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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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November 14, 2017

Oh, I just loved spending time with these two so much!!! Taylor is the little sister of one of my best friends from Cleveland, so even though we hadn’t really spent any time together, I felt like I already knew her and was so excited when she reached out to me about photographing her wedding! […]

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October 25, 2017

I had been looking forward to Lindsay and Patrick’s downtown Indianapolis engagement ever since they booked with me this past summer! Briefly high school sweethearts, Pat & Lindsay connected again their senior year of college during a science course at Indiana University. They immediately jumped right back into their friendship, and Pat even invited Lindsay […]

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October 4, 2017

There’s nothing quite like an Indiana sunrise in the country, so when Kelsey and Jarrod told me to pick a spot I’d been dying to shoot at for their sunrise engagement session, I immediately thought of Trader’s Point Creamery! It was the perfect morning — even better than I could have imagined, and I can’t […]

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September 28, 2017

Emily and Chris may have both graduated from Indiana University in the same class, but it took another three years of post-college life and a mobile dating app to finally cross paths! And, as she shared in one of our first emails, it was “#loveatfirstswipe”: the rest was history. A first date at Big Lug, […]

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September 25, 2017

Ever since that very first email, I knew Christina and Kevin would be an “on top of it” kind of couple. After all, when you combine a high school English teacher and electrical engineer, it only makes sense! I love the way these two are so poised and organized, while at the same time fully […]

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