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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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July 26, 2016

Melissa knew she wanted something with a rustic, nature feel for their engagement session, so when I stumbled upon this amazing nook in the middle of suburban Indianapolis, I knew it would be the perfect spot! What I didn’t know is that we would end up meeting on one of the hottest nights of the summer […]

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July 6, 2016

Guys. This session and these two people are so so dear to my heart, and I am overjoyed to share them with you today! I had been looking forward to Lindsay and Stephen’s engagement session ever since they booked last summer, and boy was it worth the wait!!! We met up in downtown Indianapolis right outside the […]

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June 8, 2016

A few weekends ago, Chris, Ryan and I made the trek down to Louisville for Kelsey & Dean’s engagement session. We had had their sunrise session booked for months, and we weren’t going to let a little rain get in our way! Luckily, the weather held out just long enough for us to capture it all: romantic flowy […]

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June 3, 2016

Ooooh I am thrilled to share Part One of Dean & Kelsey’s engagement session with you today! And yes — you read that right!! Part One!!! After about 5 seconds of debating, I decided it would be impossible to narrow their whole session down to one blog post, so I will be sharing the lifestyle portion today and the […]

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December 22, 2015

I always love putting together these posts and really focusing in on what I LOVE about a photo! I was able to photograph some incredibly amazing engagements in 2015 all over Indianapolis and the Midwest, and I am forever thankful for having those times with my couples :) Engagement sessions are some of my favorites […]

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