A Special Welcome
Baby Naming Ceremonies
A baby naming ceremony is a lovely way to welcome a child into your family and celebrate with the people who are important to you. It can be held for a new baby, an adopted child, or as part of bringing a blended family together. The ceremony can be completely non-religious, include some religious or cultural elements, or simply focus on your family and the people you’ve chosen to be part of your child’s life. You can include readings, music, promises from parents, siblings or other family members, and choose special people to take on a supporting role in your child’s life.
A Celebration for Your Family
Why Have a Naming Ceremony?
TFamilies choose naming ceremonies for lots of different reasons. You might want an alternative to a christening, want to welcome an adopted child or celebrate a blended family, or simply bring everyone together to mark the arrival of a new member of the family. It can also be a lovely opportunity to involve grandparents, siblings, other family members or close friends and give them a special role in the ceremony. There’s no set age for a naming ceremony either, so it doesn’t have to take place when your child is a baby.
Make It Their Day
What Can We Include?
There are lots of ways to make a naming ceremony your own. You might include readings, music, promises from parents or chosen adults, or a symbolic element such as lighting a candle, planting something together or creating a keepsake for your child. Brothers and sisters, grandparents and other family members or friends can be involved too, whether that’s through a reading, a small role in the ceremony or simply making their own promise to your child. We’ll talk through the different options and choose what suits your family and the kind of ceremony you’d like to have.
Celebrate Your Family
Planning a Naming Ceremony?
If you’re thinking about a naming ceremony for your child, get in touch and tell me a little about your family and what you have in mind. We can chat about who you’d like to involve, where you’re planning to hold the ceremony and any ideas you already have for what you’d like to include.