Name Giving Ceremonies

To give a child a name is a particularly important part of receiving them. It gives you the opportunity to personally express your hopes, dreams and joys for the future life of that special child. If you wish you can use the occasion to give the reason why these names were chosen and their significance.

As it is non-religious and without any legal standing it removes the need for solemnity or unnecessary ritual. The ceremony can take place anywhere – inside your home, in the backyard, a restaurant or in a park.

It can be a wonderful opportunity to introduce special people you have chosen (Godparents, mentors or guardians) to make a promise of providing a supportive relationship with your child. It provides a setting in which they can make promises of commitment to nurture and support the child into adulthood.

There are many different ideas for the proceedings that we can use to personalise the ceremony and to make it interactive, such as releasing balloons, gifting the baby, planting a small tree, time capsule, lighting candles etc.

This is your special ceremony for your child and together we can create a heartfelt and pesonalised ceremony; one that will reflect important family values such as love, trust, compassion and integrity and reflects your hopes, wishes and dreams for your precious child.