{"id":80,"date":"2021-05-18T13:19:02","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T13:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/brigidhaines\/?page_id=80"},"modified":"2023-10-25T14:48:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T14:48:53","slug":"naming-ceremonies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/brigidhaines\/naming-ceremonies\/","title":{"rendered":"Namings"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"I am delighted to offer non-religious, inclusive naming ceremonies for all sorts of family groups.<\/p>\n

Baby naming ceremonies – and other naming ceremonies – are fun affairs. They bring family and friends together to celebrate the arrival of a new addition to the family: a baby, an older child or children, or maybe someone transitioning to a new gender.<\/p>\n

Naming ceremonies focus on the person or people being welcomed;\u00a0 often, all those present – parents and godparents (or guideparents), grandparents, siblings and friends – pledge to support them in their lives and ambitions. Namings can be combined with another celebration, for example a birthday, as in the photo below.<\/p>\n

They can be held anywhere, indoors or outdoors, in hired venues or the family home, whatever suits you and your guests.<\/p>\n

I will work with you to craft a unique ceremony for your particular needs. I will help you choose any readings, symbolic gestures or music that would be perfect for you.<\/p>\n

I’ll draft a script for your approval and then deliver it on the day, giving you a Presentation Script to keep afterwards as a reminder of the special rite of passage you have celebrated.<\/p>\n

To see how wonderful a humanist naming ceremony can be, take a moment to watch this<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Feel free to contact me to discuss your needs and check availability.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fees<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fees are flexible, depending on the length of the ceremony and travel times. There is no charge for the initial discussion.<\/p>\n

Testimonials<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brigid’s script had both light and shade. She has a warm and friendly tone and a winning smile. Everyone loved the ceremony and felt included.<\/em><\/p>\n

We really enjoyed the ceremony today. It was a lovely summing up of our family situation and felt so inclusive. Brigid’s delivery was perfectly paced, funny at times but also serious.<\/em><\/p>\n

Thank you Brigid for making today so special. It felt so unique and personal and everyone had a really good time.<\/em><\/p>\n

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I am delighted to offer non-religious, inclusive naming ceremonies for all sorts of family groups. Baby naming ceremonies – and other naming ceremonies – are fun affairs. They bring family and friends together to celebrate the arrival of a new addition to the family: a baby, an older child or children, or maybe someone transitioning […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":646,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-80","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/brigidhaines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/brigidhaines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/brigidhaines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/brigidhaines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/646"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/brigidhaines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/brigidhaines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":204,"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/brigidhaines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80\/revisions\/204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/brigidhaines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}