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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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March 19, 2020

In the midst of all the postponements and uncertainties, there are so many people weighing on my heart. We are a country built on community and relationship, so this time of “social distancing” COVID-19 has brought has made a lot of our day-to-day life shift. As a momma and photographer, I can’t help but think […]

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February 25, 2020

I met the Matchett family this past fall for the very first time and fell in love with the joy and love they share! So, when Amanda reached out to me about lifestyle newborn photos for their newest daughter a few months later, I couldn’t have been more thrilled. Getting to see Jack as a […]

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January 16, 2020

Sweet Adelaide is HERE! I loved meeting Lexi, Mike, and Adelaide last week for their first family photos as a crew of three. I can already tell how amazing Mike and Lexi are going to be at this whole new parent gig! I immediately noticed how comfortable they all already seemed together. Lexi and Mike […]

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January 8, 2020

The Wilson family is on the blog for the very first time as a family of FOUR!! Ahh! I am so thankful to have gotten to photograph this crew SIX times over the last few years (scroll to the bottom for links to past sessions!) — and every single one is perfection! Of course, Walker’s […]

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January 7, 2020

There’s no better day than today to share sweet Evie’s beautiful lifestyle newborn session on the blog! Alli and Caleb are one of the first couples Chris and I got to know after moving back to Indianapolis almost five years ago, which made it even more fun to capture this brand new stage in their […]

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