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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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December 27, 2021

Sweet Gianluca! I love any chance I have to photograph the Ortiz family — from their maternity session to Eliana’s newborn session + one year lifestyle photos at home to this past fall as they welcomed Gianluca into the family! To know these four is to know JOY, and I loved that you are able […]

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October 8, 2021

Oh, this sweet girl!!! Lila is such a snuggle bug, and I just loved spending another morning with the Thomas family to capture their crew of FOUR! Bear had all the big brother moves, and I loved getting to see Rachel and Matt with their little GIRL. Gah! Still can’t get over that Jamie Kay […]

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October 2, 2021

Somehow it’s been over a month since I’ve blogged a newborn session…not for lack of all the sweet cuddles and tiny toes!! I can’t think of a better session to bring back the babes with than sweet Natalie’s from mid September. First off, her name. I’m obsessed! Morgan and Stuart picked the perfect name for […]

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September 1, 2021

It’s a beautiful afternoon to share the newest Sami Renee family: Anna, Evan, and sweet Adeline (plus her big puppy brother, of course!)!! I just adore this session. A lot of times, I’ll photograph several different areas in a home, but there’s something especially nostalgic for me about just staying in one small space. It […]

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August 15, 2021

Baby Declan is on the blog, and I just couldn’t love this session more!! The Bontrager fam are some of our favorites — Anna and I go all the way back to high school, and it is SO fun to still be doing life together! If we could have told our 13/14 year old selves […]

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