Naming Ceremonies for all Occasions

A New Beginning, A Fresh Start - A New Name

Do you have a plan in mind? An idea? Or are you contemplating a ceremony and not sure how to start? You may have come across this page whilst looking at a celebrant for your wedding ceremony or arranging a funeral. Whatever the reason you can have a naming ceremony for any occasion - probably topics you have not even imagined!

How about :

  • Welcoming a new baby

  • Welcoming a new pet

  • Are you celebrating your new found freedom after Divorce

  • Are you celebrating with a “Happiness” Ceremony - post op or illness?

  • Are you transitioning and becoming the real you - Gender reassignment?

  • Are you Opening a New salon, Studio, Workshop, Therapy room, Office, or Restaurant and want to relaunch or celebrate with the new name?

  • Change of Name by Deed poll

  • Naming of a boat launch

  • New start after quitting an addiction or success with recovery

  • Adoption & and addition to the family

  • Rainbow babies - welcoming a baby born after loss and acknowledging their birth

  • Surrogacy and IVF babies

  • Graduation or success with exams - Becoming a DR, PhD, MSc, BSc

  • Celebration of a new house move or renovation

  • The naming of a bench in honour of someone special

  • Naming a new community centre or garden

  • Coming of Age ceremonies

  • Overcoming ill health

  • Naming of a new book, creative project and launching

  • Naming of a tree for a person who has passed

    Whatever you choose, How exciting!

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Creating Ceremonies for you and your loved ones with meaning & memories!

What is a Naming Ceremony?

What a wonderful way to pause, gather the people that you love, those that mean the most to you - and celebrate in whatever way you choose!

You can make promises to your loved one, to yourself with your new found life or new beginning and make a fresh start with the news, joy and new future ahead!

It could be a celebration of a new life, a joining of family, an adoption, blended families, new business, new career or even success with your new found health after treatment - you can add symbolic elements too!

There is no set way, no set structure, you can tailor a ceremony to how you like - With my help.

Wish to get an idea of what a Naming Ceremony may look like? Click link below

Sample Naming Ceremony

Gender Reveal/Naming of Baby due

A Few Ceremony Options

Welcoming your New Pet

Naming Your New Home/Business or Community Centre

Welcoming your New Baby

Adoption/Fostering &Blended Families

The list does not end here! You decide what you find meaningful and a celebration that makes memories is worth doing!

Cherished Package

2026/2027

from

£347

What's Included :

My services - I only attend 1 ceremony per day

  • A relaxed, no-pressure initial chat (your Complimentary Discovery Call)

  • All revisions and amendments to your script

  • Unlimited support in the lead-up to your day

  • A fully personalised ceremony script, written just for you or your loved one who is being named

  • Support with writing of promises or I can write them for you/with you

  • Support with music choices

  • Guidance and advice on poems, readings and vows

  • Guidance of up to 2 symbolic element (bubbles, balloons, sand ceremony, wine capsule, love letter capsule, candle ceremony, ring warming, hand-fasting)

  • Early arrival at your chosen venue or location

  • On-the-day delivery, calm and confident

  • A keepsake copy of your ceremony script afterwards in a keepsake box and ribbon or framed

  • No limit on timings or location

  • Rehearsal if you wish

  • Additional Extras:

  • Guidance of up to 2 symbolic elements (eg: sand ceremony, handfasting, wine capsule, chocolate fountain, baby bubbles, Tequila shots, ring warming, love letter capsule)

  • Drone Services (Ask for a personalised quote) - insured and licenced (may need venue permission)

  • Flower Arch Hire (Request price on enquiry)

Wish to add something special - Symbolic Elements or Rituals

  • A planting of a tree in your garden

  • A sand ceremony for other children to get involved and feel included - Blending of sand to welcome the blending of 2 families

  • Meaningful promises with a candle lighting (Speak for Venue for Health and Safety Regulations)

  • I offer sand wax in Jesmonite vessels personally hand-made by myself (Glass as an option)

  • Chocolate ceremony (Choc fountain)

  • Music at any time

  • A favourite poem during the ceremony

  • Bubbles for babies

  • Herbs, flowers, petals, seeds or Butterfly release

  • Letters to your future self or your loved one - letter capsule

  • Wish tree or wishing stones

  • Tea and cake with tealight ceremony

  • Memory boxes or jars

  • Handprints on canvas

  • Wrapping child in blanket made by family

  • Charms, necklaces or bracelets blessing

Please Note: Travel at no extra cost if within 25 miles. Beyond 25 miles: charged at 50p/mile each way, for all ceremonies and drone services.

