{"id":216,"date":"2018-10-08T11:16:54","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T11:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quizzical-morning.flywheelsites.com\/suewalder\/?page_id=216"},"modified":"2026-05-08T17:11:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T17:11:33","slug":"naming-testimonials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/suewalder\/naming-testimonials\/","title":{"rendered":"Naming Testimonials"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joni, 2 May 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“We absolutely loved Joni’s naming ceremony and truly couldn’t have asked for a better celebrant or ceremony. Thank you for setting such a wonderful, heartfelt tone for the day and giving it such a touching start. Ben and I, along with all our friends and family, were so moved by the warmth, meaning and sentiment you brought to the ceremony. Joni absolutely loved her special day too x”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Erin, 28 June 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Thank you for a beautiful ceremony. It was such a special day, a day we will never forget. And thanks for the kind present – <\/em>Erin loves her book on trees already.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Logan, 22 June 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Sue, Thank you so much. Everyone loved it – I think we’ve opened their minds to a new way of celebrating! It felt like a family member hosting the day. Everyone has said over the last couple of weeks what a lovely day it was and fed back how great you were and how the ceremony was so relaxed which is what we wanted it to be. It was absolutely perfect and can\u2019t thank you enough for making the ceremony so personalised, special, and memorable.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Quinn & Laurence, 24 May 2025 (Naming & Renewal of Vows)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Thank you so much for the absolutely wonderful job you did as our celebrant. The ceremony was everything we hoped for and more \u2014 heartfelt, personal, and perfectly pitched. We had the most brilliant day, surrounded by such a lovely group of family and friends, and it really was a joy from start to finish.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Anaya, 22 June 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

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” Dear Sue, We had a beautiful day – thank you so much for helping to make it so special, and for the Hairy Maclary book!”<\/em><\/div>\n
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Leo, 7 October 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Wonderful day, Sue! You were awesome, thanks so much for everything.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Florence (Florrie), 13 May 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"A“Thank you so much for conducting such a beautiful ceremony today. It was exactly what we hoped for and you captured Florrie\u2019s personality brilliantly throughout. We\u2019re so pleased that we got there in the end – it was definitely worth the wait! Thanks also for the book you bought for Florence – it was very kind of you.”<\/em><\/div>\n

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Florentina (Flo), 8 April 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“We loved having Sue conduct the naming ceremony for our first daughter but even more so the second time! In the run up she was consistently super helpful with ideas and the organising of the service. On the day, her approach was always personal, friendly and confident. We owe Sue a huge thanks for making both days memorable and special for us.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Braylee, 3 December 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“I wanted to say a huge thank you for such a beautiful Naming Ceremony for my daughter yesterday. It was perfect. All my guests said it was amazing. You have helped complete mine and Braylee’s lives together, I can\u2019t thank you enough.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Peggy & Ronnie, 5 November 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“It was perfect. Everyone said how brilliant they thought you were : ). It was brilliant meeting you and thanks so much!”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Henry, 5 November 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Thanks so much. We absolutely loved the ceremony. We’ve had so many compliments and there were a few teary eyes which says it all. We’re soo looking forward to working with you on the wedding [next year]. It’s going to be so special.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Poppy, 8 October 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Than you so much for hosting our celebration yesterday. It was beautiful chaos, just as you said. And we loved it!”<\/em><\/p>\n

