Many parents want the opportunity to bring together family and friends and celebrate the joy, wonder and responsibility of introducing their child to the world. For many parents, a religious service isn’t appropriate, and with a humanist approach you can be free to have the ceremony that is right for your family and friendship group.

A naming ceremony is a lovely celebration of everything to do with welcoming and raising a child. The other part of the celebration usually involves cake! There are really no rules for how you run the ceremony and they can take place anywhere. I enjoy working with people to make their ideas a reality in a meaningful and child-centred ceremony.

Maybe you have some wonderful thoughts on how you would like your ceremony, or maybe you have no idea where to start. Either way, please do contact me to find out how I can help.

Feedback from May this year: “Jon was a joy; both to create the ceremony with and on the day – collaborative, relaxed, thoughtful and genuine. Thank you for making it such a special day for us.”

A happy family naming ceremony in Kent

“From the minute I contacted Jon I knew we’d made the right decision. He made the process of organising the ceremony so easy, was happy to offer ideas and support where we asked for it, but also made our ceremony so personal to us and our children. So many of our guests commented after the ceremony what a lovely service it was. It had just the right amount of personal anecdotes to bring a smile balanced with the right amount of formality for everyone to know exactly why they were there and to celebrate the naming of our boys. Thank you so much Jon”

“Jon made us feel so comfortable throughout the entire process! He was accommodating, helpful and courteous. All of our guests commented on how special the ceremony was, and we couldn’t have hoped for anything better”

“Jon was brilliant throughout our whole planning process & on the day. He was very easy to work with & really flexible with ideas, readings etc. Highly recommend.”

Give me a call and we can talk through what you want from a naming ceremony. Even if I’m not the right celebrant for you I’m happy to have a chat.