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Naming Ceremonies

Many parents now prefer to have their child welcomed into their circle of friends and family by having a Naming Ceremony conducted by a civil celebrant rather than a religious-based christening or baptism.

 

A Naming Ceremony is a joyful celebration of publicly welcoming a child into the world and will usually include the appointment of sponsors or mentors (the equivalent of God-parents in a religious ceremony) who will promise to undertake the important role of taking on some responsibility in the child's life.

 

The ceremony will typically include -

• An introduction to the ceremony including the parent's commitment
• A reading
• The sponsors or mentors commitment
• Giving the name/s which can also incorporate any special reasons why a particular name/s has been chosen
• The final declaration and welcome into the community
• The signing of the Naming Certificate
  

 

On booking your ceremony, and to help you decide on what you would like to include in the ceremony, I will give you an ‘Information Pack' which will give general information about naming ceremonies together with a selection of poems and readings you might like to use. It also includes a planning sheet.

 

At the end of the ceremony, I will give you a beautiful Certificate of Naming which will include a photograph of your child. I will also give you a beautifully presented copy of the ceremony in which I include some blank pages for your guests to sign and to write their wishes to your child.

 

 

"Thank you so much Liz for a perfect ceremony. You interpreted what we wanted
completely and your attention to detail was amazing."

 

I am also happy to prepare a print-ready Order of Ceremony in your choice of available formats which you can either print off on your own colour printer or have professionally printed. These make a nice keepsake for your guests and will be prepared to complement the Naming Certificate and the Sponsor Certificates.

 

"I've never been to a Naming Ceremony before. Actually I‘d never even heard of one
before! But I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was just lovely and I will look forward to my next
grandchild having a Naming Ceremony."

 

To arrange a completely obligation free meeting to talk about what you have in mind and what I can offer, just contact me -

 

Liz Whichello

Telephone : (07) 3204 0616

E-mail: liz.whichello@gmail.com