lucky that Ryan’s arrival ended up coordinating perfectly with my “off season”. I always knew I would take a 12 week maternity leave from teaching, but being able to do so during the slow season of photography as well has worked out perfectly! Typically, the winter months are were I’m able to get […]

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February 1, 2016

Image by Mari Orr Happy February!!!! I can’t believe January is already through — and what a WONDERFUL month it was! I am so thankful to be on maternity leave from school through the beginning of April, and by taking a maternity leave (of sorts) from my business as well, I was able to soak […]

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May 22, 2015

I am so excited to feature another creative small business lady on the blog today: Rebecca of RepeteLove! I first met Becca when I photographed her engagement session last spring, and we clicked right away. She and Greg are such a fun couple, and I knew we’d be fast friends! Luckily, we’ve stayed in touch throughout the […]

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May 20, 2015

So maybe I’m the only one out there, but for the longest time I couldn’t figure out how other photographers were able to share their Instagram accounts directly with their Facebook business page! Seriously, I was baffled!!!! No matter what I tried, mine always went straight to my personal page. For a while, I settled for manually sharing […]

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