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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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February 11, 2021

I’m so excited to share my very first session back after Noah’s birth in November — another new babe: Baby Enzo!! Sam and Dave are so, so smitten with their little man, and I loved getting to capture them in their element.  Peeking out the window & watching the cars go by — playing music […]

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November 14, 2020

The sweetest little bundle: Baby Rae! I loved meeting the Willets for this light and airy newborn session in their downtown condo earlier this fall. The newborn days can often be characterized by a lack of sleep and #allthehormones, but in truth, there is so much goodness, too! Heather and her husband radiated such a […]

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November 11, 2020

The THIRD Layne baby is on the blog today, and I couldn’t be more in love!! Emily and I have always photographed each other’s babies (Graham and Simon here!) — in fact, the whole reason we met in the first place was when Chris and I hired her to take Ryan’s newborn photos!! Haha!! We […]

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November 5, 2020

If you’ve been around for a bit, you’ll recognize this family from Jack’s newborn session almost two years ago! I love getting to photograph families again and again — and seeing Jack as a big brother now was just the sweetest! Every newborn session reminds me of why I love photographing these moments my families’ […]

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October 29, 2020

I just went back to check — and the last newborn session I shared on the blog is from more than 4 months ago!!! How is that even possible?! Ah! Once in-home sessions were a go again (with a mask for me + lots of hand washing & distancing, of course!) mid-summer, I feel like […]

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