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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 1, 2022

Happy December!!!! Can you believe we’re officially in the last month of the year?! It feels like just *yesterday* I was writing my first appointment in my brand new 2022 planner…and now I’ve already started organizing next year’s version (these are my fav, FYI)!!! How is this even possible?! This past year was a whirlwind […]

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August 5, 2022

I recently asked some friends what some of my “mom things” are. You know, the topics and issues I’m a big fan of as a mom and love to talk about / share about / be intentional about working into our life. Some were more obvious (my love for reading out loud with the boys, […]

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May 8, 2022

I spent a lot of life letting the years happen to me. Some of my favorite strengths are my abilities to pivot and adapt –  traits picked up thanks to moving a lot as a child, and I’m especially thankful for them. After all, flexibility is the name of the game when it comes to […]

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February 11, 2022

Happy Friday-before-Valentine’s-Day! It’s been a full week over here — sessions are back in swing, phone consults / emails with brides and new moms throughout the day, and lots of fun family + friend time, too! I am loving the time I get with just Noah during Adam’s preschool days, and have so enjoyed more […]

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January 7, 2022

Over the holidays, I took three weeks off work. Back when I mainly shot weddings, I always had a natural “off season” in the winter — and had two weeks off when teaching full time before that, too. However, as I’ve fallen in love with lifestyle newborn photography and shifted my business more in that […]

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