Namegiving Ceremonies

A Namegiving ceremony has long been the rite which society has used to welcome a child into the family.

Today, Civil Celebrants provide families with a wonderful opportunity to officially welcome their child into a loving circle of family and friends. Relationships within families are often deepened by preparing a carefully worded ceremony, and the parents and godparents, or mentors, become more aware of their responsibilities.

A Namegiving Ceremony is a wonderful opportunity to culturally express joy, hope and acceptance, and a chance to express these feelings in poetry and words of commitment.

The ceremony is not a baptism, or christening, because such ceremonies are religious. The namegiving ceremony that Anne provides will in no way inhibit the child from making any future religious or non-religious commitments of belief. During the ceremony it would be stated that, in fact, it is the duty of all of us, in the coming years, to present the child with a broad view of life and encourage them in the virtues that all agree as good - integrity, honesty, concern, fairness and love towards their fellow human beings.

Beautiful certificates are available for the baby, the god parents (or mentors) and the grandparents.