{"id":39,"date":"2015-05-05T15:42:45","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T15:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quizzical-morning.flywheelsites.com\/janeblackman\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2021-07-07T16:10:09","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T16:10:09","slug":"naming-welcome-ceremonies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/naming-welcome-ceremonies\/","title":{"rendered":"Namings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/olivenamingceremony-19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-340 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/olivenamingceremony-19-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Non-religious and humanist weddings, namings and funeral celebrant in Sussex, Hampshire, Kent and Surrey\" width=\"375\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/olivenamingceremony-19-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/olivenamingceremony-19-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/olivenamingceremony-19-1024x640.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/olivenamingceremony-51.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-341\" src=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/olivenamingceremony-51-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Non-religious and humanist weddings, namings and funeral celebrant in Sussex, Hampshire, Kent and Surrey\" width=\"405\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/olivenamingceremony-51-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/olivenamingceremony-51-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/olivenamingceremony-51-1024x640.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I love being a Naming Celebrant! Naming and Welcoming ceremonies are trul<span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">y special, unique and celebratory events \u2013 providing\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">a non-religious alternative to a christening or baptism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0arrival of a baby or the adoption of a child of\u00a0any age, is a joyous, life-changing\u00a0and heart warming time in the lives of the family who are welcoming them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-103 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/IMG_9408-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Non-religious and humanist weddings, namings and funeral celebrant in Sussex, Hampshire, Kent and Surrey\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/IMG_9408-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/IMG_9408-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>With a Humanist ceremony, the arrival of a child\u00a0can\u00a0be celebrated in a really memorable and meaningful way. It can even be combined with a wedding, partnership ceremony or perhaps a renewal of vows.<\/p>\n<p>Please do get in touch if you would like to discuss a Naming or Welcoming ceremony for your\u00a0child\/children.<\/p>\n<p>I am always happy to meet face to face to plan the ceremony, to ensure that when I conduct it, it is bespoke, personal and just right for you, your child and those who will be in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>I am always pleased\u00a0to be contacted by phone or email to help you make an informed choice for the future, or just to answer any questions you might have.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2018\/06\/IMG_0197.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-358\" src=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2018\/06\/IMG_0197-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Non-religious and humanist weddings, namings and funeral celebrant in Sussex, Hampshire, Kent and Surrey\" width=\"356\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2018\/06\/IMG_0197-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2018\/06\/IMG_0197-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2018\/06\/IMG_0197-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-359 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2018\/06\/IMG_1130-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Non-religious and humanist weddings, namings and funeral celebrant in Sussex, Hampshire, Kent and Surrey\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2018\/06\/IMG_1130-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2018\/06\/IMG_1130-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2018\/06\/IMG_1130-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recent feedback received:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;I would like to say a huge Thank You. It was the most beautiful service. We have had so many compliments. I could not have\u00a0asked for more.&#8221;<\/em> Naming Ceremony for\u00a0Alma Rose<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;What a fab day! Everyone has said how great the ceremony was. Thanks again for making it so special for our family.&#8221;<\/em> Naming &amp; Welcoming Ceremony for Delphine Mary<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Thank you so very much. We thought it was an absolutely wonderful day and wouldn&#8217;t have changed a thing. It was just perfect.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0Naming &amp;\u00a0Welcoming Ceremony for Zachary<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We just wanted to say thank you for yesterday! It was a really wonderful ceremony and you played the\u00a0biggest part in making it so special. All our friends and family have told us how much how they enjoyed it &#8211; and how lovely it was for the service to be so personal.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0Naming Day Celebration for Layla Primrose<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-82\" src=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/IMG_0002_2-280x300.jpg\" alt=\"Non-religious and humanist weddings, namings and funeral celebrant in Sussex, Hampshire, Kent and Surrey\" width=\"205\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/IMG_0002_2-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/IMG_0002_2-957x1024.jpg 957w, https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/IMG_0002_2.jpg 1144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><em>&#8220;Thank you so much. Everyone commented on how lovely and how relaxed it was. Exactly as I envisaged it!&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0Naming &amp; Welcoming Ceremony for Charlie Jackson<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;A heartfelt thank you for Saturday. You brought the service and ceremony together so beautifully and we couldn&#8217;t have been \u00a0happier with how it went. We are still getting over it &#8211; and were just overwhelmed by the day and all the loveliness that came from it!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Naming Celebration for Olive Luna Rose<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-303\" src=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/IMG_0176-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Non-religious and humanist weddings, namings and funeral celebrant in Sussex, Hampshire, Kent and Surrey\" width=\"371\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/IMG_0176-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/IMG_0176-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/IMG_0176-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/IMG_0176.jpg 1954w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2018\/11\/33125696_845703655554206_2762991992395792384_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-411\" src=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2018\/11\/33125696_845703655554206_2762991992395792384_n.jpg\" alt=\"Non-religious and humanist weddings, namings and funeral celebrant in Sussex, Hampshire, Kent and Surrey\" width=\"247\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2018\/11\/33125696_845703655554206_2762991992395792384_n.jpg 200w, https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2018\/11\/33125696_845703655554206_2762991992395792384_n-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;A\u00a0huge thank you for taking the ceremony &#8211; the da<\/em><em>y was a resounding success\u00a0. . .\u00a0Your involvement from start to finish has been great and never once did I get nervous about the event. We&#8217;ve had so many great comments from friends and family members about the day too &#8211; it was everything and more for us.&#8221;<\/em> Naming Ceremony for Freddie Bartholomew<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Everybody has passed comment to say what a lovely ceremony it was and it has also given others ideas for theirs!\u00a0Harvey enjoyed himself too!\u00a0Thanks again.&#8221; <\/em>Naming Celebration for Harvey John<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Many many thanks for last Saturday. The service was lovely, absolutely lovely &#8211; and everyone was complementing the ceremony.&#8221;<\/em> Naming Day for Wilfred Billy Charles<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do get in touch if you would like to discuss a naming ceremony or have any questions which are not answered here or on my home page. I <\/strong><strong>look forward to hearing from you. \u00a0<\/strong><strong>Email: jblackmancelebrant@gmail.com \u00a0Mobile: 07814 208087<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/IMG_0135.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-273\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/IMG_0135.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-273\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-273 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/IMG_0135-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Non-religious and humanist weddings, namings and funeral celebrant in Sussex, Hampshire, Kent and Surrey\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/IMG_0135-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/IMG_0135-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/IMG_0135-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/IMG_0135.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-308 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/IMG_0184-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Non-religious and humanist weddings, namings and funeral celebrant in Sussex, Hampshire, Kent and Surrey\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/IMG_0184-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/IMG_0184-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/IMG_0184-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/IMG_0184-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/janeblackman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/2015\/05\/IMG_0184.jpg 1709w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I love being a Naming Celebrant! Naming and Welcoming ceremonies are truly special, unique and celebratory events \u2013 providing\u00a0a non-religious alternative to a christening or baptism. 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