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William, 3 September 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“We are so happy we chose Sue for our son’s naming ceremony. Sue’s sunny and warm persona made us feel instantly at ease and on the day she completely won over our guests! Sue had fabulous ideas and tips which made the ceremony a huge success. Our guests raved about it afterwards. It was just perfect. Thank you, Sue!”
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Ellie, 27 August 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“What a wonderful day it was. I have so many happy memories of the ceremony to treasure so thank you for making it so special for us.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Eliyah, 17 July 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Thanks for all your help. It was a really lovely ceremony and everyone enjoyed it.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bertram, 10 July 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Thanks again for today, it was great. Everyone said how lovely the ceremony was!”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Neo, 15 May 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Thomas, 20 November 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Thank you again for such a lovely ceremony and also for the printed script and certificate. So many people commented on how different and personal the naming ceremony was. We may have started a trend!”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Leo & Ralph, 26 September 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“It was so wonderful to work with Caroline and Sue on the boys naming ceremony service. They are both so warm and a delight to work with – they totally understood the tone I wanted to set for the service and delivered it perfectly! Can’t thank you enough for making the day so special”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hermione, 12 January 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“We are so glad that we booked Sue to conduct a naming ceremony at our daughter’s first birthday. She provided a friendly yet professional service from our initial meeting through to the days after the event. Sue was flexible with our needs, helpful when we needed advice, and delivered a warm and personal ceremony to what was a large group of people in our family home. We are keen to re-book with Sue for any future ceremonies…”<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n

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Frank, 31 August 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Thank you for helping to make today so special for Frank<\/span>. Your care and attention to detail was so evident from start to finish in the planning and the day itself. None of our friends or family had ever been to a Humanist naming ceremony before but so many people took the time to tell me how beautiful and fitting they had found it. I was touched by your present for Frank<\/span> and also the carefully put together booklet which he can keep and look back on.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Cillian, May 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“After Sue conducted a really personal, beautiful and fun pre-wedding ceremony for us in 2017, we knew we wanted her to conduct our baby son’s naming day. There was no one else we wanted. We even checked her availability before we chose a date as we would have gone with whenever she was free…Sue made our day so special, all our guests that had been at our pre wedding ceremony loved that Sue was with us again … Sue is very passionate about her work and is truly there for you 100%. If we are lucky enough to have more children, Sue is the only person we would want to conduct their naming ceremonies. She feels like extended family at this point and she sends the odd email to keep in touch and see how we\u2019re all doing which we love.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Marley, May 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“We are so very grateful to you for conducting Marley’s naming ceremony. You wrote a wonderful and very personal script that moved me, Theo and our entire family.”<\/em> Sasha & Theo<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Myla, October 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was fantastic having Sue to conduct our daughter\u2019s naming ceremony. She is a lovely and kind lady and took time to get to know our family and what we wanted from the day. Sue was really helpful with suggestions for how the day could run and the ceremony itself was just what we wanted and so personal to our little girl. Thank you Sue.\u201d<\/em> Chloe and Harry<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Freya, September 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"“I wanted to send a HUGE thank you for putting on such an amazing ceremony! Myself and Freya had the best day, as did all of our friends and family! Not only were you amazing in the lead up to the event, but the script that you put together was absolutely beautiful and I don’t think there was a dry eye left in the room. I loved the flexibility of what could be included, and how it enabled me to get a lot of my friends and family involved with readings, mentions and guideparents. It’s a day we’ll cherish forever, along with the lovely pack that you supplied so that Freya will be able to read through her special day in years to come.” <\/em>Kerry<\/strong>
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Mahli Rae, July 2018
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“Thank you very much for conducting Mahli’s ceremony on Saturday. It was absolutely beautiful, my guest<\/em>s really enjoyed it and commented on how lovely it was. Thank you for all your patience, advice and support throughout. I’m incredibly happy with how the ceremony went and it was just as special as I wanted it to be.” <\/em>Rachel<\/strong>
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Joni, 2 May 2026 “We absolutely loved Joni’s naming ceremony and truly couldn’t have asked for a better celebrant or ceremony. Thank you for setting such a wonderful, heartfelt tone for the day and giving it such a touching start. Ben and I, along with all our friends and family, were so moved by the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":306,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-216","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/suewalder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/suewalder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/suewalder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/suewalder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/306"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/suewalder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/suewalder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":682,"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/suewalder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/216\/revisions\/682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanist.org.uk\/suewalder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}