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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 10, 2022

Oh boy, is this session SWEET!!! Double the love over here…because we’re sharing TWINS on the blog this afternoon!! :) I just adored this whole session. It was only a little over three years ago that I was photographing Ruth’s newborn session as Danielle and Kyle celebrated the birth of their firstborn…and now they have […]

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January 14, 2022

As I continue my blog catch up: I loved getting to photograph the third little Emery babe this summer!! Evelyn is ADORED by her big siblings. We captured all the book reading, sister squeezes, wrinkly fingers, and tickley toes…sibling love is just the best! I’ve had the honor of photographing this fam many times over […]

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January 4, 2022

A few weeks ago I made space for questions on Instagram, and the most interacted-with response was the following: “What do I even wear for a newborn session?! I’ve had two babies and still don’t have a clue!” OOF. I’m so glad for this question, as it’s made me realize a HUGE need for more […]

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