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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 23, 2021

Baby Reid is on the blog! It has been so fun to catch back up with the Spillane family since their return to the Midwest. Somehow, it’s already been over four years since I photographed them for the first time for sweet Jude’s newborn session , and in that time a whole lotta LIFE has […]

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