What happens during the ceremony?

A ceremony usually lasts for around 30 minutes, but can be tailored to be as simple or as complex as you wish.

A typical naming ceremony includes:

• introduction and welcome
• readings or poems
• music
• naming of the child
• parents’ promises to their child
• supporting adults’ promises to the child
• signing of the commemorative certificate
• closing words

At the end of the ceremony you will also receive a unique commemorative certificate. You can buy additional commemorative certificates to present to your supporting adults; these can be pre-ordered at a cost of £11 per certificate.