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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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August 12, 2020

I may not normally blog a lot of my family work…but when you have the perfect early morning session with great light, gorgeous blooms, and joy-filled moments, you just can’t not share them! I’ve been photographing the Hoyas ever since Charlotte’s newborn session, and I love getting to catch up with them again each time […]

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June 21, 2018

Oh, these two! :) I am so excited to share Nicole and Adam’s engagement session with you! Not only did we have the most beautiful morning for their sunrise engagement session at Coxhall Gardens, but we had the best time together, too. Nicole and Adam made my job feel effortless — which only makes sense, […]

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October 25, 2016

Ahh!!! I am SO excited to be sharing Brandon and Allison’s sunset engagement session at Coxhall Gardens! I had been looking forward to their session ever since grabbing drinks at B Spot this past summer (a Cleveland favorite!!), and luckily we had the perfect fall evening! I’m pretty sure golden hour was MADE for high […]

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August 8, 2015

The longer I’ve been in business, the more I’ve discovered how valuable relationships with other like-minded creatives are! Running a business is hard work friends, and it can be incredibly intimidating to even put your work out there and call it WORK! So, whenever I get the opportunity to support other women with big dreams & bold […]

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May 27, 2015

Whitney of Sometimes Always Never contacted me about updating her head shots a few weeks ago, and I was so glad we were able to make them happen while I was back in Indy over the weekend! We woke up for a bright & early sunrise session at Coxhall Gardens — 6:45am on the dot […]

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