Every Naming Ceremony, whether you choose our Classic, Bespoke or Birthday option, is unique and offers the flexibility to meet the individual needs and wishes of the family.

Ceremonies can be specially created using the family’s own selection of words, poems and readings from the wide selection provided. During the ceremony a Souvenir Certificate is signed by the parents, supporting adults and the Celebrant.

There are many ways to make your child's ceremony a very personal, meaningful and unique event for all those involved.

You can hold your ceremony almost anywhere you wish, including your own home in many areas. There is likely to be a suitable venue in a suitable location to meet your needs; a community hall, hotel or restaurant for example.

Ceremonies at home

If you wish you can hold your ceremony at home, but there are certain conditions that apply. Take a look at our 'Guidelines for Ceremonies at Home' policy, this will give you an idea of the sort of things we will check and you need to consider.

There is an additional charge of £30 (inc vat) as the Celebrant is required to visit your home for health and safety reasons.

We offer a variety of Naming Ceremonies:
Classic option, which is described on this page
Bespoke option and a very special Birthday Naming Ceremony!

A Naming Ceremony, which ever you choose is a very special way of celebrating the birth of your child and welcoming the new arrival into the family and the wider community. It is also ideally suited to celebrate an older child into the family, particularly if there has not been a celebration previously. It is also ideally suited to welcome and celebrate an adoptive child into the family or to embrace stepchildren into a new family. A perfect way to bond a family unit.

It's also an opportunity to declare before family and friends, your promises to be as good a parent as you can, and for adult friends or relatives to confirm their special relationship with your child.

The child or children can be any age. A Naming Ceremony is a unique occasion for everyone to feel involved as they pledge their love and support for your child's future development.

Any parent can make the arrangements to hold a Naming Ceremony. Likewise, anyone who has parental responsibility or legal guardianship of the child or children. Parents do not have to be married and can come from any cultural background, with any spiritual or religious beliefs or with none.

Naming Ceremony Invitations & Certificates

Naming Ceremony Invitations are available in packs of 10. There are also Certificates available for ‘Parents Promises’, ‘Grandparents Promises’ and ‘Supporting Adults Promises’, please click here to see samples and for more information.

Script Only Service

You may prefer to deliver the ceremony yourself or you may have someone in mind to deliver the ceremony for you. In these circumstances, the Script Only service would be perfect for you.

You can purchase a unique ceremony script from us which our team tailor to your exact requirements, ensuring that everything you want to include is included!

Fees & Charges for the Classic Option

In some areas we work alongside Local Authorities, who set their own individual fees for their region;
this means that the cost of the ceremony varies according to the area, day and time of the actual ceremony.

In areas where our own CCL Celebrants officiate at a ceremony, the fee will be in the region of £168 – £198 (inc.vat).

The Script Only service comes in both Classic and Bespoke options:
'Classic' option £55
'Bespoke' option £110