Mindy Whetsel Photography

Mindy Whetsel Photography Indianapolis photographer who is here to serve you with beautiful photos!

✨ M A T E R N I T Y ✨Happy Monday, friends!This week, we're at our home away from home in the beautiful mountains of Mur...
06/23/2026

✨ M A T E R N I T Y ✨
Happy Monday, friends!

This week, we're at our home away from home in the beautiful mountains of Murphy, North Carolina. The girls and I are fortunate enough to travel with my husband whenever work brings him down this way, and we're soaking up the mountain views while we're here.

That said, this isn't exactly a vacation! I'm still busy editing galleries, responding to emails and messages, and booking upcoming sessions. 😊

Tonight, I'm sharing Peyton's gorgeous, glowy maternity session. She booked my First Year Collection, and I couldn't be more excited to follow along with her family as they prepare to welcome their newest addition. Watching families grow is one of the greatest joys of my job!

Peyton and Zach are already amazing parents to sweet Wrenlee, and it's so clear how loved this baby girl already is. In fact, I have a feeling she'll be making her arrival very soon! 💕

If you or someone you know is expecting, I'd love to chat about my First Year Collection. This package beautifully documents your baby's first year and includes:
✨ Announcement Session
✨ Maternity Session
✨ Fresh 48 OR Newborn Session
✨ 6-Month Milestone Session
✨ 1-Year Session

There's nothing sweeter than preserving these fleeting moments before they're gone.

Ready to book your First Year Collection? Reserve your session here: https://book.usesession.com/t/9ZFRxl8xJP

✨ M O M + M E ✨Hi, friends! It’s almost the weekend, and I hope you have something fun planned!To my fellow Indiana frie...
06/18/2026

✨ M O M + M E ✨



Hi, friends! It’s almost the weekend, and I hope you have something fun planned!

To my fellow Indiana friends, I hope you stayed safe during last night’s storms. Thankfully, our area was spared from anything severe, but I know that wasn’t the case for everyone. My thoughts and prayers are with those who were affected.

Today, I’m so excited to share this sweet Mommy & Me session featuring my beautiful friend, Courtney, and her two precious girls. 💕

One of the greatest joys of being a photographer is getting a front-row seat to watch families grow, and I’ve had the honor of documenting these sweet girls through the years. Seeing how much they’ve grown is truly amazing!

Courtney is an incredible mom, a wonderful friend, and someone I deeply respect and admire. The love she pours into her family is evident in everything she does, and the world could certainly use more moms like her.

Thank you, Courtney, for always trusting me to capture these memories for your family. 🫂🖤

G R A D U A T I O N 🎓We’ve almost made it through the week, friends!Thank you for sticking with me here in my little cor...
06/11/2026

G R A D U A T I O N 🎓

We’ve almost made it through the week, friends!

Thank you for sticking with me here in my little corner of the internet. I know I’ve been posting quite a bit lately as I work to catch up on sharing my 2026 sessions, and it truly means so much when you like, share, comment, and engage with my posts. Your support never goes unnoticed! ❤️

Today, I’m excited to share this beautiful cap-and-gown session with my sweet friend, Joanna! I met Joanna last year during a couples session with her and her boyfriend, and I immediately felt drawn to her. She is incredibly kind, intelligent, and passionate about helping children through her future career.

I have no doubt Joanna has a bright future ahead of her, and the children whose lives she touches will be all the better for it. Congratulations, Joanna! 🎉✨

✨ S E N I O R ✨Happy Monday!If you've been here for a while, you know I don't typically photograph many seniors. It's no...
06/08/2026

✨ S E N I O R ✨
Happy Monday!

If you've been here for a while, you know I don't typically photograph many seniors. It's not because I don't love it—quite the opposite! As someone nearing 40, I sometimes wonder if I'm fun enough to connect with them. 😅 So when friends and family trust me to capture their senior's photos, I'm always honored and excited to get creative.

Today, I'm thrilled to introduce this beautiful senior, Aleigha! My sweet friend Danielle reached out, and I simply couldn't pass up the opportunity to create some country-inspired photos for her girl.

Aleigha, just like her mama, is such a bright light. She's fun, full of laughter, and absolutely stunning inside and out. She has an incredible future ahead of her, and I can't wait to see all the amazing things she accomplishes.

She actually graduated last week! 🎉 Please help me celebrate her by leaving a congratulatory message, words of encouragement, or your favorite piece of advice for her next chapter.

Parents of the Class of 2027 and future seniors: now is the perfect time to start researching photographers and securing your senior session. I'd love the opportunity to work with you and help capture this special season of life!

✨ F A M I L Y ✨Hi friends! I know, I know... it's been a while.Life has been wonderfully busy, and my schedule has staye...
06/05/2026

✨ F A M I L Y ✨
Hi friends! I know, I know... it's been a while.

Life has been wonderfully busy, and my schedule has stayed full thanks to all of you. I appreciate your support more than you know!

Today, I’m excited to share a preview from a recent family/newborn session. My sweet friend Payton and her husband, Nick, welcomed the cutest baby boy earlier this year! We were lucky enough to have a beautiful spring day for photos, and it couldn't have been more perfect.

Payton is one of those people you instantly admire. She has such a kind heart, lights up every room she walks into, and truly loves the Lord. I feel incredibly blessed to call her a friend and cherish every moment I get to spend with her.

Capturing growing families—especially when they’re dear friends—is such a special part of what I do. Moments like these remind me why I love photography, and I never want to take that for granted. 🖤

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms and mother figures I’ve had the honor of photographing over the years. One of the ...
05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms and mother figures I’ve had the honor of photographing over the years.

