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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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June 29, 2014

Happy Monday! I am so excited for this week — between my first two days of NOTHING PLANNED (yes yes yes yes!!!), 4th of July festivities, a three-day weekend with my hubs, and lots of friend time, I know it will be great! I ended up staying an extra day with the fam in Indy, […]

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June 18, 2014

Remember this gorgeous momma & daughter from Monday’s sneak peek?!? Yeah, I didn’t think you could forget :P Maggie is my cousin/basically sister, and I was SO excited to get the chance to stay with her and her hubs + Raena this past Thursday before my girl’s weekend in Michigan!!! We made a photo session […]

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March 16, 2014

Be jealous. Because this is the little guy I got to spend some quality time with last Sunday morning! :) :) :)  Meet Henry!! I was so excited when Liz asked me to photograph their newest addition’s newborn pics. Henry is SUCH a sweetie, and he totally ROCKED his first photoshoot! It was so great […]

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October 14, 2013

Despite the rainy-day forecast, we had BEAUTIFUL fall weather for our Saturday morning shoot — perfect for leaf-collecting & river jumping!! I had SO much fun photographing these two cuties! Not only are Ella and Claire sisters, but they’re best buds too. It was great seeing them goof-off together, and I love how much Claire […]

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October 14, 2013

While I love all of the families I photograph and so enjoy getting to know them, this family is extra special to me.  I spent a good 6 months of the past year as Layla and Nate’s nanny while their sweet momma recovered from back surgery. Needless to say, we all grew very close through […]

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