This information is included in terms and conditions within all contracts.

£147

Non refundable Deposit (Booking Fee) to secure your date)

Naming Ceremonies Options

Bespoke Options Included

Poems/Readings & music

  • Personal Written Poem‍ - £20

    • includes a 30 minute telephone call/zoom to gather information in relation to the person or couple, plus poem emailed within 72 hours - includes an A4 digital copy

  • Sourcing of Readings - £15

    • includes a 15 minute telephone call/zoom to gather information in relation to the person and their wishes, religious or non religious (includes up to 2 readings)

  • Music Guidance & List - £15

    • includes a 15 minute telephone call or zoom to assess venue, entrance, ceremony, exit requirements and timings (includes up to 100 music choices) depending on how relaxed or formal you wish your naming ceremony to be

I offer 3 ways to help:

  1. A Personal Poem, Written for You
    An original poem, crafted around your story, your memories, and the people at the heart of it. Nothing generic, nothing borrowed, just words written for you. Time to revise if required.

  2. Help Finding the Right Reading
    If you'd prefer something already written, I'll help you find a poem or reading that feels right for your day, drawing on a wide range of wedding, naming or funeral readings to find the one that fits.

  3. Music guidance on whatever your venue will allow if not in your own gardens or personal space

What happens on the day?

Sample Naming Ceremony Day

Every ceremony is different, but this is what a typical day might look like. Timings are just to give you a guide

11:30pm | Your Celebrant arrives (60 mins before ceremony) ‍ ‍ I arrive early so everything is calm and ready before your guests walk in. This gives me time to:

  • Park close to the venue and get set up

  • Set up your flower arch, if you’ve booked one

  • Light candles, if the venue allows it

  • Check the decor and the table settings for signing the certificate

  • Test the microphones and speakers, do a sound check and go through your music schedule

  • Check in with your suppliers, including your florist, photographer and videographer, so everyone knows where to be

  • Agree drone positioning, if you’ve chosen that add-on

  • Switch to your Plan B if the weather changes

  • Check in with you before we begin

  • Make sure your family and friends feel relaxed and everything is prepared in advance‍

1:00pm | Guests arrive
Family and friends settle in, find a seat and have a drink. Soft music plays while everyone gets comfy.

1:30pm | Welcome & introduction (phones switched off if you prefer an unplugged ceremony phone-free)
I welcome everyone, explain what today is about and set a warm, relaxed tone.

1:40pm | Words for the “Special Guest”
A personal story about your little one, your family member, your own life, the joining of your family or whoever you are celebrating, written by me from what you tell me beforehand.

1:50pm | Readings or poems
Readings or poems chosen by you, or read by someone special. I can also write one for you.

2:00pm | Promises and vows
Parents and guardians make their promises to your unborn, newborn or adopted child. Or you make promises to yourself with your new life ahead, promises to your new family. Supporting adults can make a promise too, if you’d like them included.

2:10pm | Naming moment & Certificate
Your special persons name spoken, with the history of the name and celebrated. Signing of certificate (A photo opportunity!)

2:20pm | Symbolic ritual
A meaningful moment for your family, like a candle lighting, planting a tree, a sand ceremony or a memory box. We’ll pick something that fits you.

2:30pm | Closing words and celebration
I close the ceremony, and everyone toasts you, your little one or your special family member or friend

2:40pm | Photos, cake and party
Family photos, a bite to eat and time to enjoy the day

(A beautiful copy of the ceremony words for you to keep)

How It Works

  1. Book your Complimentary Discovery Call by completing the Calendar link where we chat about your story and vision over a cuppa!

    OR

  2. Complete the form with the relevant details of the ceremony or service you are looking for

  3. We plan together & I gather everything I need to write your script

  4. Book your date and Pay your booking fee

  5. Remember as this is not a legal ceremony but much more fun and personal than a Christening you can arrange the venue or setting where you wish

  6. Your ceremony comes to life & it is written just for you, and delivered with heart

  7. You keep the memory with a printed keepsake of your ceremony words

Ready to Start Planning? →‍ ‍Book your Discovery Call!