Humanist naming ceremony

Kirsty and David chose a humanist naming ceremony, packed with personal touches, to celebrate the birth of their daughter, Jessica. Their road to parenthood wasn’t easy, especially as David’s beloved mum, Janet, died just as the couple were starting their first cycle of IVF.

Mair Garland,Naming Celebrant on Instagram: “What will your child call their grandparent(s)? There are lots of ways to include grandparents in a naming ceremony: ✨You can ask them…”

Top tips for writing guideparent promises for a naming ceremony

As a humanist celebrant myself, I just knew we had to have a naming ceremony for our son and we had the most brilliant day! I really wanted to know what it was like to organise a naming day from my clients’ perspective and I’ve gained an *even bigger* appreciation for them 🫶🫶 After some time to reflect on the wonderful day we had, I’ve pulled together a few practical tips to help anyone thinking of holding a special family celebration soon. I talk about: 🤑 Budget 📅 Setting the date 📍…

Waldo’s Naming Ceremony 25/08/2024🪁 As a humanist celebrant myself, I naturally wanted to hold a naming ceremony for our baby boy… But! I was really keen to be fully present on the day and so we enlisted the help of one of our fabulous @humanistnamingceremonies celebrants, Deborah, to pull the ceremony together for us and to embrace the process as parents. We had the most lovely day, and W’s ceremony included: 📖 🌍 - a reading of Here We Are by @oliverjeffers (a joint effort by Mummy & ...

I love that these are illustrated for display after a Humanist Naming

A selection of wedding poems appropriate for a non-religious ceremony

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The Little Book of Humanism, published on 27 August, shares over two thousand years of humanist wisdom through an uplifting collection of illustrations, stories, quotes, and meditations on how to live an ethical and fulfilling life, grounded in reason and humanity.