One of the greatest gifts of my work is getting to witness your families grow — from maternity sessions to newborn snuggles, from toddlers in your arms to the beautiful chaos of growing families. I get a front row seat to the love, strength, patience, sacrifice, tenderness, and unwavering devotion that motherhood holds, and I am constantly in awe of you.

To the moms doing their very best every single day: I see you, I admire you, and I’m endlessly grateful to help preserve these fleeting moments for your families.

Today, I’m also holding space for those carrying quiet heartbreak alongside this day — the women longing to become mothers, those walking through infertility or pregnancy loss, those grieving children or mothers they miss deeply, and those navigating complicated or strained relationships with their moms. I know this day can hold both love and pain at the same time, and my heart is with you too.

Motherhood — and the hope, grief, joy, resilience, and love tied to it — comes in so many forms. Every story matters. Every heart matters.

Sending love today to all of you.

✨W E D D I N G ✨Yay for the weekend! 🙌🏻Today I’m sharing Karina + Austin’s beautiful elopement. I was beyond excited for...
05/02/2026

✨W E D D I N G ✨
Yay for the weekend! 🙌🏻

Today I’m sharing Karina + Austin’s beautiful elopement. I was beyond excited for the opportunity to photograph inside the Indiana Statehouse—Hoosiers, if you haven’t visited yet, make it a priority. It’s truly one of the most stunning in the country!

Karina and Austin are such a gorgeous couple, and even sweeter in person. I had the best time getting to know them—they were up for anything and absolutely nailed every pose. This session felt especially intimate and meaningful as they were just about to welcome their baby into the world (and she has since arrived 💕).

I couldn’t have asked for a better couple for my first session in this incredible space.

If you or someone you know has been dreaming of a Statehouse elopement, let’s chat—I’d love to capture more magic there!

P.S. If you need cookies, check out Karina’s page, Kari’s Cookie Creations 🍪

✨ F A M I L Y ✨Hi friends! We’re already halfway through the week—hope you’re doing well.This is a scheduled post becaus...
04/29/2026

✨ F A M I L Y ✨
Hi friends! We’re already halfway through the week—hope you’re doing well.

This is a scheduled post because I’m taking today off from social media. One of my goals for 2026 is to take better care of my health, including my mental health. Social media can be a lot sometimes, and I’ve learned I need to step away now and then. That said, I’m so thankful for this community—your support means the world to my small business, and I’m grateful for every family who trusts me to capture their moments. It’s all about balance.

This is the Grady family! They are some of the kindest, most genuine people I know. We had such a great session at Studio Loft 18, just talking about life—babies, parenting, marriage, work, all of it. Sophia and Sylvia definitely stole the show, but David and Jenna are just as wonderful, and I’m so thankful for their friendship.

Watching families grow and being trusted to capture these memories is truly the best part of what I do. If you’ve been thinking about booking a session, I’d love to work with you.

N E W B O R NHi friends! How is everyone doing? It’s been a bit of a bittersweet week over here—caring for a pretty sick...
04/23/2026

N E W B O R N
Hi friends! How is everyone doing? It’s been a bit of a bittersweet week over here—caring for a pretty sick kiddo (who is thankfully feeling much better now, yay!), while also celebrating our anniversary and a birthday! Today we’re heading out for a weekend camping trip and some much-needed rest and relaxation.

Today’s featured session is the sweet Toth family! These three are some of my favorite people, and it has been such a joy watching their family grow. I’ve especially loved being part of their First Year Collection—shoutout to Courtney for putting the idea on my radar!

We still have their 6-month and 1-year sessions ahead, and I’m so excited to see how those turn out. Courtney and Jacob, you’re doing such an amazing job with Clayton—I’m so incredibly happy for you all 🖤

If you’ve been thinking about capturing your baby’s first year, now is the perfect time to book! You can reserve your First Year Collection here:
https://book.usesession.com/t/9ZFRxl8xJP

And as a little birthday treat, use code MWPB20 for 20% off your booking 🎉

✨ N E W B O R N ✨Happy Sunday, everyone! I hope you’ve had a restful, relaxing weekend. We’re over here in the thick of ...
04/19/2026

✨ N E W B O R N ✨
Happy Sunday, everyone! I hope you’ve had a restful, relaxing weekend. We’re over here in the thick of a virus with our youngest and crossing our fingers the rest of us stay healthy—especially with a big week ahead! We’re celebrating our 13th wedding anniversary and my birthday (stay tuned for a sweet surprise!), and heading out for a long camping weekend to soak it all in. If you’re the praying type, we’d truly appreciate a little extra prayer for health 🖤

Today I’m sharing my very first session of 2026, and it was such a special one. I had the honor of meeting sweet Cayde and his dad Baylee, and reconnecting with his beautiful mama, Tiffany. Watching families step into this new season never gets old—there’s something so tender and powerful about those first days together.

We chose one of my favorite studio spaces for this session, which gave us the dreamiest soft, glowy warmth—perfect for capturing just how tiny and perfect this little guy is.

I’ve been absolutely loving all the babies this year. There’s nothing quite like witnessing brand new life and the deep, quiet love that surrounds it. The Farmers are already the most incredible parents—so gentle, so attentive, and so completely in love with their boy. Cayde is so lucky to have you guiding him through this world.

Wishing your sweet family all the joy, snuggles, and beautiful “firsts” in this new chapter 🖤

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