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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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April 29, 2024

Continuing the blog catchup with sweet GRAHAM!!! :) Guys, I love this fam so much. It feels like just yesterday I was photographing Paige and BK’s wedding — and now they are PARENTS! Graham is one well-loved little man, and I’m so glad we were able to capture this lifestyle newborn session in their own […]

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April 23, 2024

Oh sweet Claire!! This newborn session was such a joy, guys. I loved spending the morning with Kristin, Caleb, and their little girl — seeing the joy on their faces and watching them interact with each other + Claire was the best. Not to mention, her nursery is *precious* — I loved the soft nod […]

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April 4, 2024

As a newborn photographer, I always get so excited when we get a baby yawn during a lifestyle session! :) :) Eek! HI!! I’m over here on this dreary Thursday afternoon wrapping up work before our Spring Break trip to the beach next week (!!!!), and realized I had never blogged this *adorable* lifestyle newborn […]

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March 1, 2024

So many good things about today’s post: it’s a Friday, it’s MARCH, and (most importantly!!) Abby and Joe’s San Diego wedding celebration is ON THE BLOG! I just love these two so much and truly don’t know where to begin or how to set the tone of how special it was for me to be […]

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February 6, 2024

Newborn sessions at home are just my most favorite thing. I love how every single one is *so* different — and yet so similar, too. The pauses for nursing, the big siblings playing with toys and showing me rooms, the tiptoe peek into the crib, the slow sway and soft calming pats, the softness and […]

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